# Erichchanatham Village, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sivakasi/erichchanatham/ Village · Sivakasi, Virudhunagar # Erichchanatham Erichchanatham is a village in Sivakasi sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626103**. The 2011 Census counted **6,057 people in 1,743 households**, the 8th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 6,057people (2011) - 1,743households - 76.8%literacy - 626103PIN code ## Erichchanatham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Erichchanatham is 626103.** Erichchanatham falls in Sivakasi sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626103 - Gram panchayatErichanatham, Nadayaneri, Kothaneri, Kumilankulam - Community development blockSivakasi - Census village code641268 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Erichchanatham from nearby towns? - Sivakasi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)18 km by road - Virudhunagar (nearest town)18 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Erichchanatham? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Erichchanatham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhunagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Viluppanur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Erichchanatham known for? The main crops are **maize, corn and paddy**. Products made here include match box. About 52% of the 1,311 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Erichchanatham Of every 100 households in Erichchanatham in 2011, 92 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Erichchanatham · ■ Sivakasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****20%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **77% Tap water ****92%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **58% Use banking services ****26%** **36% Television ****86%** **87% Mobile phone ****54%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****82%** **78% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Erichchanatham? ■ Erichchanatham · ■ Sivakasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037** **979 Working population ****52.3%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 67.4% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 197 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,934 (61%) · **■** Household industry 72 (2%) · **■** Other work 824 (26%) · **■** Marginal 143 (5%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Sivakasi - Duraiswamipuram8,642 people - Injar7,386 people - Mangalam7,105 people - Kundayiruppu6,812 people - Lakshmipuram5,610 people - Kiltiruthangal5,439 people - Anaiyur4,919 people - Nadukkudi4,797 people [All 42 villages in Sivakasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sivakasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Erichchanatham?626103 - How far is Erichchanatham from Virudhunagar?18 km by road - What is the population of Erichchanatham?6,057 (Census 2011) - Which district is Erichchanatham in?Virudhunagar district (Sivakasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Erichchanatham?76.8% (Census 2011)