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- LGD code
- 638010
- Pincode
- 610102
- Post office
- Kamalapuram (Tiruvarur)
- Population
- 1,185
- Households
- 299
- Literacy rate
- 69.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1036 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 467
- Distance to district centre
- 13 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 272 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 327 km
- Nearest railway station
- Tirumanthikunam · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Suldhan Habiba Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Erukattur compares
By population, Erukattur ranks #40 of 51 villages in Koothanallur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.1%
−3.4% vs mandal average
- Erukattur
- 69.1%
- Koothanallur mandal
- 72.5%
- Thiruvarur district
- 74.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,036
+12 vs mandal average
- Erukattur
- 1,036
- Koothanallur mandal
- 1,024
Household size
people per home
4.0
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Erukattur
- 4.0
- Koothanallur mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Erukattur at a glance
Erukattur is a village of 1,185 people in 299 households (Census 2011) in Koothanallur taluk, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, the 40th-largest of 51 villages in Koothanallur taluk. Literacy is 69%, 3 points below the taluk average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,036 women per 1,000 men. It lies 13 km from the Thiruvarur district centre, 19 km from Prathabaramapuram, the nearest town, 3 km from Tirumanthikunam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 610102, served by Kamalapuram (Tiruvarur) post office; the LGD village code is 638010. The nearest hospital or health centre is Suldhan Habiba Hospital, 4 km away. The village votes in Mannargudi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kamaraj. S. The population is estimated at 1,397 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Erukattur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erukattur · this village | 1,185 | 69% | — |
| Kankoduthavanitham · Koothanallur | 1,554 | 67% | 1 km NW |
| Keelaparuthiyur · Paramakudi | 1,910 | 67% | 1.9 km NE |
| Vidayapuram · Koothanallur | 1,297 | 68% | 2.8 km NW |
| Vakranallur · Koothanallur | 3,164 | 79% | 2.9 km SW |
| Agaravelukudi · Koothanallur | 1,267 | 76% | 3 km S |
| Thiyagarajapuram · Thiruvarur | 1,069 | 76% | 3 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Erukattur
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 14
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- THIRUVARUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 11
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 11
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Erukattur
- Total area (ha)
- 161.12
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 110.14
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Erukattur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Erukattur
- LGD code
- 638010
- Pincode
- 610102
- Post office
- Kamalapuram (Tiruvarur)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,185
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,397
- Households
- 299
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1036
- Literacy rate
- 69.1%
- Coordinates
- 10.74090°N, 79.54740°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Thanjavur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mannargudi
- Member of Parliament
- S. Murasoli
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kamaraj. S
- Block / Mandal
- Koothanallur
Getting there
How to reach Erukattur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Chennai272 kmcapital
- Bengaluru327 km
- Hyderabad748 km
- Mumbai1171 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTirumanthikunam3 km
- Bus stopKoothanallur Bus Terminal4 km
- Hospital / PHCSuldhan Habiba Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankTamil Nadu Co-operative Bank3 km
- Petrol pumpBharath petrol4 km
- CollegeCentral University of TamilNadu11 km
- Police stationKoothanallur Police Station4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Erukattur
6 Mosques, 1 Temple, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Erukattur
4 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 610102
- VakranallurKoothanallur mandal3,164 pop
- MelaradhanallurKoothanallur mandal2,107 pop
- SithanakudiKoothanallur mandal1,908 pop
- KankoduthavanithamKoothanallur mandal1,554 pop
- ChithraiyurKoothanallur mandal1,392 pop
- KamalapuramKoothanallur mandal1,372 pop
- VidayapuramKoothanallur mandal1,297 pop
- AgaravelukudiKoothanallur mandal1,267 pop
- ParuthiyurKoothanallur mandal1,228 pop
Villages near Erukattur
Other villages in Koothanallur mandal
View all 54+ →- Sekarai
- Thiruvidavasal
- Athangudi
- Ayikkudi
- Vakranallur
- Kiliyanoor
- Ayikudi
- Kothangudi
- Thirurameswaram
- Melaradhanallur
- Sathanur
- Sithambur
- Vadapathimangalam
- Harichandrapuram
- Sithanakudi
- Sendangudi
- Seruvamani
- Pullamangalam
- Kavanur
- Marangudi
- Palaiyanur
- Kulamanickam
- Thengovanur
- Kankoduthavanitham
- Palakurichy
- Verkudi
- Overchery
- Melathirumadhikkunam
- Ohaiperaiyur
- Manakkarai
- Chithraiyur
- Kamalapuram
- Punavasal
- Vidayapuram
- Agaravelukudi
- Thittanimuttam
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)