Erikuthi

Erukuthi is a village in PERNAMBUT Taluk, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India. It lies near the state boundary with Andhra Pradesh, about 16 kilometres west of the subdistrict capital Gudiyatham, and 45 kilometres west of the district capital Vellore. As of 2011, it had a population of 8,057.^[1]

Erukuthi
Village
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Coordinates: 12°56′00″N 78°43′05″E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Taluk	Gudiyatham
Government
• Type	Gram panchayat
Area
• Total	3.23 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Elevation	369 m (1,211 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,057
• Density	2,490/km2 (6,460/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	635810
STD code	04171
Vehicle registration	TN-23

Geography

Erukuthi is situated in a mountainous and forested region. It has an total land area of 323.35 hectares.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, there were 1,723 households within the village. Among the population, 3,908 are male and 4,149 are female. The overall literacy rate was 55.84%, with 2,363 of the male population and 2,136 of the female population being literate. Its census location code was 630285.^[1]