Eruvadi
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Eruvadi is a panchayat town in Tirunelveli district
Tirunelveli District
Tirunelveli District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Tirunelveli is the district headquarters. A unique feature of this district is that it encompasses all five geographical traditions of Tamil Literature; kurinji , mullai , marudham , neithal and palai...

  in the state of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
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, India
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.

Demographics

India census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Eruvadi had a population of 14,716. Males constitute 46% of the population and females 54%. Eruvadi has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 76%. In Eruvadi, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The Nambi river with its origin from Nambi malai flows through the beautiful town of Eruvadi. The majority of the Islamic Population in Eruvadi is concentrated over the Nine main streets and an area named PudhuManai (also known as Mohideen Nagar) and also two streets on the other side of the river named Akkarai streets.

It is roughly 38 km from Tirunelveli Town. Nearest railway station is at Valliyur
Valliyur
Valliyur or Vallioor is a panchayat union in Radhapuram taluk in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Valliyur is one of the fastest growing towns in Tirunelveli district. This town is located along NH 7. It gets its name from the goddess Valli, consort of Lord Murugan...

which is at a distance of 5 km from Eruvadi.

It is a peaceful, serene, and quite a small town.

History

The history of Eruvadi traces long years before where the land is under the control of sultans and
that makes the increase in population of Muslims in it. The very old temple at koilvaasal is also a
added benefit.

Eruvadi
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