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Earipakkam

Coordinates: 11°52′53″N 79°38′25″E / 11.881294°N 79.6403°E / 11.881294; 79.6403
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Earipakkam
Eripakkam
Village
Earipakkam is located in Puducherry
Earipakkam
Earipakkam
Location in Puducherry, India
Earipakkam is located in India
Earipakkam
Earipakkam
Earipakkam (India)
Coordinates: 11°52′53″N 79°38′25″E / 11.881294°N 79.6403°E / 11.881294; 79.6403
Country India
StatePuducherry
DistrictPondicherry
TalukBahour
CommuneNettapakkam
Languages
 • OfficialFrench, Tamil, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
605 106
Telephone code0413
Vehicle registrationPY-01
Sex ratio50% /
Earipakkam, Nettapakkam Commune

Earipakkam is a panchayat village[1] in Nettapakkam Commune in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It is also a revenue village under Nettapakkam firka.

Geography

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Earipakkam is bordered by Kariyamanickam to the west; Kothambakkam, Tamil Nadu to the north; Palli Puthupattu, Tamil Nadu to the east; and Nettapakkam to the south. This village is one of the most famous villages in Puducherry.[citation needed]

Demographics

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As of the 2011 Census, Earipakkam had 4,113 residents, 1,940 of whom (47.17%) were members of scheduled castes.[2]

Transport

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Earipakkam is 26 km from Puducherry, and can be reached directly by buses running between Cuddalore and Villupuram. Alternatively, one can reach the nearby town of Kalmandapam from Pondicherry by taking the Maducarai bus, which travels along the Earipakkam-Maducarai road. Earipakkam is also connected by the Kalmandapam link road.

Politics

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Earipakkam is a part of Nettapakkam (Union Territory Assembly constituency) which comes under Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency).

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Government of Puducherry Abstract" (PDF). Local Administration Department: Government of Puducherry India. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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