Eraharam
திருவேரகரம் eragaram | |
|---|---|
village | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thanjavur |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 1,930 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Eraharam is a village in Kumbakonam taluk, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. It is locally known as Eragaram. It has an old Murugan temple known as Kandhanathaswamy thirukovil. The residents' main occupations are agriculture and fishing.
The water resources are ground water, tap water, canal water and water from Chakara Pond. There is a bus stop, but few road connections to the village. The population of the village shrank from 1930 (2001 census) to 1222 in the 2011 census. In the 2001 census, Eraharam had 924 males and 1006 females. The sex ratio was 1089 and the literacy rate, 70.16. In this village there are many temples too. Some of them are:
- Unnathapureshwarar kovil
- Kandhanathaswamy thirukovil
- Eraharam Bala Sastha Aalayam
Temples
There are many temples in this village, the murugan temple in this village is the adhi temple for swami malai murugan temple Kandhanathaswamy thirukovil
And there is a vinayagar temple and a sivan temple also known as Unnathapureshwarar kovil
Transportation and Routes
This village has roads which connects this village to the neighbouring city Kumbakonam, and the villages of Innambur and thirupurambiyam. Buses also are available to this village. The nearest railway station is kumbakonam railway station and the nearest airport is Trichy International Airport.
References
- "Primary Census Abstract – Census 2001". Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009.