Eriyur
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Eriyur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Sri Malai Marundheeswarar Temple | |
  Eriyur Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Eriyur Eriyur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°02′20″N 78°30′45″E / 10.0389646°N 78.5125496°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Sivaganga |
| Taluk | Singampunari block |
| Government | |
| • Type | Grama Panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,353[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal Code | 630566[2] |
| Telephone code | 04577[3] |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sivaganga (Lok Sabha constituency)[4] |
| State Assembly Constituency | Tiruppattur, Sivaganga |
Eriyur is a village in Singampunari Taluk[5][6] in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is a large village consisting of two Panchayat villages: Eriyur and Mampatti Devasthanam. The adjoining villages Valayapatti and Ulaginipatti are also administratively and culturally linked to Eriyur.[7][8][9][10]
[11] It is a constituent of the ancient "Mallakottai Nadu" once, which was a part of 'Sivagangai Seemai'.
It is located 26 km North from District headquarters Sivagangai. Other nearby towns are Melur and Tirupathur. It is about 8 km away from Thirukoshtiyur which has one of the 108 Divya desam temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Aabatharanapatti ( 2 km ),S.Mampatti ( 4 km ), Namanur ( 9.2 km ), Alavakottai ( 7.1 km ), Kattanipatti ( 9.3 km ), Mallakottai ( 7 km ), Jeyankondanilai(8 km), Madagupatti ( 7.7 km ) are the nearby Villages to Eriyur. It is well connected to Tirupathur, Melur and Madurai by private and Tamil Nadu State Transport bus lines.[citation needed]
