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GENERAL INFORMATION
 
Area
383q. kms.
Altitude
1515 Metres
Population
36863 (1991 Census)
Language
Tamil and English
Rainfall
Min 1500 mm - Max 2000 mm
STD Code
04281
Season
Throughout the year.

CLASSIFICATION OF LANDS IN YERCAUD TALUK 
 
Forest 
   23,200
Grassing grounds 
        131
Lands unfit for cultivation 
         692
Lands used for other purposes 
         2,534 
Net cultivable area 
      11,194 
Tope etc 
         326
Other Waste 
           12 
Waste 
         13
Waste land fit for cultivation 
         85
                                                    Total 
                       38,267    (Hectares)

  
                    
The total extent of Yercaud Taluk is 382.67 sq.kms. including Reserve Forest. The entire Taluk is a Township. Yercaud has also a Panchayat Union with its Head Quarters at Yercaud and its Jurisdiction is the same as for Yercaud Taluk.


GOVERNMENT OFFICES AT YERCAUD
 
Agricultural Income Tax Officer's Office 
Assistant Divisional Engineer (H & RW) 
Assistant Engineer (H & W) 
Coffee Board Sub-Registrar Office
Executive Officer, Yercaud Township Panchayat Union
Forest Range Office Inspector of Plantation.
Government Hospital
Microwave Station 
Police Station
Public Works Department Section Office
Sericulture Office
Sub-Treasury (Non Banking)
TV Relay Station
Veterinary Hospital
BANKS
Canara Bank 
Co-operative Central Bank
Indian Bank 
Lamp Society
State Bank of India
Tamil Nad Mercantile Bank

 

How To Reach Yercaud - Available Transport Facilities

Reach Yercaud By Flight :
The nearest airport is Trichy – 163 kms. Other options are Coimbatore or Bangalore for convenient air connections. Coimbatore is 190 kms away. They are all connected to Chennai, which has an international airport. Trichy is also connected to Colombo (Sri Lanka).

Reach Yercaud By Train :
Ideal would be to take the Yercaud Express from Chennai. Salem is 335 km from Chennai on the main railway line. Salem Junction is 36 Kms away from Yercaud and 33 kms from Salem Town. All south bound trains passing via Salem do stop over at Salem. You can get trains to Salem from major cities like Cochin, Erode, Trivandrum and Mangalore.

Reach Yercaud By Bus :
Bus Services operate from Salem Junction and Salem Municipal Bus Stand to Yercaud frequently. There is no town  bus service in Yercaud. But, certain buses coming from Salem ply through Yercaud and connect important villages like  Cauvery Peak, Valavanthi, Nagalur, Vellakkadai Swinton Bridge with Yercaud.

Yercaud is well connected by road and the distance from cities is as follows,

  • 163 kms from Trichy
  • 271 kms from Madurai
  • 358 kms from Chennai
  • 190 kms from Coimbatore
  • 222 kms from Bangalore

 

 

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