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{{Short description|Village in Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2025}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Erattayar
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| pushpin_label_position = left
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts in India|District]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of subdistricts in India|Taluk]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Idukki district|Idukki]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Udumbanchola]]
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj|Panchayat]]
| governing_body = Erattayar Grama Panchayat
| leader_title = Panchayat president
| coordinates = {{Coord|9|47|51|N|77|6|18|E}}
| mapframe = yes
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 685514
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset = +5:30
| registration_plate = KL-69, KL-06
| area_code = 04868
| website = {{URL|http://www.lsgkerala.in/erattayarpanchayat}}
| area_total_km2 = 32.37
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 19097
| population_density_km2 = auto
| leader_name = Jinson Varkey
| image_skyline = Erattayar Dam.jpg
| image_caption = A diversion dam near Erattayar for supplying water to Idukki reservoir
| leader_title1 = Vice president
| leader_name1 = Bincy Johny
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest towns
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Kattappana]], [[Nedumkandam]]
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Assembly constituency]]
| blank_info_sec2 = [[Udumbanchola (State Assembly constituency)|Udumbanchola]]
}}
'''Erattayar''' is a village in [[Udumbanchola]] [[Tehsil|taluk]] of [[Idukki district]] in the Indian state of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Village (गाव): Erattayar (ഇരട്ടയാർ ) |url=https://localbodydata.com/village-Erattayar-916081 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=localbodydata.com |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230323/https://localbodydata.com/village-Erattayar-916081 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is the administrative centre of Erattayar [[Panchayati raj|panchayat]] which belongs to [[Kattappana]] block panchayat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Revenue Portal |url=https://village.kerala.gov.in/Office_websites/contactus.php?nm=356Erattayarvillageoffice |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=village.kerala.gov.in |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810230248/https://village.kerala.gov.in/Office_websites/contactus.php?nm=356Erattayarvillageoffice |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Location==

Erattayar town is located {{cvt|2|km|mi}} south to [[Erattayar Dam|Erattayar dam]], a diversion dam built to supply water to [[Idukki Dam|Idukki reservoir]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Erattayar Dam – KSEB Limited Dam Safety Organisation |url=https://dams.kseb.in/?p=569 |access-date=2023-06-15 |language=en-US}}</ref> Kattappana ({{cvt|5.5|km|mi}}), Kumily ({{cvt|32|km|mi}}), Nedumkandam ({{cvt|13|km|mi}}), Thakamani ({{cvt|11|km|mi}}), and Valiyathovala ({{cvt|2.5|km|mi}}) are some of the nearby towns.

==Demographics==

As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 India census]], Erattayar had a population of 19,097 with 9,607 males and 9,490 females. Erattayar village has an area of {{cvt|32.37|km2}} with 4,539 families residing in it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ഇടുക്കി ജില്ലയിലെ ജനസംഖ്യ വിവരങ്ങള്‍ {{!}} Deparyment of Panchayats |url=https://dop.lsgkerala.gov.in/en/node/1049 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=dop.lsgkerala.gov.in}}</ref>

==Erattayar panchayat==

Erattayar grama panchayat was formed in {{year|1971}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keralam |first=Digital |title=Erattayar Grama Panchayath Erattayar Idukki Kerala India |url=http://www.digitalkeralam.com/pages.php?page=1000907 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Digital Keralam |language=en}}</ref> The panchayat consists of 14 electoral wards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Local Self Government Department {{!}} Local Self Government Department |url=https://lsgkerala.gov.in/en/lbelection/electdmemberdet/2020/609 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=lsgkerala.gov.in}}</ref> It is bounded by [[Pampadumpara]] panchayat in the east, Kamakshi panchayat in the west, Kattappana municipality in the south and Nedumkandam panchayat in the north.

'''Ward details of Erattayar panchayat'''

{| {{Table}}
! Ward Number !! Ward Name
|-
! 1
| Chempakapara
|-
! 2
| Eattithoppu
|-
!3
|Pallickanam
|-
!4
|Erattayar North
|-
!5
|Ezhukumvayal
|-
!6
|Kattadikkavala
|-
!7
|Erattayar
|-
!8
|Santhigram South
|-
!9
|Uppukandam
|-
!10
|Thulasippara
|-
!11
|Vazhavara
|-
!12
|Nalumukku
|-
!13
|Santhigram
|-
!14
|[[Idinjamala]]
|}

==Educational institutions==
* St. Thomas Higher Secondary School
* St. Thomas Upper and Lower Primary Schools
* St. Thomas Nursery School

==Public transport facilities ==
Erattayar is well-connected to nearby towns and villages through public transport facilities. Frequent private bus services are available to towns like Kattappana, Nedumkandam, Thankamani, [[Cheruthoni]]. State-owned [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] buses are also available to different places. There is a small bus station in the town which is mostly visited and used by local people.

==See also==
* [[Erattayar Dam]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Villages in Idukki district]]

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