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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Yercaud
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Hill Station
| image_skyline = File:Yercaud lake.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Yercaud Lake
| nickname =
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| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
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| coordinates = {{coord|11.7794|N|78.2034|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Region]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kongu Nadu]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Salem district|Salem]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 383
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1623
| population_total = 36863
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| registration_plate = TN 30 & TN 54
| website =
| footnotes = Tamil and English spoken
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
}}
'''Yercaud''' is a [[Hill station]] in [[Salem District]], in [[Tamil Nadu]], India. It is located in the [[Shevaroy Hills|Shevaroys range of hills]] in the [[Eastern Ghats]]. It is situated at an altitude of 1515 metres (4970 ft) above [[mean sea level|sea level]], and the highest point in Yercaud is the Servarayan temple, at {{convert|5326|ft|m}}.

The total extent of Yercaud Taluk is 382.67 km<sup>2</sup>, including reserve forest. The entire [[Taluk]] is administered as a township. Yercaud also has a [[Panchayat|village council]].

Yercaud has an assembly constituency (Scheduled Tribal Area) is part of [[Kallakurichi (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
| title = List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
| access-date = 9 October 2008
| work = Tamil Nadu
| publisher = Election Commission of India
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081031131000/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
| archive-date = 31 October 2008
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Yercaud Church.jpg|thumb|Sacred Heart Church, Yercaud]]
Stone-age implements have been found from the ancient shrine located near Shevaroy Hills ( also known as Shevarayan Hills ), which is about 5 km from the Yercaud lake.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000917/spectrum/travel.htm |title=The Sunday Tribune – Spectrum – Travel |work=The Tribune |location=India |access-date=2 May 2012}}</ref>

==Geography==
===Climate===

{{Weather box
|location = Yercaud
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 29
|Feb record high C = 32
|Mar record high C = 34
|Apr record high C = 35
|May record high C = 34
|Jun record high C = 32
|Jul record high C = 31
|Aug record high C = 30
|Sep record high C = 30
|Oct record high C = 32
|Nov record high C = 31
|Dec record high C = 29
|year record high C = 32
|Jan high C = 22.9
|Feb high C = 26.0
|Mar high C = 26.9
|Apr high C = 28.6
|May high C = 29.4
|Jun high C = 29.4
|Jul high C = 26.6
|Aug high C = 26.0
|Sep high C = 26.1
|Oct high C = 25.0
|Nov high C = 23.7
|Dec high C = 23.5
|Jan low C = 12.4
|Feb low C = 13.3
|Mar low C = 15.4
|Apr low C = 17.7
|May low C = 18.1
|Jun low C = 18.6
|Jul low C = 17.6
|Aug low C = 17.3
|Sep low C = 17.0
|Oct low C = 16.4
|Nov low C = 14.9
|Dec low C = 13.1
|Jan record low C = 4
|Feb record low C = 5
|Mar record low C = 6
|Apr record low C = 9
|May record low C = 10
|Jun record low C = 8
|Jul record low C = 9
|Aug record low C = 8
|Sep record low C = 5
|Oct record low C = 4
|Nov record low C = 6
|Dec record low C = 6
|year record low C = 4
|Jan precipitation mm = 17
|Feb precipitation mm = 17
|Mar precipitation mm = 18
|Apr precipitation mm = 81
|May precipitation mm = 143
|Jun precipitation mm = 109
|Jul precipitation mm = 187
|Aug precipitation mm = 247
|Sep precipitation mm = 209
|Oct precipitation mm = 250
|Nov precipitation mm = 161
|Dec precipitation mm = 73
|year precipitation mm =
|source 1 = wunderground.com<ref name=weatherbox>{{cite web
| url = http://www.wunderground.com/NORMS/DisplayIntlNORMS.asp?CityCode=42182&Units=both | title =Historical Weather for Delhi, India | access-date =27 November 2008
| publisher =Weather Underground }}</ref>
|date=November 2010
}}

==Demographies==
Yercaud has population app. 40,000 people during the 2001 census period. Scheduled Tribal population of Yercaud is 24,449 people.<ref name="salem.tn.nic.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.salem.tn.nic.in/pdf/SHB001.pdf |title=Microsoft Word – SHB001 |format=PDF |access-date=2 May 2012}}</ref>

The total density of the population is 102 people per km<sup>2</sup>. The increase of population at the rate of 20% and Yercaud being a Rural township it lacks any urban population.
The literacy rate in Yercaud is 62% out of the total population.<ref name="salem.tn.nic.in"/>

==Transport==
Yercaud is situated in [[Salem district]], Tamil Nadu. The nearest city is [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]], 32 km away.[[TNSTC]] - Salem operates the buses from Yercaud to major cities. Alternatively, it can also be accessed from [[Dharmapuri]] via Kanavaipudur.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Dharmapuri,+Tamil+Nadu/Kanavaipudur,+Tamil+Nadu/Yercaud,+Tamil+Nadu/@11.9076198,78.0047017,11z/data=!4m20!4m19!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bac16f95a63ed01:0x3f2cb64e61c93aef!2m2!1d78.1361409!2d12.1065271!1m5!1m1!1s0x3bac0eb91856ebe1:0xe5a1badb4d4dfbf7!2m2!1d78.1828055!2d11.9276439!1m5!1m1!1s0x3babf42b4747d5eb:0x1d3ccd9945d5e7ee!2m2!1d78.2092576!2d11.775251!3e0 |title=Google Map route}}</ref> The nearest airports are [[Salem Airport (India)|Salem Airport]] at a distance of 38 km. The nearest railway station is [[Salem Junction]] – 38 km.

==Education==
*[[Montfort School, Yercaud|Montfort Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School]] is a residential institution dating back to 1 June 1917.
[[File:Montfort School statue.jpg|thumb|Montfort School statue]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Salem district]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Salem district]]
[[Category:Hill stations in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Localities in Salem, Tamil Nadu]]

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