Yercaud, also spelt Erkad,[note 1] is a town and hill station in Salem District in Tamil Nadu, India.

Stone-age implements have been found near an ancient shrine located in the Servarayan Hills, about 5 km from the Yercaud lake.

[1] In the 1820s, M. D. Cockburn, the collector of Salem district facilitated the establishment of coffee plantations and citrus fruit saplings imported from South Africa.

[3] The total extent of Yercaud taluk is 382.67 km2 (147.75 sq mi) including reserve forests.

[3] Government owned TNSTC operates public buses from Yercaud to Salem, which is connected to other major towns.