# Edamon Village, Pathanapuram, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/edamon/ Village · Pathanapuram, Kollam # Edamon Edamon is a village in Pathanapuram sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **691307**. The 2011 Census counted **12,029 people in 3,284 households**, the 17th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.5%. - 12,029people (2011) - 3,284households - 93.3%literacy - 691307PIN code ## Edamon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Edamon is 691307.** Edamon falls in Pathanapuram sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code691307 - Gram panchayatThenmala - Community development blockAnchal - Census village code628391 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Edamon from nearby towns? - Punalur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)52 km by road - Punalur (nearest town)8 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Edamon? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Edamon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Punalur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Edamon known for? The main crops are **rubber and banana**. About 44% of the 5,685 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Edamon Of every 100 households in Edamon in 2011, 91 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Edamon · ■ Pathanapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****88%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **6% Tap water ****12%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **85% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **74% Use banking services ****78%** **70% Television ****75%** **76% Mobile phone ****77%** **72% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****12%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **8% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****82%** **90% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Edamon? ■ Edamon · ■ Pathanapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.3%** **93.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1128** **1126 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961** **981 Working population ****34.5%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.7% for men and 91.1% for women. 52% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 259 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 476 (11%) · **■** Household industry 43 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,199 (53%) · **■** Marginal 1,175 (28%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Pathanapuram - Pattazhy Vadakkekara15,160 people - Ayiranalloor13,289 people - Alayamon12,219 people - Punnala12,104 people - Thenmala11,366 people - Arienkavu10,144 people - Pidavoor9,843 people - Channappetta8,518 people [All 22 villages in Pathanapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edamon?691307 - How far is Edamon from Kollam?52 km by road - What is the population of Edamon?12,029 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edamon in?Kollam district (Pathanapuram sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Edamon?93.3% (Census 2011)