# Edayanpalacheri Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/edayanpalacheri/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Edayanpalacheri Edayanpalacheri is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608201**. The 2011 Census counted **902 people in 235 households**, the 127th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 902people (2011) - 235households - 77.7%literacy - 608201PIN code ## Edayanpalacheri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Edayanpalacheri is 608201.** Edayanpalacheri falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608201 - Gram panchayatEdayanpalcheri - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636848 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Edayanpalacheri from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)58 km by road - Chidambaram (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 Edayanpalacheri? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Edayanpalacheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mathuranthaganallur - ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chidambaram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 22 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 Edayanpalacheri known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 87% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Edayanpalacheri Of every 100 households in Edayanpalacheri in 2011, 94 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Edayanpalacheri · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****15%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **69% Tap water ****66%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%** **70% Use banking services ****33%** **44% Television ****65%** **89% Mobile phone ****58%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 Edayanpalacheri? ■ Edayanpalacheri · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2217** **899 Working population ****50.2%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.0% for men and 67.2% for women. 62% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (4%) · **■** Other work 118 (26%) · **■** Marginal 315 (70%) 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 Chidambaram - Kattukudalur941 people - Krishnapuram930 people - Sengalmedu915 people - Sivayam911 people - Thathampettai901 people - Palavattunnan895 people - Perungalur885 people - Devangudi882 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edayanpalacheri?608201 - How far is Edayanpalacheri from Cuddalore?58 km by road - What is the population of Edayanpalacheri?902 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edayanpalacheri in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Edayanpalacheri?77.7% (Census 2011)