# Esanai Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore 

# Esanai

Esanai is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608201**. The 2011 Census counted **245 people in 59 households**, the 170th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 245people (2011)
- 59households
- 81.5%literacy
- 608201PIN code

## Esanai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Esanai is 608201.** Esanai falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608201
- Gram panchayatSengalmedu
- Community development blockKeerapalayam
- Census village code636881

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Esanai from nearby towns?

- Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chidambaram (nearest town)12 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 Esanai?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Esanai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sengalmedu
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chidambaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Annamalai Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chidambaram
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Esanai known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 92% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Esanai

Of every 100 households in Esanai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Esanai · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**69%

Tap water ****100%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**70%

Use banking services ****42%**

**44%

Television ****95%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Esanai?

■ Esanai · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2625**

**899

Working population ****50.6%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 73.1% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 18 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (55%) · **■** Other work 13 (10%) · **■** Marginal 25 (20%)

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

- Manakkudaiyaniruppu460 people
- Ambigapuram412 people
- T.Madappuram392 people
- Vadakkuviruthangam254 people
- Melchokkanathanpettai153 people

[All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Esanai?608201
- How far is Esanai from Cuddalore?60 km by road
- What is the population of Esanai?245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Esanai in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Esanai?81.5% (Census 2011)