# Edaiyur Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore 

# Edaiyur

Edaiyur is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,227 people in 331 households**, the 67th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 1,227people (2011)
- 331households
- 80.8%literacy
- 608302PIN code

## Edaiyur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Edaiyur is 608302.** Edaiyur falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608302
- Gram panchayatEdaiyur
- Community development blockKomaratchi
- Census village code637019

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

## How far is Edaiyur from nearby towns?

- Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)62 km by road
- Kattumannarkoil (nearest town)3 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 Edaiyur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Edaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kattumannarkoil
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Palanchanallur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kattumannarkoil
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Edaiyur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 322 hectares of village land is sown, and 265 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 Edaiyur

Of every 100 households in Edaiyur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Edaiyur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**80%

Tap water ****97%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**81%

Use banking services ****16%**

**44%

Television ****88%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Edaiyur?

■ Edaiyur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1141**

**886

Working population ****43.1%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 76.1% for women. 56% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 79 (15%) · **■** Marginal 441 (83%)

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 Kattumannarkoil

- Kaliayamalai1,325 people
- Melpuliyangudi1,263 people
- Karuppur1,260 people
- Nathamalai1,229 people
- Tiruchinnapuram1,209 people
- Gudalaiyathur1,192 people
- Kandakumaran1,191 people
- Parivilagam1,187 people

[All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Edaiyur?608302
- How far is Edaiyur from Cuddalore?62 km by road
- What is the population of Edaiyur?1,227 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Edaiyur in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Edaiyur?80.8% (Census 2011)
