# Echankaranai Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/echankaranai/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Echankaranai Echankaranai is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603204**. The 2011 Census counted **747 people in 173 households**, the 93rd largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 747people (2011) - 173households - 79.4%literacy - 603204PIN code ## Echankaranai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Echankaranai is 603204.** Echankaranai falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603204 - Gram panchayatKunnavakkam - Community development blockKattankolattur - Census village code629478 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Echankaranai from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)40 km by road - Chengalpattu (nearest town)7 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 Echankaranai? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Echankaranai; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Anjur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 12 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 Echankaranai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and yam**. About 4% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Echankaranai Of every 100 households in Echankaranai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Echankaranai · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****20%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **60% Tap water ****96%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **48% Use banking services ****32%** **48% Television ****97%** **91% Mobile phone ****94%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****50%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****0%** **3% Own their home ****95%** **85% 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 Echankaranai? ■ Echankaranai · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091** **969 Working population ****37.5%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 72.3% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 9 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (11%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 225 (80%) · **■** Marginal 13 (5%) 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 Chengalpattu - Thirunilai811 people - Pandur804 people - Othivakkam803 people - Keelakottiyur768 people - Polacheri747 people - Sengadu708 people - Kattur690 people - Arungal688 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Echankaranai?603204 - How far is Echankaranai from Kancheepuram?40 km by road - What is the population of Echankaranai?747 (Census 2011) - Which district is Echankaranai in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Echankaranai?79.4% (Census 2011)