Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Edarkundram Edarkundram is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 603108. The 2011 Census counted 516 people in 125 households, the 111th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 516 people (2011) - 125 households - 79.6% literacy - 603108 PIN code ## Edarkundram PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Edarkundram is 603108. Edarkundram falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 603108 - Gram panchayat Mailai - Community development block Thiruporur - Census village code 629496 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Edarkundram from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ) 61 km by road - Thiruporur (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Edarkundram? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Edarkundram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sembakkam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Edarkundram known for? The main crops are paddy and vegetables. About 24% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Edarkundram Of every 100 households in Edarkundram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Edarkundram · ■ Chengalpattu rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 96% - Toilet within the home 4% 38% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 60% - Tap water 100% 85% - Drinking water within premises 0% 27% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 45% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 48% - Use banking services 30% 48% - Television 96% 91% - Mobile phone 82% 74% - Computer with internet 3% 3% - Two-wheeler 33% 41% - Car / jeep / van 0% 4% - None of these assets 3% 3% - Own their home 98% 85% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Edarkundram? ■ Edarkundram · ■ Chengalpattu rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.6% 80.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1106 982 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1174 969 - Working population 43.6% 42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 71.3% for women. 66% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 58 (26%) · ■ Household industry 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 96 (43%) · ■ Marginal 65 (29%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chengalpattu - Poondi 545 people - Krishanankaranai 538 people - Amirthampallam 529 people - Chinnavippedu 527 people - Hasthinapuram 490 people - Melkanagampattu 483 people - Rayamangalam 478 people - Sasthirambakkam 468 people All 173 villages in Chengalpattu ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edarkundram? 603108 - How far is Edarkundram from Kancheepuram? 61 km by road - What is the population of Edarkundram? 516 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edarkundram in? Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Edarkundram? 79.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/edarkundram/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.