# Edayalam Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/edayalam/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Edayalam Edayalam is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603310**. The 2011 Census counted **1,016 people in 248 households**, the 89th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,016people (2011) - 248households - 73.0%literacy - 603310PIN code ## Edayalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Edayalam is 603310.** Edayalam falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603310 - Gram panchayatEdayalam - Community development blockAcharapakkam - Census village code630149 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Edayalam from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)60 km by road - Acharapakkam (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 Edayalam? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Edayalam; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thozhuppedu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Olakkur Kilpadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)22 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 Edayalam known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 32% of the 375 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Edayalam Of every 100 households in Edayalam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Edayalam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****3%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **82% Tap water ****93%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **77% Use banking services ****93%** **39% Television ****81%** **89% Mobile phone ****58%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **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 Edayalam? ■ Edayalam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1150** **959 Working population ****59.5%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 61.8% for women. 65% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 43 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 307 (51%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 120 (20%) · **■** Marginal 128 (21%) 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 Maduranthakam - Uthamanallur1,072 people - Murungai1,048 people - Kavadur1,033 people - Pudupattu1,030 people - Karasangal986 people - Nedungal982 people - Alapakkam977 people - Keezhamur947 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edayalam?603310 - How far is Edayalam from Kancheepuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Edayalam?1,016 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edayalam in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Edayalam?73.0% (Census 2011)