# Echoor Village, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/echoor/ Village · Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram # Echoor Echoor is a village in Sriperumbudur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631604**. The 2011 Census counted **2,698 people in 650 households**, the 25th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 2,698people (2011) - 650households - 71.5%literacy - 631604PIN code ## Echoor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Echoor is 631604.** Echoor falls in Sriperumbudur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631604 - Gram panchayatEchoor - Community development blockSriperumbudur - Census village code629297 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Echoor from nearby towns? - Sriperumbudur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)28 km by road - Sriperumbudur (nearest town)15 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 Echoor? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Echoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Molachur - ○Degree college10+ km · Enadur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thirumangalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - 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 Echoor known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and ragi**. About 32% of the 854 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 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 Echoor Of every 100 households in Echoor in 2011, 95 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Echoor · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****7%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **62% Tap water ****99%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **46% Use banking services ****21%** **45% Television ****89%** **90% Mobile phone ****71%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****36%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****88%** **87% 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 Echoor? ■ Echoor · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **973 Working population ****54.3%** **43.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 61.7% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 88 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 402 (27%) · **■** Household industry 164 (11%) · **■** Other work 466 (32%) · **■** Marginal 344 (23%) 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 Sriperumbudur - Vallam2,837 people - Nemili2,788 people - Kozhumanivakkam2,729 people - Vadakkupattu2,715 people - Pennalur2,610 people - Salamangalam2,547 people - Mambakkam2,501 people - Erumaiyur2,379 people [All 145 villages in Sriperumbudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Echoor?631604 - How far is Echoor from Kancheepuram?28 km by road - What is the population of Echoor?2,698 (Census 2011) - Which district is Echoor in?Kancheepuram district (Sriperumbudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Echoor?71.5% (Census 2011)