# Echankaranai Village, Tirukalukundram – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/echankaranai/ Village · Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram # Echankaranai Echankaranai is a village in Tirukalukundram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603109**. The 2011 Census counted **977 people in 253 households**, the 52nd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 977people (2011) - 253households - 82.9%literacy - 603109PIN code ## Echankaranai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Echankaranai is 603109.** Echankaranai falls in Tirukalukundram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603109 - Gram panchayatEchankaranai - Community development blockTirukalukundram - Census village code629907 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? - Tirukalukundram (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)55 km by road - Tirukalukundram (nearest town)5 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? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Echankaranai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirukalukundram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Echankaranai known for? The main crops are **paddy and vegetables**. About 44% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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, 98 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Echankaranai · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****8%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **71% Tap water ****100%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **63% Use banking services ****64%** **42% Television ****92%** **89% Mobile phone ****24%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **4% Two-wheeler ****32%** **38% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **88% 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 · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **955 Working population ****45.9%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.6% for men and 76.4% for women. 59% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (11%) · **■** Marginal 394 (88%) 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 Tirukalukundram - Thazambedu1,071 people - Pattikadu1,050 people - Arambakkam1,039 people - Egai1,039 people - Sooradimangalam953 people - Ponpathirkoodam942 people - Kunnavakkam879 people - Alagusamudram846 people [All 101 villages in Tirukalukundram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Echankaranai?603109 - How far is Echankaranai from Kancheepuram?55 km by road - What is the population of Echankaranai?977 (Census 2011) - Which district is Echankaranai in?Kancheepuram district (Tirukalukundram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Echankaranai?82.9% (Census 2011)