# Edaiyur Village, Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/edaiyur-629891/ Village · Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram # Edaiyur Edaiyur is a village in Tirukalukundram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603109**. The 2011 Census counted **759 people in 188 households**, the 63rd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 759people (2011) - 188households - 69.0%literacy - 603109PIN code ## Edaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Edaiyur is 603109.** Edaiyur falls in Tirukalukundram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603109 - Gram panchayatPonpathirkoodam - Community development blockTirukalukundram - Census village code629891 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Edaiyur from nearby towns? - Tirukalukundram (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)45 km by road - Tirukalukundram (nearest town)6 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 Edaiyur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Edaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirukalukundram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 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 - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 10 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 Edaiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 41% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Edaiyur Of every 100 households in Edaiyur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Edaiyur · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****6%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **71% Tap water ****0%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **63% Use banking services ****12%** **42% Television ****100%** **89% Mobile phone ****78%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **4% Two-wheeler ****44%** **38% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****0%** **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 Edaiyur? ■ Edaiyur · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775** **955 Working population ****57.8%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 60.4% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 19 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 164 (37%) · **■** Marginal 241 (55%) 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 - Udayambakkam786 people - Veerakuppam775 people - Pulikundram773 people - Pulleri765 people - Poonthandalam758 people - Thimmur740 people - Nallanpillaipettral737 people - Elumichampattu683 people [All 101 villages in Tirukalukundram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edaiyur?603109 - How far is Edaiyur from Kancheepuram?45 km by road - What is the population of Edaiyur?759 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edaiyur in?Kancheepuram district (Tirukalukundram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Edaiyur?69.0% (Census 2011)