# Edayathur Village, Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/edayathur/ Village · Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram # Edayathur Edayathur is a village in Tirukalukundram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603109**. The 2011 Census counted **1,298 people in 324 households**, the 39th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 1,298people (2011) - 324households - 70.0%literacy - 603109PIN code ## Edayathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Edayathur is 603109.** Edayathur falls in Tirukalukundram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603109 - Gram panchayatEdayathur - Community development blockTirukalukundram - Census village code629943 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Edayathur from nearby towns? - Tirukalukundram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)68 km by road - Tirukalukundram (nearest town)18 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 Edayathur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Edayathur; 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 - ●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 school10+ km · Tirukalukundram - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Edayathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and water melon**. About 54% of the 382 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Edayathur Of every 100 households in Edayathur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Edayathur · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **94% Toilet within the home ****15%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **71% Tap water ****96%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **63% Use banking services ****12%** **42% Television ****75%** **89% Mobile phone ****70%** **67% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****30%** **38% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****13%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **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 Edayathur? ■ Edayathur · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111** **955 Working population ****63.8%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.4% for men and 61.7% for women. 69% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 11 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 44 (5%) · **■** Marginal 759 (92%) 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 - Meleripakkam1,358 people - Narapakkam1,354 people - Vilagam1,310 people - Ammanambakkam1,303 people - Perambakkam1,278 people - Sogandy1,267 people - Kilapakkam1,228 people - Salur1,219 people [All 101 villages in Tirukalukundram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edayathur?603109 - How far is Edayathur from Kancheepuram?68 km by road - What is the population of Edayathur?1,298 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edayathur in?Kancheepuram district (Tirukalukundram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Edayathur?70.0% (Census 2011)