# Edakkudi, Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/edakkudi/ Village · Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam # Edakkudi Edakkudi is a village in [Tharangambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/) sub-district of [Nagapattinam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **609402**. The 2011 Census counted **1,078 people in 282 households**, the 59th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 1,078people (2011) - 282households - 85.3%literacy - 609402PIN code ## Edakkudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Edakkudi is 609402.** Edakkudi falls in Tharangambadi sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609402 - Gram panchayatEdakkudi - Community development blockKuthalam - Census village code637614 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Edakkudi from nearby towns? - Tharangambadi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)52 km by road - Mayiladuthurai (nearest town)12 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 Edakkudi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Edakkudi; 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 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kilianur - ○Degree college10+ km · Mayiladuthurai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mayiladuthurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Edakkudi known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 81% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 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 Edakkudi Of every 100 households in Edakkudi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Edakkudi · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****22%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **63% Tap water ****98%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **66% Use banking services ****58%** **48% Television ****89%** **90% Mobile phone ****62%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **93% 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 Edakkudi? ■ Edakkudi · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1298** **963 Working population ****43.5%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.5% for men and 76.9% for women. 58% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 16 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 358 (76%) · **■** Other work 84 (18%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%) 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 Tharangambadi - agaravallam1,361 people - Kodavilagam1,340 people - Eravancheri1,228 people - Sethur1,203 people - Agaradhanur1,072 people - Eachangudi1,061 people - Vilagam925 people - Lakshminayanapuram II661 people [All 67 villages in Tharangambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/villages/) ## Other places named Edakkudi - Edakkudi · Village, Papanasam, Thanjavur · 625 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edakkudi?609402 - How far is Edakkudi from Nagapattinam?52 km by road - What is the population of Edakkudi?1,078 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edakkudi in?Nagapattinam district (Tharangambadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Edakkudi?85.3% (Census 2011)