# Esanur Village, Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam 

# Esanur

Esanur is a village in Thirukkuvalai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **611103**. The 2011 Census counted **925 people in 257 households**, the 29th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 925people (2011)
- 257households
- 82.8%literacy
- 611103PIN code

## Esanur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Esanur is 611103.** Esanur falls in Thirukkuvalai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code611103
- Gram panchayatEsanur
- Community development blockKeelaiyur
- Census village code637778

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Esanur from nearby towns?

- Thirukkuvalai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)25 km by road
- Velankanni (nearest town)10 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 Esanur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Esanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Keelaiyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nagapattinam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ettugudi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Esanur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and black gram**. About 74% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Esanur

Of every 100 households in Esanur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Esanur · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**76%

Tap water ****100%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**72%

Use banking services ****51%**

**38%

Television ****92%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Esanur?

■ Esanur · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**990

Working population ****52.3%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 76.8% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (14%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 63 (13%) · **■** Marginal 352 (73%)

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 Thirukkuvalai

- Kottangudi1,239 people
- Anakkudi1,157 people
- Thenmarudur1,144 people
- Katchanagaram1,102 people
- Keeramber796 people
- Muthurasapuram708 people
- Karugudi641 people
- Vadakkupanaiyur613 people

[All 35 villages in Thirukkuvalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Esanur?611103
- How far is Esanur from Nagapattinam?25 km by road
- What is the population of Esanur?925 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Esanur in?Nagapattinam district (Thirukkuvalai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Esanur?82.8% (Census 2011)
