# Ekapperumalur Village, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Aranthangi, Pudukkottai 

# Ekapperumalur

Ekapperumalur is a village in Aranthangi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614616**. The 2011 Census counted **793 people in 206 households**, the 52nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 793people (2011)
- 206households
- 69.1%literacy
- 614616PIN code

## Ekapperumalur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ekapperumalur is 614616.** Ekapperumalur falls in Aranthangi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614616
- Gram panchayatEkaperumalur
- Community development blockAranthangi
- Census village code639780

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

## How far is Ekapperumalur from nearby towns?

- Aranthangi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)54 km by road
- Perumagalur (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 Ekapperumalur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Ekapperumalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Attani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajendrapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Silattur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Ekapperumalur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 397 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Ekapperumalur

Of every 100 households in Ekapperumalur in 2011, 72 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ekapperumalur · ■ Aranthangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**20%

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

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****42%**

**40%

Television ****45%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**7%

Own their home ****87%**

**94%

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 Ekapperumalur?

■ Ekapperumalur · ■ Aranthangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1209**

**1062

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**948

Working population ****39.2%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 58.7% for women. 63% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 142 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%)

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 Aranthangi

- Kandichchankadu970 people
- Mannakudi901 people
- Erukkalakkottai877 people
- Manavanallur877 people
- Sinamangalam774 people
- Arunachalapuram772 people
- Karavayal709 people
- Marudangudi652 people

[All 101 villages in Aranthangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ekapperumalur?614616
- How far is Ekapperumalur from Pudukkottai?54 km by road
- What is the population of Ekapperumalur?793 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ekapperumalur in?Pudukkottai district (Aranthangi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Ekapperumalur?69.1% (Census 2011)
