# Edayathur Village, Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/ponnamaravathi/edayathur/ Village · Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai # Edayathur Edayathur is a village in Ponnamaravathi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622002**. The 2011 Census counted **2,098 people in 529 households**, the 13th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 2,098people (2011) - 529households - 77.7%literacy - 622002PIN code ## Edayathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Edayathur is 622002.** Edayathur falls in Ponnamaravathi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code622002 - Gram panchayatEdayathur - Community development blockPonnamaravathi - Census village code639550 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? - Ponnamaravathi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)30 km by road - Ponnamaravathi (nearest town)13 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Edayathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karaiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Pudukkottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pudukkottai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 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 Edayathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and black eyed beans**. Products made here include clay pots, embroidery works and metal products. About 20% of the 913 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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, 93 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Edayathur · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****13%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **77% Tap water ****16%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%** **84% Use banking services ****62%** **48% Television ****91%** **80% Mobile phone ****69%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****34%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **72.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057** **1018 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907** **951 Working population ****61.8%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 68.6% for women. 65% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 316 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (5%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 65 (5%) · **■** Marginal 839 (65%) 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 Ponnamaravathi - Alavayal2,827 people - R.Palakurichy2,593 people - Melathanian2,454 people - Keelathanian2,168 people - Nallur2,078 people - Sembuthi1,875 people - Ammankurichi1,868 people - Nagarappatti1,854 people [All 49 villages in Ponnamaravathi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/ponnamaravathi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edayathur?622002 - How far is Edayathur from Pudukkottai?30 km by road - What is the population of Edayathur?2,098 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edayathur in?Pudukkottai district (Ponnamaravathi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Edayathur?77.7% (Census 2011)