# Egapuram Village, Sankari, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Sankari, Salem 

# Egapuram

Egapuram is a village in Sankari sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **637502**. The 2011 Census counted **5,191 people in 1,377 households**, the 10th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 5,191people (2011)
- 1,377households
- 57.8%literacy
- 637502PIN code

## Egapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Egapuram is 637502.** Egapuram falls in Sankari sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code637502
- Gram panchayatEgapuram
- Community development blockMac.Donal Choultry
- Census village code633914

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

## How far is Egapuram from nearby towns?

- Sankari (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)25 km by road
- Edaganasalai (nearest town)4 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 Egapuram?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Egapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ilampillai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salem
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salem
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Egapuram known for?

The main crops are **bengal gram, sugarcane and cotton**. About 78% of the 726 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Egapuram

Of every 100 households in Egapuram in 2011, 87 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Egapuram · ■ Sankari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**79%

Tap water ****69%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**56%

Use banking services ****20%**

**38%

Television ****50%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**45%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**90%

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 Egapuram?

■ Egapuram · ■ Sankari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**893

Working population ****54.9%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 46.9% for women. 66% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 327 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 673 (24%) · **■** Household industry 880 (31%) · **■** Other work 837 (29%) · **■** Marginal 135 (5%)

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 Sankari

- Pudur6,540 people
- Kaveripatti5,842 people
- Gudalur5,448 people
- Koneripatti5,233 people
- Kannanderi4,954 people
- Kalikavundanpalayam4,431 people
- Koneripatti Ag.4,420 people
- Agraharam Talaiyur3,950 people

[All 41 villages in Sankari](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/sankari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Egapuram?637502
- How far is Egapuram from Salem?25 km by road
- What is the population of Egapuram?5,191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Egapuram in?Salem district (Sankari sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Egapuram?57.8% (Census 2011)