# Eachankottai Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/eachankottai/ Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur # Eachankottai Eachankottai is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614902**. The 2011 Census counted **2,198 people in 543 households**, the 43rd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 2,198people (2011) - 543households - 78.7%literacy - 614902PIN code ## Eachankottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Eachankottai is 614902.** Eachankottai falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614902 - Gram panchayatEachankottai - Community development blockOrathanadu - Census village code638882 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Eachankottai from nearby towns? - Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)15 km by road - Orathanadu (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 Eachankottai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Eachankottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thenamanadu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thanjavur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Eachankottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 53% of the 755 hectares of village land is sown, and 370 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 Eachankottai Of every 100 households in Eachankottai in 2011, 78 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Eachankottai · ■ Orathanadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **88% Toilet within the home ****10%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **79% Tap water ****99%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **91% Use banking services ****23%** **41% Television ****98%** **84% Mobile phone ****73%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****86%** **95% 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 Eachankottai? ■ Eachankottai · ■ Orathanadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936** **954 Working population ****38.4%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.4% for men and 69.8% for women. 55% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 193 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 450 (53%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 126 (15%) · **■** Marginal 51 (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 Orathanadu - Cholapuram2,285 people - Poovathur2,263 people - Thelungan kudikadu2,259 people - Pannikondaviduthy2,253 people - Cholagankudikadu2,195 people - Vadakkur North2,123 people - Kattukuruchi2,121 people - Neivasal South2,106 people [All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Eachankottai?614902 - How far is Eachankottai from Thanjavur?15 km by road - What is the population of Eachankottai?2,198 (Census 2011) - Which district is Eachankottai in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Eachankottai?78.7% (Census 2011)