# Eguvarpalayam Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/eguvarpalayam/ Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur # Eguvarpalayam Eguvarpalayam is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601201**. The 2011 Census counted **4,052 people in 1,130 households**, the 12th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 4,052people (2011) - 1,130households - 68.0%literacy - 601201PIN code ## Eguvarpalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Eguvarpalayam is 601201.** Eguvarpalayam falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601201 - Gram panchayatEguvarpalayam - Community development blockGummidipoondi - Census village code628567 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Eguvarpalayam from nearby towns? - Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)60 km by road - Gummidipoondi (nearest town)12 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 Eguvarpalayam? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Eguvarpalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Madaharpakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kilmudalambedu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gummidipoondi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Eguvarpalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and chilli**. About 45% of the 1,458 hectares of village land is sown, and 573 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 Eguvarpalayam Of every 100 households in Eguvarpalayam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Eguvarpalayam · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****13%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **76% Tap water ****96%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **60% Use banking services ****30%** **38% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****54%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **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 Eguvarpalayam? ■ Eguvarpalayam · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845** **965 Working population ****41.8%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 59.9% for women. 58% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 158 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 367 (22%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 657 (39%) · **■** Marginal 502 (30%) 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 Gummidipoondi - Manellore4,534 people - Sirupulalpettai4,346 people - Nemalur4,251 people - Pappankuppam4,209 people - Puduvoyal3,698 people - Mukkarambakkam3,488 people - Chinnaobulapuram3,412 people - Thurapallam3,371 people [All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Eguvarpalayam?601201 - How far is Eguvarpalayam from Thiruvallur?60 km by road - What is the population of Eguvarpalayam?4,052 (Census 2011) - Which district is Eguvarpalayam in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Eguvarpalayam?68.0% (Census 2011)