# Edambedu Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur 

# Edambedu

Edambedu is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **602026**. The 2011 Census counted **321 people in 88 households**, the 82nd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 321people (2011)
- 88households
- 60.0%literacy
- 602026PIN code

## Edambedu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Edambedu is 602026.** Edambedu falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code602026
- Gram panchayatKalavai
- Community development blockPoondi
- Census village code628826

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

## How far is Edambedu from nearby towns?

- Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)36 km by road
- Uthukkottai (nearest town)8 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 Edambedu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Edambedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Uthukkottai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvallur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruvallur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Edambedu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 37% of the 75 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Edambedu

Of every 100 households in Edambedu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Edambedu · ■ Uthukkottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**21%

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

**73%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**64%

Use banking services ****35%**

**38%

Television ****94%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Edambedu?

■ Edambedu · ■ Uthukkottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**960

Working population ****54.8%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 52.1% for women. 63% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (62%) · **■** Other work 34 (19%) · **■** Marginal 13 (7%)

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 Uthukkottai

- Ariapakkam423 people
- Paruthimerikuppam371 people
- Koorambakkam360 people
- Korakkanthandalam342 people
- Kaiyadai306 people
- Nayapakkam296 people
- Velapakkam261 people
- Thoddareddykuppam242 people

[All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Edambedu?602026
- How far is Edambedu from Thiruvallur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Edambedu?321 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Edambedu in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Edambedu?60.0% (Census 2011)