# Edaiyur Village, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur 

# Edaiyur

Edaiyur is a village in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614702**. The 2011 Census counted **4,664 people in 1,318 households**, the 7th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 4,664people (2011)
- 1,318households
- 82.3%literacy
- 614702PIN code

## Edaiyur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Edaiyur is 614702.** Edaiyur falls in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614702
- Gram panchayatEdaiyur
- Community development blockMuthupettai
- Census village code638367

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

## How far is Edaiyur from nearby towns?

- Thiruthuraipoondi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Thiruvarur (district HQ)44 km by road
- Needamangalam (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 Edaiyur?

30 services counted by the Census are inside Edaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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

- ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruthuraipoondi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muthupet
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Edaiyur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. Products made here include bricks. About 68% of the 922 hectares of village land is sown, and 624 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 Edaiyur

Of every 100 households in Edaiyur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Edaiyur · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**70%

Tap water ****100%**

**80%

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

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**80%

Use banking services ****28%**

**35%

Television ****95%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Edaiyur?

■ Edaiyur · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1099**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086**

**996

Working population ****42.5%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 76.5% for women. 56% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 301 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 765 (39%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 320 (16%) · **■** Marginal 569 (29%)

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 Thiruthuraipoondi

- Kothamangalam5,980 people
- Udayamarthandapuram5,823 people
- Korukkai5,681 people
- Deevambalpuram5,416 people
- Pamani4,661 people
- Vilakkudi3,968 people
- Jambuvanodai3,839 people
- Pinnathur3,608 people

[All 77 villages in Thiruthuraipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Edaiyur?614702
- How far is Edaiyur from Thiruvarur?44 km by road
- What is the population of Edaiyur?4,664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Edaiyur in?Thiruvarur district (Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Edaiyur?82.3% (Census 2011)
