# Echchanda Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/echchanda/ Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli # Echchanda Echchanda is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627857**. The 2011 Census counted **3,744 people in 1,055 households**, the 29th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 3,744people (2011) - 1,055households - 63.0%literacy - 627857PIN code ## Echchanda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Echchanda is 627857.** Echchanda falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627857 - Gram panchayatEchanda - Community development blockMelaneelithanallur - Census village code642713 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Echchanda from nearby towns? - Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)55 km by road - Sankarankoil (nearest town)15 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 Echchanda? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Echchanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vellalankulam - ○Degree college10+ km · Melaneelidanallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankarankoil - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Echchanda known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and sugarcane**. About 27% of the 1,937 hectares of village land is sown, and 282 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 Echchanda Of every 100 households in Echchanda in 2011, 94 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Echchanda · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****12%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **80% Tap water ****98%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **73% Use banking services ****33%** **46% Television ****82%** **84% Mobile phone ****36%** **50% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****95%** **91% 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 Echchanda? ■ Echchanda · ■ Sankarankoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990** **968 Working population ****59.8%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.8% for men and 55.3% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 280 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,497 (67%) · **■** Household industry 122 (5%) · **■** Other work 126 (6%) · **■** Marginal 214 (10%) 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 Sankarankoil - Vellakulam3,946 people - Vadakkupudur3,882 people - Sevalkulam3,837 people - Mela Ilandaikulam3,824 people - Pattadaikatti3,707 people - Vellalankulam3,561 people - Kuruvikulam3,431 people - Alagapuri3,405 people [All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Echchanda?627857 - How far is Echchanda from Tirunelveli?55 km by road - What is the population of Echchanda?3,744 (Census 2011) - Which district is Echchanda in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Echchanda?63.0% (Census 2011)