# Edakkalpadi Village, Dharapuram, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Dharapuram, Tiruppur 

# Edakkalpadi

Edakkalpadi is a village in Dharapuram sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **639202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,021 people in 328 households**, the 55th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,021people (2011)
- 328households
- 72.8%literacy
- 639202PIN code

## Edakkalpadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Edakkalpadi is 639202.** Edakkalpadi falls in Dharapuram sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code639202
- Gram panchayatEdakkalpadi
- Community development blockMulanur
- Census village code644652

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

## How far is Edakkalpadi from nearby towns?

- Dharapuram (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Tiruppur (district HQ)88 km by road
- Mulanur (nearest town)5 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 Edakkalpadi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Edakkalpadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mulanur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chinnadharapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Senathypathypalayam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Edakkalpadi known for?

The main crops are **drum stick and tapioca**. About 27% of the 1,201 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Edakkalpadi

Of every 100 households in Edakkalpadi in 2011, 81 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Edakkalpadi · ■ Dharapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**68%

Tap water ****76%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**49%

Use banking services ****72%**

**56%

Television ****95%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****61%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

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

**5%

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 Edakkalpadi?

■ Edakkalpadi · ■ Dharapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****788**

**930

Working population ****63.7%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 61.4% for women. 70% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 329 (51%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 126 (19%) · **■** Marginal 3 (0%)

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 Dharapuram

- Kannankoil1,291 people
- Nathampalayam1,252 people
- Sundakkampalayam1,156 people
- Marudur1,039 people
- Molarapatti979 people
- Kalipalayam934 people
- Nanjaithalaiyur826 people
- Velayudhampalayam758 people

[All 62 villages in Dharapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Edakkalpadi?639202
- How far is Edakkalpadi from Tiruppur?88 km by road
- What is the population of Edakkalpadi?1,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Edakkalpadi in?Tiruppur district (Dharapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Edakkalpadi?72.8% (Census 2011)