# Echur Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/echur/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Echur Echur is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604404**. The 2011 Census counted **3,501 people in 867 households**, the 10th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 3,501people (2011) - 867households - 76.2%literacy - 604404PIN code ## Echur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Echur is 604404.** Echur falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604404 - Gram panchayatEchur - Community development blockAnakkavur - Census village code631426 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Echur from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)75 km by road - Vandavasi (nearest town)9 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 Echur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Echur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Purisai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thennangur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vilanallur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Echur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 42% of the 724 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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 Echur Of every 100 households in Echur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Echur · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****12%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **87% Tap water ****100%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **69% Use banking services ****42%** **43% Television ****93%** **88% Mobile phone ****59%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Echur? ■ Echur · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **965 Working population ****54.6%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 66.7% for women. 60% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 287 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 841 (44%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 416 (22%) · **■** Marginal 358 (19%) 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 Cheyyar - Mamandur4,287 people - Perungattur3,735 people - Thirumani3,618 people - Kuthanur3,509 people - Vinnamangalam3,303 people - Munugapattu3,282 people - Vembakkam3,177 people - Akkur2,896 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Echur?604404 - How far is Echur from Tiruvannamalai?75 km by road - What is the population of Echur?3,501 (Census 2011) - Which district is Echur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Echur?76.2% (Census 2011)