Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Edapirai Edapirai is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 606803. The 2011 Census counted 1,825 people in 424 households, the 85th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 1,825 people (2011) - 424 households - 67.8% literacy - 606803 PIN code ## Edapirai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Edapirai is 606803. Edapirai falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 606803 - Gram panchayat Edapirai - Community development block Polur - Census village code 631757 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Edapirai from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ) 40 km by road - Polur (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Edapirai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Edapirai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Mambattu - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ettivadi - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Polur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Edapirai known for? The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and ground nut. Products made here include rice, jaggery and clay pots. About 49% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Edapirai Of every 100 households in Edapirai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Edapirai · ■ Polur rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 90% - Toilet within the home 3% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 87% - Tap water 75% 82% - Drinking water within premises 8% 17% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 30% 22% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 70% 76% - Use banking services 29% 40% - Television 75% 83% - Mobile phone 53% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 16% 20% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 12% 8% - Own their home 99% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Edapirai? ■ Edapirai · ■ Polur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.8% 70.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 962 993 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 744 917 - Working population 56.7% 54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 55.9% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 402 (39%) · ■ Farm labourers 408 (39%) · ■ Household industry 5 (0%) · ■ Other work 84 (8%) · ■ Marginal 135 (13%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Polur - Vilankuppam 1,960 people - Vasur 1,911 people - Irumbili 1,838 people - Sengaputheri 1,832 people - Bannambut 1,792 people - Murugapady 1,777 people - Sanikkavady 1,769 people - Kangiyanoor 1,757 people All 196 villages in Polur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edapirai? 606803 - How far is Edapirai from Tiruvannamalai? 40 km by road - What is the population of Edapirai? 1,825 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edapirai in? Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Edapirai? 67.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/edapirai/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.