# Edyankulathur Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/edyankulathur/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Edyankulathur Edyankulathur is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606801**. The 2011 Census counted **718 people in 188 households**, the 159th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 718people (2011) - 188households - 68.8%literacy - 606801PIN code ## Edyankulathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Edyankulathur is 606801.** Edyankulathur falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606801 - Gram panchayatEdyankulathur - Community development blockChetpet - Census village code631827 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Edyankulathur from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)57 km by road - Chetpet (nearest town)2 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 Edyankulathur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Edyankulathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 · Chetpet - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chetpet - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Chetpet - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Edyankulathur known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 68% of the 324 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Edyankulathur Of every 100 households in Edyankulathur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Edyankulathur · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **90% Toilet within the home ****2%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **76% Use banking services ****4%** **40% Television ****87%** **83% Mobile phone ****28%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **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 Edyankulathur? ■ Edyankulathur · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****763** **917 Working population ****59.9%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.3% for men and 58.5% for women. 60% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 292 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 110 (26%) 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 Polur - Poondi741 people - Thenagaram739 people - Rayankuppam738 people - Kilkarikathur724 people - Veerasambanur650 people - Pappampady636 people - Alampoondy633 people - Somanathaputhur618 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edyankulathur?606801 - How far is Edyankulathur from Tiruvannamalai?57 km by road - What is the population of Edyankulathur?718 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edyankulathur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Edyankulathur?68.8% (Census 2011)