# Edathanur Village, Thandrampet, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/thandrampet/edathanur/ Village · Thandrampet, Tiruvannamalai # Edathanur Edathanur is a village in Thandrampet sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606707**. The 2011 Census counted **2,819 people in 714 households**, the 24th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 2,819people (2011) - 714households - 70.2%literacy - 606707PIN code ## Edathanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Edathanur is 606707.** Edathanur falls in Thandrampet sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606707 - Gram panchayatEdathanur - Community development blockThandrampet - Census village code632013 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Edathanur from nearby towns? - Thandrampet (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)24 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (nearest town)24 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 Edathanur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Edathanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Thandrampet - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruvannamalai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thandrampet - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 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, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Edathanur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. Products made here include rice, oil and jaggery. About 33% of the 649 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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 Edathanur Of every 100 households in Edathanur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Edathanur · ■ Thandrampet rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****10%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **85% Tap water ****99%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **81% Use banking services ****60%** **47% Television ****91%** **86% Mobile phone ****65%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****93%** **94% 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 Edathanur? ■ Edathanur · ■ Thandrampet rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873** **920 Working population ****52.0%** **53.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 60.3% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 425 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 645 (44%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 253 (17%) · **■** Marginal 130 (9%) 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 Thandrampet - Malayanoorchakkadi3,309 people - Mothakkal3,279 people - Melmuthanur3,218 people - Kolundampattu3,177 people - Thenkarimbalur2,673 people - Kottaiyur2,587 people - Melkaripur2,479 people - Veeranam2,432 people [All 73 villages in Thandrampet](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/thandrampet/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edathanur?606707 - How far is Edathanur from Tiruvannamalai?24 km by road - What is the population of Edathanur?2,819 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edathanur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Thandrampet sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Edathanur?70.2% (Census 2011)