# Edapattu Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/edapattu/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Edapattu Edapattu is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604201**. The 2011 Census counted **5,356 people in 1,256 households**, the 5th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 5,356people (2011) - 1,256households - 69.5%literacy - 604201PIN code ## Edapattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Edapattu is 604201.** Edapattu falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604201 - Gram panchayatEdapattu, Karadikuppam - Community development blockMelmalayanur - Census village code632267 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Edapattu from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)80 km by road - Kilpennathur (nearest town)22 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 Edapattu? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Edapattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Pinnanur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Avalurpettai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Edapattu known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. About 71% of the 1,076 hectares of village land is sown, and 521 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 Edapattu Of every 100 households in Edapattu in 2011, 91 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Edapattu · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****10%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **86% Tap water ****72%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **82% Use banking services ****52%** **45% Television ****89%** **85% Mobile phone ****64%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Edapattu? ■ Edapattu · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **931 Working population ****54.2%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 59.6% for women. 63% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,350 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 498 (17%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 209 (7%) · **■** Marginal 819 (28%) 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 Gingee - Avalurpet8,578 people - Malaiyanur6,678 people - Malavantangal6,141 people - Sevur5,658 people - Alampundi5,268 people - Sevalapurai4,690 people - Satyamangalam4,685 people - Semmedu4,545 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edapattu?604201 - How far is Edapattu from Viluppuram?80 km by road - What is the population of Edapattu?5,356 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edapattu in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Edapattu?69.5% (Census 2011)