# Esandai Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/esandai/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Esandai Esandai is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,472 people in 396 households**, the 109th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 1,472people (2011) - 396households - 60.7%literacy - 606201PIN code ## Esandai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Esandai is 606201.** Esandai falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606201 - Gram panchayatEsandai - Community development blockChinnasalem - Census village code633541 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Esandai from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)85 km by road - Chinnasalem (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 Esandai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Esandai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Siruvathur - ○Degree college10+ km · Indili - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Melur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 21 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 Esandai known for? The main crops are **paddy, turmeric and cotton**. About 38% of the 516 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Esandai Of every 100 households in Esandai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Esandai · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****5%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **87% Tap water ****46%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **73% Use banking services ****28%** **50% Television ****86%** **84% Mobile phone ****58%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **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 Esandai? ■ Esandai · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **918 Working population ****62.2%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.4% for men and 49.4% for women. 59% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 74 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 700 (77%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 71 (8%) · **■** Marginal 69 (8%) 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 Kallakkurichi - Anthiyur1,539 people - Bangaram1,486 people - Gurupeedapuram1,479 people - Madam1,476 people - Virabayankaram1,467 people - Kilkuppam1,447 people - Sathanur1,430 people - Eranji1,357 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Esandai?606201 - How far is Esandai from Viluppuram?85 km by road - What is the population of Esandai?1,472 (Census 2011) - Which district is Esandai in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Esandai?60.7% (Census 2011)