# Eduthanur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/eduthanur/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Eduthanur Eduthanur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605802**. The 2011 Census counted **1,462 people in 319 households**, the 105th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,462people (2011) - 319households - 61.6%literacy - 605802PIN code ## Eduthanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Eduthanur is 605802.** Eduthanur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605802 - Gram panchayatEduthanur - Community development blockRishivandiyam - Census village code633283 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Eduthanur from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)48 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)28 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 Eduthanur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Eduthanur; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakkamputhur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 15 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 Eduthanur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and corn**. About 83% of the 356 hectares of village land is sown, and 212 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 Eduthanur Of every 100 households in Eduthanur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Eduthanur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****1%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **87% Tap water ****99%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **77% Use banking services ****60%** **49% Television ****89%** **76% Mobile phone ****60%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **10% Own their home ****97%** **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 Eduthanur? ■ Eduthanur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875** **939 Working population ****54.6%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.2% for men and 52.8% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 329 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (12%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 84 (11%) · **■** Marginal 288 (36%) 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 Sankarapuram - Chinnakolliyur1,522 people - Noorolai1,499 people - Tirukkanangur1,496 people - Pottiyam1,472 people - Somandarkudi1,453 people - Peral1,438 people - Endal1,432 people - Vellarikkadu1,426 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Eduthanur?605802 - How far is Eduthanur from Viluppuram?48 km by road - What is the population of Eduthanur?1,462 (Census 2011) - Which district is Eduthanur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Eduthanur?61.6% (Census 2011)