# Edaikkal Village, Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/edaikkal-633702/ Village · Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram # Edaikkal Edaikkal is a village in Ulundurpettai sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606305**. The 2011 Census counted **1,321 people in 314 households**, the 100th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,321people (2011) - 314households - 90.1%literacy - 606305PIN code ## Edaikkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Edaikkal is 606305.** Edaikkal falls in Ulundurpettai sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606305 - Gram panchayatA.Sathanur - Community development blockUlundurpettai - Census village code633702 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Edaikkal from nearby towns? - Ulundurpettai (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)50 km by road - Ulundurpettai (nearest town)4 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 Edaikkal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Edaikkal; 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 - ●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 · Ulundurpettai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sengurichi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ulundurpettai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 10 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 Edaikkal known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sugarcane**. About 60% of the 174 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Edaikkal Of every 100 households in Edaikkal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Edaikkal · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****45%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **90% Tap water ****89%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **82% Use banking services ****39%** **40% Television ****98%** **80% Mobile phone ****75%** **62% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****30%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **9% Own their home ****80%** **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 Edaikkal? ■ Edaikkal · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057** **934 Working population ****25.9%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.7% for men and 87.6% for women. 42% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 241 (70%) · **■** Marginal 89 (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 Ulundurpettai - Ravutharayankuppam1,376 people - Perumpattu1,367 people - Vadamambakkam1,363 people - Sikkampattu1,355 people - A.Sathanur1,320 people - Pumalaiyanur1,319 people - Kondasamudram1,301 people - Puthamangalam1,301 people [All 182 villages in Ulundurpettai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edaikkal?606305 - How far is Edaikkal from Viluppuram?50 km by road - What is the population of Edaikkal?1,321 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edaikkal in?Viluppuram district (Ulundurpettai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Edaikkal?90.1% (Census 2011)