# Edaikkal Village, Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) (2)

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Village · Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram 

# Edaikkal

Edaikkal is a village in Ulundurpettai sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606305**. The 2011 Census counted **684 people in 136 households**, the 151st largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 684people (2011)
- 136households
- 67.4%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 code633726

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)10 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)50 km by road
- Ulundurpettai (nearest town)10 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Pidagam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sengurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ulundurpettai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 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 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, 93 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Edaikkal · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****84%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**82%

Use banking services ****20%**

**40%

Television ****55%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**9%

Own their home ****90%**

**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+) ****67.4%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**934

Working population ****47.4%**

**50.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 54.7% for women. 51% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 32 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 246 (76%) · **■** Other work 44 (14%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Iluppaiyur742 people
- Ragunathapuram736 people
- Pudukalani726 people
- Edalavadi686 people
- Siruvathur681 people
- Sirulapattu678 people
- Palangunam671 people
- Odaiyanandal656 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?684 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Edaikkal in?Viluppuram district (Ulundurpettai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Edaikkal?67.4% (Census 2011)