# Edaiyalam Village, Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/edaiyalam/ Village · Ulundurpettai, Viluppuram # Edaiyalam Edaiyalam is a village in Ulundurpettai sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607204**. The 2011 Census counted **921 people in 194 households**, the 130th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 921people (2011) - 194households - 59.0%literacy - 607204PIN code ## Edaiyalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Edaiyalam is 607204.** Edaiyalam falls in Ulundurpettai sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code607204 - Gram panchayatParikkal - Community development blockTirunavalur - Census village code633637 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Edaiyalam from nearby towns? - Ulundurpettai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)30 km by road - Ulundurpettai (nearest town)20 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 Edaiyalam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Edaiyalam; 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 - ●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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirunavalur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirunavalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ulundurpettai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 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 Edaiyalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 61% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Edaiyalam Of every 100 households in Edaiyalam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Edaiyalam · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****0%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **90% Tap water ****100%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **82% Use banking services ****8%** **40% Television ****91%** **80% Mobile phone ****58%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **9% Own their home ****100%** **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 Edaiyalam? ■ Edaiyalam · ■ Ulundurpettai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1093** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1328** **934 Working population ****55.9%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.2% for men and 52.2% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 490 (95%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 9 (2%) 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 - Tirunarankonri1,017 people - Pa. Killanur1,015 people - A.Mazhavarayanur969 people - A.Puthur969 people - Arasampoondi896 people - Kallamedu862 people - Olaiyanur854 people - Parugampattu854 people [All 182 villages in Ulundurpettai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/ulundurpettai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edaiyalam?607204 - How far is Edaiyalam from Viluppuram?30 km by road - What is the population of Edaiyalam?921 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edaiyalam in?Viluppuram district (Ulundurpettai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Edaiyalam?59.0% (Census 2011)