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About Eachankudi Village

Eachankudi is a large village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,948, made up of 1,444 males and 1,504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eachankudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eachankudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Papanasam
Pincode 614203
Area (hectares) 429.56 hectares
Population 2,948
Male Population 1,444
Female Population 1,504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Eachankudi compares

By the 2011 count Eachankudi is the 18th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 429.56 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Eachankudi

Eachankudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Eachankudi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Eachankudi from other places

Eachankudi lies about 13 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Pasupatikovil, about 5.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Eachankudi
Nearest railway station Pasupatikovil 5.0 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Papanasam 14 km

Villages closest to Eachankudi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Papanasam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Eachankudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Eachankudi village had a population of 2,948. That makes it the 18th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Eachankudi village has 1,444 males and 1,504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eachankudi has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Eachankudi is 614203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eachankudi covers 429.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Eachankudi falls under Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Eachankudi is Pasupatikovil, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Eachankudi.

Eachankudi is about 13 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eachankudi is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Pasupatikovil is about 5.0 km away. Thanjavur is about 13 km away. Papanasam is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Illuppakkorai (3.1 km), Veeramangudi (3.2 km) and Pasupathikoil Ii (3.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Eachankudi today is likely to be higher.

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