Edaicode is a panchayat town in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
Edaikodu
Edaicode | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Edaikodu Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 8°23′12″N 77°12′02″E / 8.38667°N 77.20056°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kanniyakumari |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 23,320 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Demographics
editAs of 2001[update] India census,[1] Edaicode had a population of 23,320. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Edaicode has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 75%. In Edaicode, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
In Edaicode there is a 24/7 Public Health Centre (PHC).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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