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About Edara Village

Edara is one of the larger villages in Agiripalle tehsil, in the district of Krishna, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,525, made up of 4,859 males and 4,666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2917 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 521211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edara village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Tehsil Agiripalle
Pincode 521211
Area (hectares) 2917 hectares
Population 9,525
Male Population 4,859
Female Population 4,666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Edara compares

By the 2011 count Edara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,957 residents. Its 2917 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Edara

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

How far is Edara from other places

Edara lies about 73 km from Krishna, and the nearest railway station is Gannavaram, about 20 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 Edara
Nearest town Nūzvīd 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Agiripalle 12 km
Nearest railway station Gannavaram 20 km
District headquarters Krishna 73 km

Villages closest to Edara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Agiripalle 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 Edara

As per the Census of India 2011, Edara village had a population of 9,525. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,957 residents.

Edara village has 4,859 males and 4,666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edara has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Edara is 521211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edara covers 2917 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Edara falls under Agiripalle tehsil of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Edara is Gannavaram, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Edara.

Edara is about 73 km from Krishna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edara is in Agiripalle tehsil of Krishna district. Nūzvīd is about 12 km away. Agiripalle is about 12 km away. Gannavaram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boddanapalle (under 2 km), Malliboinapalle (3.8 km) and Vadlamanu (6.1 km).

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

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