About Edka Village

Edka is a mid sized village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 682 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edka village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Narayanpur
Tehsil	Narayanpur
Pincode	494661
Area (hectares)	457.53 hectares
Population	1,256
Male Population	682
Female Population	574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	842
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Edka compares

By the 2011 count Edka is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 457.53 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Edka

Edka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Edka as Available. 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhodai, Dhuta, Dudmi and Dugabengal. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Edka

As per the Census of India 2011, Edka village had a population of 1,256. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Edka village has 682 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edka has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Edka is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edka covers 457.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Edka falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Edka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Edka is in Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.