About Edla Village

Edla is one of the larger villages in Simaria tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,788, made up of 2,999 males and 2,789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edla village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Simaria
Pincode	825103
Area (hectares)	1130 hectares
Population	5,788
Male Population	2,999
Female Population	2,789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Edla compares

By the 2011 count Edla is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 1130 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Edla

Edla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Edla as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Edla from other places

Edla lies about 22 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 15 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 Edla
Tehsil headquarters	Simaria	6.6 km
Nearest railway station	Shivpur	15 km
District headquarters	Chatra	22 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	22 km

Villages closest to Edla

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

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Common questions about Edla

As per the Census of India 2011, Edla village had a population of 5,788. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Edla village has 2,999 males and 2,789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edla has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Edla is 825103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edla covers 1130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Edla falls under Simaria tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Edla is Shivpur, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Edla.

Edla is about 22 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edla is in Simaria tehsil of Chatra district. Simaria is about 6.6 km away. Shivpur is about 15 km away. Chatra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.