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About Edal Village

Edal is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,681, made up of 859 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Gobindpur
Pincode 831002
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 1,681
Male Population 859
Female Population 822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Edal compares

By the 2011 count Edal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Edal

Edal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Edal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Edal from other places

Edal lies about 31 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 3.6 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 Edal
Nearest railway station Haludpukur 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 6.5 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 31 km

Villages closest to Edal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edal village had a population of 1,681. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Edal village has 859 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edal has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Edal is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edal covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Edal falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Edal is Haludpukur, about 3.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Edal.

Edal is about 31 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edal is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Haludpukur is about 3.6 km away. Gobindpur is about 6.5 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hesal (1.6 km), Patahesal (1.6 km) and Bara Sijulata (2.0 km).

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

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