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About Edur Village

Edur is a mid sized village in Mudigere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 312 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chikmagalur
Tehsil Mudigere
Pincode 577124
Area (hectares) 455.1 hectares
Population 619
Male Population 312
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Edur compares

By the 2011 count Edur is the 56th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 455.1 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Edur

Edur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Edur as Available within village. 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 Edur from other places

Edur lies about 17 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Chikkamagaluru, about 14 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 Edur
Nearest town Belūr 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Chikkamagaluru 14 km
District headquarters Chikmagalur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Mudigere 19 km

Villages closest to Edur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edur village had a population of 619. That makes it the 56th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Edur village has 312 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edur has about 984 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 1042.

The pincode recorded for Edur is 577124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edur covers 455.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Edur falls under Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Edur is Chikkamagaluru, about 14 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 km distance for Edur.

Edur is about 17 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edur is in Mudigere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Belūr is about 5.5 km away. Chikkamagaluru is about 14 km away. Chikmagalur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thalagodu (9.2 km), Chattanahalli (9.6 km) and Bommenahalli (9.8 km).

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

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