About Edavanakkad Village

Edavanakkad is one of the larger villages in Kochi tehsil, in the district of Ernakulam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21,787, made up of 10,471 males and 11,316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 682502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edavanakkad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edavanakkad village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Ernakulam
Tehsil	Kochi
Pincode	682502
Area (hectares)	1124 hectares
Population	21,787
Male Population	10,471
Female Population	11,316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,081
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Edavanakkad compares

By the 2011 count Edavanakkad is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 23,404 residents. Its 1124 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Edavanakkad

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

Edavanakkad lies about 17 km from Ernakulam, and the nearest railway station is Idappalli, about 11 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 Edavanakkad
Nearest town	Kottuvalli	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Idappalli	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kochi	17 km
District headquarters	Ernakulam	17 km

Villages closest to Edavanakkad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edavanakkad village had a population of 21,787. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 23,404 residents.

Edavanakkad village has 10,471 males and 11,316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edavanakkad has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Edavanakkad is 682502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edavanakkad covers 1124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Edavanakkad falls under Kochi tehsil of Ernakulam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Edavanakkad is Idappalli, about 11 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 village for Edavanakkad.

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

Edavanakkad is in Kochi tehsil of Ernakulam district. Kottuvalli is about 5.0 km away. Idappalli is about 11 km away. Kochi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.