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About Edakkunnam Village

Edakkunnam is one of the larger villages in Kanjirappally tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21,138, made up of 10,543 males and 10,595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686512, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edakkunnam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edakkunnam village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Tehsil Kanjirappally
Pincode 686512
Area (hectares) 3175 hectares
Population 21,138
Male Population 10,543
Female Population 10,595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Edakkunnam compares

By the 2011 count Edakkunnam is the 5th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 22,504 residents. Its 3175 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Edakkunnam

Edakkunnam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Edakkunnam 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. The nearest villages by name are Cheruvally, Chirakkadavu, Elamgulam and Elikkulam. 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.

Common questions about Edakkunnam

As per the Census of India 2011, Edakkunnam village had a population of 21,138. That makes it the 5th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 22,504 residents.

Edakkunnam village has 10,543 males and 10,595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edakkunnam has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Edakkunnam is 686512. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edakkunnam covers 3175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Edakkunnam falls under Kanjirappally tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The census record for Edakkunnam notes the nearest railway station 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 Edakkunnam.

Edakkunnam is in Kanjirappally tehsil of Kottayam 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.

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

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