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About Edappatta Village

Edappatta is one of the larger villages in Perinthalmanna tehsil, in the district of Malappuram, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22,729, made up of 10,710 males and 12,019 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2586 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 679326, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edappatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edappatta village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Malappuram
Tehsil Perinthalmanna
Pincode 679326
Area (hectares) 2586 hectares
Population 22,729
Male Population 10,710
Female Population 12,019
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Edappatta compares

By the 2011 count Edappatta is the 12th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 23,731 residents. Its 2586 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Edappatta

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

Edappatta lies about 22 km from Malappuram, and the nearest railway station is Melattur, about 2.3 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 Edappatta
Nearest railway station Melattur 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Perinthalmanna 13 km
Nearest town Perintalmanna 13 km
District headquarters Malappuram 22 km

Villages closest to Edappatta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edappatta village had a population of 22,729. That makes it the 12th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 23,731 residents.

Edappatta village has 10,710 males and 12,019 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edappatta has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Edappatta is 679326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edappatta covers 2586 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Edappatta falls under Perinthalmanna tehsil of Malappuram district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Edappatta is Melattur, about 2.3 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 Edappatta.

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

Edappatta is in Perinthalmanna tehsil of Malappuram district. Melattur is about 2.3 km away. Perinthalmanna is about 13 km away. Perintalmanna is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melattur (2.8 km), Kariavattom (7.8 km) and Vettathur (8.4 km).

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

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