About Edava Village

Edava is one of the larger villages in Chirayinkeezhu tehsil, in the district of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25,994, made up of 11,486 males and 14,508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,263 females per 1000 males. The village covers 914 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 695311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edava Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edava village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Tehsil	Chirayinkeezhu
Pincode	695311
Area (hectares)	914 hectares
Population	25,994
Male Population	11,486
Female Population	14,508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,263
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Edava compares

By the 2011 count Edava is the 5th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 20,786 residents. Its 914 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1185.

Getting to Edava

Edava is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Edava 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Edava from other places

Edava lies about 42 km from Thiruvananthapuram, and the nearest railway station is Edavai, about under 2 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 Edava
Nearest railway station	Edavai	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chirayinkeezhu	15 km
District headquarters	Thiruvananthapuram	42 km

Villages closest to Edava

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edava village had a population of 25,994. That makes it the 5th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 20,786 residents.

Edava village has 11,486 males and 14,508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edava has about 1263 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1185.

The pincode recorded for Edava is 695311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edava covers 914 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Edava falls under Chirayinkeezhu tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Edava is Edavai, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Edava.

Edava is about 42 km from Thiruvananthapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edava is in Chirayinkeezhu tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district. Edavai is about under 2 km away. Chirayinkeezhu is about 15 km away. Thiruvananthapuram is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.