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About Edanganni Village

Edanganni is a large village in Udayarpalayam tehsil, in the district of Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,700, made up of 1,408 males and 1,292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 741.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612904, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edanganni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edanganni village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ariyalur
Tehsil Udayarpalayam
Pincode 612904
Area (hectares) 741.18 hectares
Population 2,700
Male Population 1,408
Female Population 1,292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Edanganni compares

By the 2011 count Edanganni is the 53rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,569 residents. Its 741.18 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Edanganni

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

Edanganni lies about 34 km from Ariyalur, and the nearest railway station is Tiruvidaimarudur, 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 Edanganni
Nearest town Jayamkondacholapuram 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Udayarpalayam 14 km
Nearest railway station Tiruvidaimarudur 14 km
District headquarters Ariyalur 34 km

Villages closest to Edanganni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edanganni village had a population of 2,700. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,569 residents.

Edanganni village has 1,408 males and 1,292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edanganni has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Edanganni is 612904. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edanganni covers 741.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Edanganni falls under Udayarpalayam tehsil of Ariyalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Edanganni is Tiruvidaimarudur, 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 village for Edanganni.

Edanganni is about 34 km from Ariyalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edanganni is in Udayarpalayam tehsil of Ariyalur district. Jayamkondacholapuram is about 13 km away. Udayarpalayam is about 14 km away. Tiruvidaimarudur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are T Palur (1.6 km), Authukurichi (1.9 km) and Edaayankurichi (1.9 km).

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

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