About Edayar Village

Edayar is a large village in Udayarpalayam tehsil, in the district of Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,287, made up of 1,646 males and 1,641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 905.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621804, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edayar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edayar village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ariyalur
Tehsil	Udayarpalayam
Pincode	621804
Area (hectares)	905.18 hectares
Population	3,287
Male Population	1,646
Female Population	1,641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Edayar compares

By the 2011 count Edayar is the 42nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,569 residents. Its 905.18 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Edayar

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

Edayar lies about 27 km from Ariyalur, and the nearest railway station is Sendurai, about 18 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 Edayar
Tehsil headquarters	Udayarpalayam	2.7 km
Nearest town	Jayamkondacholapuram	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Sendurai	18 km
District headquarters	Ariyalur	27 km

Villages closest to Edayar

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.

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Common questions about Edayar

As per the Census of India 2011, Edayar village had a population of 3,287. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,569 residents.

Edayar village has 1,646 males and 1,641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edayar has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Edayar is 621804. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edayar covers 905.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Edayar is Sendurai, about 18 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 Edayar.

Edayar is about 27 km from Ariyalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edayar is in Udayarpalayam tehsil of Ariyalur district. Udayarpalayam is about 2.7 km away. Jayamkondacholapuram is about 6.0 km away. Sendurai is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.