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About Edayanpalacheri Village

Edayanpalacheri is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 439 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edayanpalacheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edayanpalacheri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608201
Area (hectares) 153.74 hectares
Population 902
Male Population 439
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Edayanpalacheri compares

By the 2011 count Edayanpalacheri is the 125th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 153.74 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Edayanpalacheri

Edayanpalacheri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Edayanpalacheri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Edayanpalacheri from other places

Edayanpalacheri lies about 43 km from Cuddalore. 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 Edayanpalacheri
Nearest town Kīl Bhuvanagiri 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 9.2 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 43 km

Villages closest to Edayanpalacheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edayanpalacheri village had a population of 902. That makes it the 125th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Edayanpalacheri village has 439 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edayanpalacheri has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Edayanpalacheri is 608201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edayanpalacheri covers 153.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Edayanpalacheri falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Edayanpalacheri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Edayanpalacheri is about 43 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edayanpalacheri is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kīl Bhuvanagiri is about 6.5 km away. Chidambaram is about 9.2 km away. Cuddalore is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puliyagudi (2.0 km), Sakkangudi (2.3 km) and Pannapattu (2.7 km).

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

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