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About Edaiyur Village

Edaiyur is a mid sized village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,227, made up of 615 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edaiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Kattumannarkoil
Pincode 608302
Area (hectares) 322.14 hectares
Population 1,227
Male Population 615
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Edaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Edaiyur is the 66th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 322.14 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 991.

Getting to Edaiyur

Edaiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Edaiyur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Edaiyur from other places

Edaiyur lies about 59 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Vithisvarankol, about 13 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 Edaiyur
Tehsil headquarters Kattumannarkoil 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Vithisvarankol 13 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 59 km

Villages closest to Edaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edaiyur village had a population of 1,227. That makes it the 66th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Edaiyur village has 615 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edaiyur has about 995 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 991.

The pincode recorded for Edaiyur is 608302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edaiyur covers 322.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Edaiyur falls under Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Edaiyur is Vithisvarankol, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Edaiyur.

Edaiyur is about 59 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edaiyur is in Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kattumannarkoil is about 4.9 km away. Vithisvarankol is about 13 km away. Cuddalore is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Odaiyur (under 2 km), Madarsudamani (under 2 km) and Vauvalthoppu (1.9 km).

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

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