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About Edaichchithur Village

Edaichchithur is a large village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,351, made up of 2,252 males and 2,099 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 897.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edaichchithur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edaichchithur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606104
Area (hectares) 897.31 hectares
Population 4,351
Male Population 2,252
Female Population 2,099
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Edaichchithur compares

By the 2011 count Edaichchithur is the 12th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 897.31 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Edaichchithur

Edaichchithur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Edaichchithur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Edaichchithur from other places

Edaichchithur lies about 60 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Mukhasa Parur, about 4.7 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 Edaichchithur
Nearest railway station Mukhasa Parur 4.7 km
Nearest town Ulundurpet 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 14 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 60 km

Villages closest to Edaichchithur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edaichchithur village had a population of 4,351. That makes it the 12th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Edaichchithur village has 2,252 males and 2,099 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edaichchithur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Edaichchithur is 606104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edaichchithur covers 897.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Edaichchithur falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Edaichchithur is Mukhasa Parur, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Edaichchithur.

Edaichchithur is about 60 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edaichchithur is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Mukhasa Parur is about 4.7 km away. Ulundurpet is about 11 km away. Virudhachalam 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 Kattuparur (2.2 km), Siruvambur (2.2 km) and Pinjanur (2.4 km).

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

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