Skip to main content

About Illedu Village

Illedu is a large village in Cheyyur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,688, made up of 1,336 males and 1,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 825.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Illedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Illedu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Cheyyur
Pincode 603401
Area (hectares) 825.4 hectares
Population 2,688
Male Population 1,336
Female Population 1,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 2 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 27 km distance

How Illedu compares

By the 2011 count Illedu is the 16th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 825.4 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Illedu

Illedu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Illedu as Available within 2 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 27 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Illedu from other places

Illedu lies about 67 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Tozhuppedu, about 17 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 Illedu
Nearest town Kottaikādu 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyur 15 km
Nearest railway station Tozhuppedu 17 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 67 km

Villages closest to Illedu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Illedu village had a population of 2,688. That makes it the 16th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Illedu village has 1,336 males and 1,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Illedu has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Illedu is 603401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Illedu covers 825.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Illedu falls under Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Illedu is Tozhuppedu, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 27 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 2 km distance and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Illedu.

Illedu is about 67 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Illedu is in Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Kottaikādu is about 9.3 km away. Cheyyur is about 15 km away. Tozhuppedu is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chunampet (under 2 km), Vannianallur (2.5 km) and Agaram (3.1 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.