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About Edaicode Village

Edaicode is one of the larger villages in Vilavancode tehsil, in the district of Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,459, made up of 4,191 males and 4,268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 541 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 629152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edaicode Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edaicode village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kanniyakumari
Tehsil Vilavancode
Pincode 629152
Area (hectares) 541 hectares
Population 8,459
Male Population 4,191
Female Population 4,268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Edaicode compares

By the 2011 count Edaicode is the 4th largest of the 8 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 7,623 residents. Its 541 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Edaicode

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

How far is Edaicode from other places

Edaicode lies about 48 km from Kanniyakumari, and the nearest railway station is Parassala, about 4.8 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 Edaicode
Nearest town Edaicode 1.7 km
Nearest railway station Parassala 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Vilavancode 6.1 km
District headquarters Kanniyakumari 48 km

Villages closest to Edaicode

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edaicode village had a population of 8,459. That makes it the 4th largest of the 8 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,623 residents.

Edaicode village has 4,191 males and 4,268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edaicode has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Edaicode is 629152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edaicode covers 541 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Edaicode falls under Vilavancode tehsil of Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Edaicode is Parassala, about 4.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Edaicode.

Edaicode is about 48 km from Kanniyakumari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edaicode is in Vilavancode tehsil of Kanniyakumari district. Edaicode is about 1.7 km away. Parassala is about 4.8 km away. Vilavancode is about 6.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malayadi (2.2 km), Manjalumoodu (2.7 km) and Muzhucode (3.3 km).

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

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