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About Edavakkudi Village

Edavakkudi is a mid sized village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 422 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edavakkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edavakkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Papanasam
Pincode 613502
Area (hectares) 415.94 hectares
Population 826
Male Population 422
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Edavakkudi compares

By the 2011 count Edavakkudi is the 84th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 415.94 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Edavakkudi

Edavakkudi 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 Edavakkudi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Edavakkudi from other places

Edavakkudi lies about 13 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Kudikadu, about 3.1 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 Edavakkudi
Nearest railway station Kudikadu 3.1 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Papanasam 14 km

Villages closest to Edavakkudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edavakkudi village had a population of 826. That makes it the 84th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Edavakkudi village has 422 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edavakkudi has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Edavakkudi is 613502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edavakkudi covers 415.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Edavakkudi falls under Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Edavakkudi is Kudikadu, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Edavakkudi is about 13 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edavakkudi is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Kudikadu is about 3.1 km away. Thanjavur is about 13 km away. Papanasam 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 Kumilakudi (2.3 km), Kandhavanam (2.4 km) and Saliyamangalam (2.8 km).

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

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