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About Edaiyur Village

Edaiyur is a large village in Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,664, made up of 2,222 males and 2,442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 922 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614702, 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 Thiruvarur
Tehsil Thiruthuraipoondi
Pincode 614702
Area (hectares) 922 hectares
Population 4,664
Male Population 2,222
Female Population 2,442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Edaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Edaiyur is the 7th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,282 residents. Its 922 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Edaiyur

Edaiyur 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 Edaiyur 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 Edaiyur from other places

Edaiyur lies about 34 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Pandi, about 3.3 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
Nearest railway station Pandi 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Thiruthuraipoondi 7.9 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 34 km

Villages closest to Edaiyur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thiruthuraipoondi 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 4,664. That makes it the 7th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,282 residents.

Edaiyur village has 2,222 males and 2,442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edaiyur has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Edaiyur is 614702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edaiyur covers 922 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Edaiyur falls under Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Edaiyur is Pandi, about 3.3 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 Edaiyur.

Edaiyur is about 34 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edaiyur is in Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Pandi is about 3.3 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi is about 7.9 km away. Thiruvarur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ammanur (under 2 km), Sanganthi (under 2 km) and Pinnathur (1.7 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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