Skip to main content

About Edumalai Village

Edumalai is a large village in Manachanallur tehsil, in the district of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,916, made up of 1,967 males and 1,949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1656.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edumalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edumalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruchirappalli
Tehsil Manachanallur
Pincode 621007
Area (hectares) 1656.9 hectares
Population 3,916
Male Population 1,967
Female Population 1,949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Edumalai compares

By the 2011 count Edumalai is the 12th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,531 residents. Its 1656.9 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Edumalai

Edumalai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Edumalai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Edumalai from other places

Edumalai lies about 26 km from Tiruchirappalli, and the nearest railway station is Pichchandar Kovil, about 19 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 Edumalai
Nearest town Mannachanallur 16 km
Nearest railway station Pichchandar Kovil 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Manachanallur 26 km
District headquarters Tiruchirappalli 26 km

Villages closest to Edumalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edumalai village had a population of 3,916. That makes it the 12th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,531 residents.

Edumalai village has 1,967 males and 1,949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edumalai has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Edumalai is 621007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edumalai covers 1656.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Edumalai falls under Manachanallur tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Edumalai is Pichchandar Kovil, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Edumalai.

Edumalai is about 26 km from Tiruchirappalli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edumalai is in Manachanallur tehsil of Tiruchirappalli district. Mannachanallur is about 16 km away. Pichchandar Kovil is about 19 km away. Manachanallur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Valaiyur (3.7 km), Vazhaiyur (3.7 km) and Thiruppattur (5.5 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

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

See All