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About Edayapalayam Village

Edayapalayam is a mid sized village in Avanashi tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,273, made up of 632 males and 641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edayapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edayapalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruppur
Tehsil Avanashi
Pincode 638103
Area (hectares) 475.49 hectares
Population 1,273
Male Population 632
Female Population 641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Edayapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Edayapalayam is the 53rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,522 residents. Its 475.49 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Edayapalayam

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

How far is Edayapalayam from other places

Edayapalayam lies about 24 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Sulur Road, about 10 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 Edayapalayam
Nearest town Sulur 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Sulur Road 10 km
District headquarters Tiruppur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Avanashi 25 km

Villages closest to Edayapalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edayapalayam village had a population of 1,273. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,522 residents.

Edayapalayam village has 632 males and 641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edayapalayam has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Edayapalayam is 638103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edayapalayam covers 475.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Edayapalayam falls under Avanashi tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Edayapalayam is Sulur Road, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Edayapalayam.

Edayapalayam is about 24 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edayapalayam is in Avanashi tehsil of Tiruppur district. Sulur is about 7.4 km away. Sulur Road is about 10 km away. Tiruppur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ayyampalayam (4.7 km), Kalipalayam (11 km) and Agrahara Kathaganni (14 km).

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

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