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About Edapirai Village

Edapirai is a mid sized village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,825, made up of 930 males and 895 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edapirai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edapirai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Polur
Pincode 606803
Area (hectares) 337.05 hectares
Population 1,825
Male Population 930
Female Population 895
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 7 km distance

How Edapirai compares

By the 2011 count Edapirai is the 85th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 337.05 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 996.

Getting to Edapirai

Edapirai 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 Edapirai 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 7 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Edapirai from other places

Edapirai lies about 30 km from Tiruvannamalai. 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 Edapirai
Tehsil headquarters Polur 6.0 km
Nearest town Polūr 6.0 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 30 km

Villages closest to Edapirai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edapirai village had a population of 1,825. That makes it the 85th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Edapirai village has 930 males and 895 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edapirai has about 962 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Edapirai is 606803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edapirai covers 337.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Edapirai falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Edapirai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 7 km distance.

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

Edapirai is about 30 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edapirai is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Polur is about 6.0 km away. Polūr is about 6.0 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Somanathaputhur (1.6 km), Padiyambattu (2.6 km) and Nammiyandal (2.7 km).

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

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