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About Edathanur Village

Edathanur is a large village in THANDRAMPET tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,819, made up of 1,398 males and 1,421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 648.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606707, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edathanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edathanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil THANDRAMPET
Pincode 606707
Area (hectares) 648.56 hectares
Population 2,819
Male Population 1,398
Female Population 1,421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 23 km distance

How Edathanur compares

By the 2011 count Edathanur is the 24th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,720 residents. Its 648.56 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 Edathanur

Edathanur 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 Edathanur 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 23 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Edathanur from other places

Edathanur lies about 21 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 Edathanur
Tehsil headquarters THANDRAMPET 21 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 21 km

Villages closest to Edathanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edathanur village had a population of 2,819. That makes it the 24th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,720 residents.

Edathanur village has 1,398 males and 1,421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edathanur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Edathanur is 606707. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edathanur covers 648.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Edathanur falls under THANDRAMPET tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Edathanur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 23 km distance.

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

Edathanur is about 21 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edathanur is in THANDRAMPET tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. THANDRAMPET is about 21 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thiruvadathanur (under 2 km), Puthurchekkadi (under 2 km) and Allappanur (2.1 km).

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

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