About Edaimalai Village

Edaimalai is a small village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 389, made up of 201 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edaimalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edaimalai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604203
Area (hectares)	174.43 hectares
Population	389
Male Population	201
Female Population	188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 3 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 25 km distance

How Edaimalai compares

By the 2011 count Edaimalai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 174.43 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Edaimalai

Edaimalai 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 Edaimalai as Available within 3 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 25 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Edaimalai from other places

Edaimalai lies about 42 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tindivanam, about 17 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 Edaimalai
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	13 km
Nearest railway station	Tindivanam	17 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	42 km

Villages closest to Edaimalai

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

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Common questions about Edaimalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Edaimalai village had a population of 389. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Edaimalai village has 201 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edaimalai has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Edaimalai is 604203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edaimalai covers 174.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Edaimalai falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Edaimalai is Tindivanam, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 25 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 3 km distance and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Edaimalai.

Edaimalai is about 42 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edaimalai is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 13 km away. Tindivanam is about 17 km away. Viluppuram is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.