About Edapattu Village

Edapattu is one of the larger villages in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,356, made up of 2,685 males and 2,671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1075.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edapattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edapattu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604201
Area (hectares)	1075.7 hectares
Population	5,356
Male Population	2,685
Female Population	2,671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 35 km distance

How Edapattu compares

By the 2011 count Edapattu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 1075.7 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Edapattu

Edapattu 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 Edapattu 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 35 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Edapattu from other places

Edapattu lies about 60 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Agaram Sibbandi, about 16 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 Edapattu
Nearest railway station	Agaram Sibbandi	16 km
Nearest town	Polūr	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	26 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	60 km

Villages closest to Edapattu

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 Edapattu

As per the Census of India 2011, Edapattu village had a population of 5,356. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Edapattu village has 2,685 males and 2,671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edapattu has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Edapattu is 604201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edapattu covers 1075.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Edapattu is Agaram Sibbandi, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 35 km distance.

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

Edapattu is about 60 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edapattu is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Agaram Sibbandi is about 16 km away. Polūr is about 17 km away. Gingee is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.