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About Eduthanur Village

Eduthanur is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,462, made up of 745 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 355.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eduthanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eduthanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 605802
Area (hectares) 355.54 hectares
Population 1,462
Male Population 745
Female Population 717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Eduthanur compares

By the 2011 count Eduthanur is the 105th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 355.54 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 979.

Getting to Eduthanur

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

How far is Eduthanur from other places

Eduthanur lies about 50 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Adichchanur, about 19 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 Eduthanur
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 16 km
Nearest town Tirukkoyilur 18 km
Nearest railway station Adichchanur 19 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 50 km

Villages closest to Eduthanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eduthanur village had a population of 1,462. That makes it the 105th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Eduthanur village has 745 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eduthanur 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Eduthanur is 605802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eduthanur covers 355.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Eduthanur falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Eduthanur is Adichchanur, about 19 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 village for Eduthanur.

Eduthanur is about 50 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eduthanur is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 16 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 18 km away. Adichchanur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirpanandal (under 2 km), Odiyanthal (2.3 km) and Maniyandal (2.3 km).

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

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