About Edaiyur Village

Edaiyur is a large village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,179, made up of 1,122 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605757, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edaiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Tirukkoyilur
Pincode	605757
Area (hectares)	496.48 hectares
Population	2,179
Male Population	1,122
Female Population	1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Edaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Edaiyur is the 77th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 496.48 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Edaiyur

Edaiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Edaiyur 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 Edaiyur from other places

Edaiyur lies about 42 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 13 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 Edaiyur
Tehsil headquarters	Tirukkoyilur	11 km
Nearest railway station	Tirukkovilur	13 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	42 km

Villages closest to Edaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edaiyur village had a population of 2,179. That makes it the 77th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Edaiyur village has 1,122 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edaiyur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Edaiyur is 605757. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edaiyur covers 496.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Edaiyur falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Edaiyur is Tirukkovilur, about 13 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 Edaiyur.

Edaiyur 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.

Edaiyur is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tirukkoyilur is about 11 km away. Tirukkovilur is about 13 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.