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About Edaikkal Village

Edaikkal is a mid sized village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,321, made up of 646 males and 675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edaikkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edaikkal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Ulundurpettai
Pincode 606305
Area (hectares) 174.09 hectares
Population 1,321
Male Population 646
Female Population 675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Edaikkal compares

By the 2011 count Edaikkal is the 100th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 174.09 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Edaikkal

Edaikkal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Edaikkal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Edaikkal from other places

Edaikkal lies about 44 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Kuttakudi, about 9.7 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 Edaikkal
Tehsil headquarters Ulundurpettai 9.1 km
Nearest town Ulundurpet 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Kuttakudi 9.7 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 44 km

Villages closest to Edaikkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edaikkal village had a population of 1,321. That makes it the 100th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Edaikkal village has 646 males and 675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edaikkal has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Edaikkal is 606305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edaikkal covers 174.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Edaikkal falls under Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Edaikkal is Kuttakudi, about 9.7 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 <5 km distance for Edaikkal.

Edaikkal is about 44 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edaikkal is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ulundurpettai is about 9.1 km away. Ulundurpet is about 9.1 km away. Kuttakudi is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thiruppayar (under 2 km), Siruvathur (under 2 km) and A Mazhavarayanur (2.0 km).

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

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