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About Edalavadi Village

Edalavadi is a mid sized village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 686, made up of 350 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edalavadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edalavadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Ulundurpettai
Pincode 607201
Area (hectares) 156.18 hectares
Population 686
Male Population 350
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Edalavadi compares

By the 2011 count Edalavadi is the 150th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 156.18 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 981.

Getting to Edalavadi

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

Edalavadi lies about 32 km from Viluppuram. 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 Edalavadi
Tehsil headquarters Ulundurpettai 11 km
Nearest town Ulundurpet 11 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 32 km

Villages closest to Edalavadi

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 Edalavadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Edalavadi village had a population of 686. That makes it the 150th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Edalavadi village has 350 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edalavadi has about 960 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 981.

The pincode recorded for Edalavadi is 607201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edalavadi covers 156.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Edalavadi notes the nearest railway station 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 Edalavadi.

Edalavadi is about 32 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edalavadi is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ulundurpettai is about 11 km away. Ulundurpet is about 11 km away. Viluppuram is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thenkunam (1.9 km), Adanur (2.1 km) and Neivanai (2.7 km).

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

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