About Edirkottai Village

Edirkottai is a large village in Sivakasi tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,329, made up of 2,129 males and 2,200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1916 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Edirkottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Edirkottai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Virudhunagar
Tehsil	Sivakasi
Pincode	626131
Area (hectares)	1916 hectares
Population	4,329
Male Population	2,129
Female Population	2,200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Edirkottai compares

By the 2011 count Edirkottai is the 17th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents. Its 1916 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Edirkottai

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

Edirkottai lies about 30 km from Virudhunagar. 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 Edirkottai
Nearest town	Viswanatham	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sivakasi	11 km
District headquarters	Virudhunagar	30 km

Villages closest to Edirkottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Edirkottai village had a population of 4,329. That makes it the 17th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents.

Edirkottai village has 2,129 males and 2,200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Edirkottai has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Edirkottai is 626131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Edirkottai covers 1916 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Edirkottai falls under Sivakasi tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Edirkottai 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 village for Edirkottai.

Edirkottai is about 30 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Edirkottai is in Sivakasi tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Viswanatham is about 9.9 km away. Sivakasi is about 11 km away. Virudhunagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.