Edappadi is a Taluk located in Salem district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of 9 Taluks of Salem district. There are 20 villages and 3 towns in Edappadi Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Edappadi Taluk has 60,916 households, population of 223,756 of which 116,729 are males and 107,027 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 22,173 which is 9.91% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Edappadi Taluk is around
917 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Edappadi Taluk is 56.79% out of which 65.2% males are literate and 47.63% females are literate. The total area of Edappadi is 318 sq.km with population density of 704 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 67.11% of population lives in Urban area and 32.89% lives in Rural area. There are 10.17% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.13% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Edappadi Taluk.
Edappadi Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 223,756 | 100% |
| Hindu | 220,077 | 98.36% |
| Muslim | 2,145 | 0.96% |
| Christian | 1,274 | 0.57% |
| Religion not stated | 232 | 0.1% |
| Sikh | 14 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 5 | 0% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 5 | 0% |
| Jain | 4 | 0% |
Edappadi Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 19,872 | 41,044 |
| Total Population | 73,586 | 150,170 |
| Population (%) | 51.18% | 47.35% |
| Male Population | 37,659 | 79,070 |
| Female Population | 35,927 | 71,100 |
| Sex Ratio | 954 | 899 |
| Literacy (%) | 64.3% | 53.11% |
List of Cities in Edappadi
Check out complete list of all town cities of Edappadi in Edappadi district, Tamil Nadu
List of Villages in Edappadi
Check out complete list of all villages of Edappadi in Edappadi district, Tamil Nadu
| Village | Population | Literacy | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Chittur | 14,466 | 49.88% | 935 |
| Idupali | 13,152 | 51.6% | 880 |
| Vellalapuram | 13,143 | 54.26% | 897 |
| Vellarivalli | 12,093 | 53.45% | 921 |
| Kachchippalli | 11,443 | 55.61% | 895 |
| Koranampatti | 9,385 | 55.28% | 888 |
| Chettimankurichi | 8,740 | 48.78% | 873 |
| Avaniperur(East) | 8,724 | 57.99% | 904 |
| Kurubapatti | 7,072 | 54.43% | 933 |
| Pakkanadu | 6,842 | 47.03% | 919 |
| Puduppalayam | 6,351 | 46.39% | 867 |
| Erumaipatti | 5,630 | 60.43% | 925 |
| Samudram | 5,515 | 52.15% | 865 |
| Tangayur | 5,245 | 60.1% | 896 |
| Dadapuram | 5,097 | 52.09% | 891 |
| Nedungulam | 5,026 | 60.29% | 950 |
| Konasamudram | 4,095 | 50.28% | 860 |
| Adaiyur | 3,544 | 55.84% | 896 |
| Vembaneri | 3,542 | 47.88% | 837 |
| Pakkanadu R.F. | 1,065 | 40.19% | 865 |
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