# Edappadi, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Salem, Tamil Nadu 

# Edappadi

Edappadi is a sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **223,756 people**, 3 towns and 20 villages (20 inhabited). The largest village is Chittur (14,466 people).

- 223,756people (2011)
- 20villages
- 3towns
- 63.0%literacy

## Population of Edappadi compared with Salem

■ Edappadi · ■ Salem district

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**916

Working population ****56.0%**

**48.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Edappadi

Of every 100 households in Edappadi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Edappadi · ■ Salem district

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**54%

Tap water ****84%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**43%

Use banking services ****27%**

**39%

Television ****73%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****11%**

**8%

Own their home ****90%**

**77%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Edappadi

- Edappadi54,823 people
- Poolampatti9,477 people
- Konganapuram9,286 people

## Largest villages in Edappadi

- Chittur · 14,466 people
- Idupali · 13,152 people
- Vellalapuram · 13,143 people
- Vellarivalli · 12,093 people
- Kachchippalli · 11,443 people
- Koranampatti · 9,385 people
- Chettimankurichi · 8,740 people
- Avaniperur · 8,724 people
- Kurubapatti · 7,072 people
- Pakkanadu · 6,842 people
- Puduppalayam · 6,351 people
- Erumaipatti · 5,630 people
- Samudram · 5,515 people
- Tangayur · 5,245 people
- Dadapuram · 5,097 people
- Nedungulam · 5,026 people

[All 20 villages in Edappadi →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/edappadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Edappadi?20 (20 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Edappadi in?Salem district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Edappadi?223,756 (Census 2011)