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- LGD code
- 628452
- Pincode
- 695141
- Post office
- Varkala
- Population
- 25,994
- Households
- 5,847
- Literacy rate
- 83.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1263 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 7,095
Census 2011 · in context
How Edava compares
By population, Edava ranks #4 of 10 villages in Varkala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
83.7%
+0.7% vs mandal average
- Edava
- 83.7%
- Varkala mandal
- 83.0%
- Thiruvananthapuram district
- 84.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,263
+54 vs mandal average
- Edava
- 1,263
- Varkala mandal
- 1,209
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Edava
- 4.4
- Varkala mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Edava at a glance
Edava is a village of 25,994 people in 5,847 households (Census 2011) in Varkala taluk, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, the 4th-largest of 10 villages in Varkala taluk. Literacy is 84%, about the same as the taluk average of 83% and the sex ratio is 1,263 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 695141, served by Varkala post office; the LGD village code is 628452. The village votes in Chathannoor assembly constituency, represented by MLA G. S. Jayalal. The population is estimated at 30,647 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Edava
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 2
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Varkala
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 27
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Edava
- Total area (ha)
- 914
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Edava
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Edava
- LGD code
- 628452
- Pincode
- 695141
- Post office
- Varkala
- Population (Census 2011)
- 25,994
- Population (projected 2026)
- 30,647
- Households
- 5,847
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1263
- Literacy rate
- 83.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kollam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chathannoor
- Member of Parliament
- N. K. Premachandran
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- G. S. Jayalal
- Block / Mandal
- Varkala
- Nearest PHC
- Jagans Clinic (13.4 km)
- Nearest post office
- Alumoodu Post Office (11.7 km)
- Nearest bank
- Mayyanad Regional Cooperative Bank (12.7 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Mayyanad (12.6 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 695141
Other villages in Varkala mandal
View all 11 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)