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Edanganasalai (also spelled Edaganasalai) is a municipality in Sankari taluk of Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[1] It was upgraded from a town panchayat to a municipality in 2021 as part of statewide urban local body reforms.^[2]

Edanganasalai is located in Sankari taluk of Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It covers an area of 24 square kilometres (9.3 sq mi).^[3]

The municipality is governed by a commissioner and consists of 18 wards.^[4] It forms part of the Sankari Assembly constituency, which elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, and the Namakkal parliamentary constituency, which elects a member to the Lok Sabha.^[5]

As per the 2011 Census of India, Edanganasalai had a population of 33,245 across 8,631 households, with a marginal increase from 29,635 in the 2001 census.^[6] The population consisted of 17,609 males and 15,636 females. Children below the age of six numbered 3,546. Scheduled castes comprised about 3.8% of the population, and scheduled tribes about 2%. The entire population is classified as urban, with an average literacy rate of 68.1%.^{[citation needed]}

The town has a large textile industry employing significant portion of the population. In addition, it also has agriculture and allied activities. Hinduism is the predominant religion (99.3%), followed by small minorities of Christians (0.4%) and Muslims (0.3%).^[7]