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About Elathur Village

Elathur is a mid sized village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 889, made up of 442 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elathur village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Mangalore
Pincode 574150
Area (hectares) 340.67 hectares
Population 889
Male Population 442
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Elathur compares

By the 2011 count Elathur is the 71st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 340.67 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Elathur

Elathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Elathur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Boliyar, Bondathila, Chelliru and Daregudde. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Common questions about Elathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Elathur village had a population of 889. That makes it the 71st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Elathur village has 442 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elathur has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Elathur is 574150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elathur covers 340.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Elathur falls under Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The census record for Elathur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Elathur.

Elathur is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Elathur today is likely to be higher.

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