About Elinje Village

Elinje is a mid sized village in Mangalore tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,951, made up of 899 males and 1,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elinje Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elinje village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil	Mangalore
Pincode	574141
Area (hectares)	629.34 hectares
Population	1,951
Male Population	899
Female Population	1,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,170
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 Elinje compares

By the 2011 count Elinje is the 51st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 629.34 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Elinje

Elinje is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Elinje 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Elinje from other places

Elinje lies about 49 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Mulki, about 7.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Elinje
Nearest railway station	Mulki	7.4 km
Nearest town	Mūdbidri	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mangalore	19 km
District headquarters	Dakshina Kannada	49 km

Villages closest to Elinje

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mangalore tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Elinje

As per the Census of India 2011, Elinje village had a population of 1,951. That makes it the 51st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Elinje village has 899 males and 1,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elinje has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Elinje is 574141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elinje covers 629.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Elinje is Mulki, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Elinje.

Elinje is about 49 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elinje is in Mangalore tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Mulki is about 7.4 km away. Mūdbidri is about 14 km away. Mangalore is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.