About Elanji Village

Elanji is one of the larger villages in Muvattupuzha tehsil, in the district of Ernakulam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,495, made up of 8,134 males and 8,361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2948 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elanji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elanji village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Ernakulam
Tehsil	Muvattupuzha
Pincode	686665
Area (hectares)	2948 hectares
Population	16,495
Male Population	8,134
Female Population	8,361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Elanji compares

By the 2011 count Elanji is the 10th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 17,309 residents. Its 2948 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Elanji

Elanji is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Elanji as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Elanji from other places

Elanji lies about 33 km from Ernakulam, and the nearest railway station is Vaikam Road, about 9.8 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 Elanji
Nearest town	Piravam	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Vaikam Road	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Muvattupuzha	17 km
District headquarters	Ernakulam	33 km

Villages closest to Elanji

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Muvattupuzha 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 Elanji

As per the Census of India 2011, Elanji village had a population of 16,495. That makes it the 10th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,309 residents.

Elanji village has 8,134 males and 8,361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elanji has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Elanji is 686665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elanji covers 2948 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Elanji falls under Muvattupuzha tehsil of Ernakulam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Elanji is Vaikam Road, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Elanji.

Elanji is about 33 km from Ernakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elanji is in Muvattupuzha tehsil of Ernakulam district. Piravam is about 6.3 km away. Vaikam Road is about 9.8 km away. Muvattupuzha is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.