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About Elanthoor Village

Elanthoor is one of the larger villages in Kozhenchery tehsil, in the district of Pathanamthitta, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,344, made up of 7,135 males and 8,209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1509 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 689643, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elanthoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elanthoor village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Pathanamthitta
Tehsil Kozhenchery
Pincode 689643
Area (hectares) 1509 hectares
Population 15,344
Male Population 7,135
Female Population 8,209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,151
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Elanthoor compares

By the 2011 count Elanthoor is the 9th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 14,450 residents. Its 1509 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1148.

Getting to Elanthoor

Elanthoor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Elanthoor 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 Elanthoor from other places

Elanthoor lies about 7.3 km from Pathanamthitta, and the nearest railway station is Chengannur, about 13 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 Elanthoor
Tehsil headquarters Kozhenchery 7.3 km
District headquarters Pathanamthitta 7.3 km
Nearest town Pathanāmthitta 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Chengannur 13 km

Villages closest to Elanthoor

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

Common questions about Elanthoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Elanthoor village had a population of 15,344. That makes it the 9th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,450 residents.

Elanthoor village has 7,135 males and 8,209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elanthoor has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1148.

The pincode recorded for Elanthoor is 689643. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elanthoor covers 1509 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Elanthoor falls under Kozhenchery tehsil of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Elanthoor is Chengannur, about 13 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 Elanthoor.

Elanthoor is about 7.3 km from Pathanamthitta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elanthoor is in Kozhenchery tehsil of Pathanamthitta district. Kozhenchery is about 7.3 km away. Pathanamthitta is about 7.3 km away. Pathanāmthitta is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mallapuzhassery (3.3 km), Mezhuveli (3.4 km) and Kidangannur (3.9 km).

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

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