About Elanad Village

Elanad is one of the larger villages in Talappilly tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,284, made up of 4,980 males and 5,304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680586, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elanad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elanad village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Tehsil	Talappilly
Pincode	680586
Area (hectares)	2140 hectares
Population	10,284
Male Population	4,980
Female Population	5,304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,065
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Elanad compares

By the 2011 count Elanad is the 7th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents. Its 2140 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Elanad

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

How far is Elanad from other places

Elanad lies about 22 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Palappuram, about 15 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 Elanad
Nearest railway station	Palappuram	15 km
Nearest town	Alattūr	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Talappilly	22 km
District headquarters	Thrissur	22 km

Villages closest to Elanad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Elanad village had a population of 10,284. That makes it the 7th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents.

Elanad village has 4,980 males and 5,304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elanad has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Elanad is 680586. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elanad covers 2140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Elanad falls under Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Elanad is Palappuram, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Elanad.

Elanad is about 22 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elanad is in Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district. Palappuram is about 15 km away. Alattūr is about 16 km away. Talappilly is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.