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About Elaye Village

Elaye is a mid sized village in Devgad tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,697, made up of 821 males and 876 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 763.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elaye Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elaye village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Devgad
Pincode 416612
Area (hectares) 763.08 hectares
Population 1,697
Male Population 821
Female Population 876
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Elaye compares

By the 2011 count Elaye is the 23rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents. Its 763.08 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1073.

Getting to Elaye

Elaye is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Elaye as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dabhole, Dahibaon, Devgad and Dhalavali. 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 Elaye

As per the Census of India 2011, Elaye village had a population of 1,697. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,234 residents.

Elaye village has 821 males and 876 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elaye has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1073.

The pincode recorded for Elaye is 416612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elaye covers 763.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Elaye falls under Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Elaye notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Elaye.

Elaye is in Devgad tehsil of Sindhudurg 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 Elaye today is likely to be higher.

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