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About Elandakudam Village

Elandakudam is a large village in Ariyalur tehsil, in the district of Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,559, made up of 2,218 males and 2,341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1071.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621851, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elandakudam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elandakudam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ariyalur
Tehsil Ariyalur
Pincode 621851
Area (hectares) 1071.31 hectares
Population 4,559
Male Population 2,218
Female Population 2,341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Elandakudam compares

By the 2011 count Elandakudam is the 13th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 1071.31 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Elandakudam

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

Elandakudam lies about 24 km from Ariyalur, and the nearest railway station is Kallakkudi Palanganatham, about 9.9 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 Elandakudam
Nearest railway station Kallakkudi Palanganatham 9.9 km
Nearest town Thanjavur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ariyalur 24 km

Villages closest to Elandakudam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Elandakudam village had a population of 4,559. That makes it the 13th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Elandakudam village has 2,218 males and 2,341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elandakudam has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Elandakudam is 621851. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elandakudam covers 1071.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Elandakudam falls under Ariyalur tehsil of Ariyalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Elandakudam is Kallakkudi Palanganatham, about 9.9 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 Elandakudam.

Elandakudam is about 24 km from Ariyalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elandakudam is in Ariyalur tehsil of Ariyalur district. Kallakkudi Palanganatham is about 9.9 km away. Thanjavur is about 20 km away. Ariyalur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandiratheertham (2.4 km), Kulamanickam (2.6 km) and Kovil Esanai (2.8 km).

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

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