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About Elanangur Village

Elanangur is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,179, made up of 580 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elanangur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elanangur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608302
Area (hectares) 236.6 hectares
Population 1,179
Male Population 580
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Elanangur compares

By the 2011 count Elanangur is the 105th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 236.6 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Elanangur

Elanangur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Elanangur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Elanangur from other places

Elanangur lies about 45 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Vallampadugai, about 3.7 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 Elanangur
Nearest railway station Vallampadugai 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 4.7 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 45 km

Villages closest to Elanangur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Elanangur village had a population of 1,179. That makes it the 105th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Elanangur village has 580 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elanangur has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Elanangur is 608302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elanangur covers 236.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Elanangur falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Elanangur is Vallampadugai, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Elanangur is about 45 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elanangur is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Vallampadugai is about 3.7 km away. Chidambaram is about 4.7 km away. Cuddalore is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are B Udaiyur (under 2 km), Vaiyur (under 2 km) and Agaranallur (1.5 km).

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

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