About Elanthoppu Village

Elanthoppu is a large village in Mayiladuthurai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,354, made up of 1,191 males and 1,163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elanthoppu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elanthoppu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Tehsil	Mayiladuthurai
Pincode	609201
Area (hectares)	431.78 hectares
Population	2,354
Male Population	1,191
Female Population	1,163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Elanthoppu compares

By the 2011 count Elanthoppu is the 31st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents. Its 431.78 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Elanthoppu

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

How far is Elanthoppu from other places

Elanthoppu lies about 54 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Vithisvarankol, about 6.8 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 Elanthoppu
Nearest railway station	Vithisvarankol	6.8 km
Nearest town	Sīrkāzhi	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mayiladuthurai	12 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	54 km

Villages closest to Elanthoppu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Elanthoppu village had a population of 2,354. That makes it the 31st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents.

Elanthoppu village has 1,191 males and 1,163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elanthoppu has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Elanthoppu is 609201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elanthoppu covers 431.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Elanthoppu falls under Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Elanthoppu is Vithisvarankol, about 6.8 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 village for Elanthoppu.

Elanthoppu is about 54 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elanthoppu is in Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Vithisvarankol is about 6.8 km away. Sīrkāzhi is about 11 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.