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About Elaiyampalayam Village

Elaiyampalayam is a large village in Tiruchengode tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,308, made up of 318 males and 3,990 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 12,547 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elaiyampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elaiyampalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Namakkal
Tehsil Tiruchengode
Pincode 637205
Area (hectares) 201.26 hectares
Population 4,308
Male Population 318
Female Population 3,990
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 12,547
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Elaiyampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Elaiyampalayam is the 28th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents. Its 201.26 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Elaiyampalayam

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

Elaiyampalayam lies about 29 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Sankari Durg, about 12 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 Elaiyampalayam
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchengode 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Sankari Durg 12 km
District headquarters Namakkal 29 km

Villages closest to Elaiyampalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Elaiyampalayam village had a population of 4,308. That makes it the 28th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents.

Elaiyampalayam village has 318 males and 3,990 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elaiyampalayam has about 12547 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1114.

The pincode recorded for Elaiyampalayam is 637205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elaiyampalayam covers 201.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Elaiyampalayam falls under Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Elaiyampalayam is Sankari Durg, about 12 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 Elaiyampalayam.

Elaiyampalayam is about 29 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elaiyampalayam is in Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district. Tiruchengode is about 5.8 km away. Sankari Durg is about 12 km away. Namakkal is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mettupalayam (under 2 km), Unjanai (1.9 km) and Sakthinayakkanpalayam (2.3 km).

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

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