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About Elangadu Village

Elangadu is a mid sized village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 805, made up of 404 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614903, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elangadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elangadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614903
Area (hectares) 398.44 hectares
Population 805
Male Population 404
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Elangadu compares

By the 2011 count Elangadu is the 113th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 398.44 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1090.

Getting to Elangadu

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

Elangadu lies about 50 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Mutupet, about 8.3 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 Elangadu
Nearest railway station Mutupet 8.3 km
Nearest town Muthupet 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 13 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 50 km

Villages closest to Elangadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Elangadu village had a population of 805. That makes it the 113th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Elangadu village has 404 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elangadu has about 993 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 1090.

The pincode recorded for Elangadu is 614903. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elangadu covers 398.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Elangadu falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Elangadu is Mutupet, about 8.3 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 Elangadu.

Elangadu is about 50 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elangadu is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Mutupet is about 8.3 km away. Muthupet is about 8.4 km away. Pattukkottai is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karappankadu (under 2 km), Siramelkudi (1.9 km) and Madurabashanipuram (2.4 km).

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

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