About Elavur Village

Elavur is one of the larger villages in Gummidipoondi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,390, made up of 2,788 males and 2,602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1622.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elavur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elavur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Gummidipoondi
Pincode	601201
Area (hectares)	1622.61 hectares
Population	5,390
Male Population	2,788
Female Population	2,602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 4 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 7 km distance

How Elavur compares

By the 2011 count Elavur is the 5th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents. Its 1622.61 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Elavur

Elavur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Elavur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 4 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 7 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Elavur from other places

Elavur lies about 35 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Palayasivaram, about 6.3 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 Elavur
Nearest railway station	Palayasivaram	6.3 km
Nearest town	Srīperumbūdūr	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gummidipoondi	35 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	35 km

Villages closest to Elavur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Elavur village had a population of 5,390. That makes it the 5th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents.

Elavur village has 2,788 males and 2,602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elavur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Elavur is 601201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elavur covers 1622.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Elavur falls under Gummidipoondi tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Elavur is Palayasivaram, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 7 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 4 km distance for Elavur.

Elavur is about 35 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elavur is in Gummidipoondi tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Palayasivaram is about 6.3 km away. Srīperumbūdūr is about 16 km away. Gummidipoondi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.