About Elathur Village

Elathur is a large village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,229, made up of 1,593 males and 1,636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606906, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Polur
Pincode	606906
Area (hectares)	420.54 hectares
Population	3,229
Male Population	1,593
Female Population	1,636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 13 km distance

How Elathur compares

By the 2011 count Elathur is the 26th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 420.54 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Elathur

Elathur 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 Elathur 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 13 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Elathur from other places

Elathur lies about 59 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Kaniyambadi, about 17 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 Elathur
Nearest railway station	Kaniyambadi	17 km
Nearest town	Pallikonda	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Polur	30 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	59 km

Villages closest to Elathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Elathur village had a population of 3,229. That makes it the 26th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Elathur village has 1,593 males and 1,636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elathur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Elathur is 606906. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elathur covers 420.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Elathur falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Elathur is Kaniyambadi, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 13 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Elathur.

Elathur is about 59 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elathur is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Kaniyambadi is about 17 km away. Pallikonda is about 18 km away. Polur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.