About Elangadu Village

Elangadu is a large village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,920, made up of 1,493 males and 1,427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1166.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604408, 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	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Vandavasi
Pincode	604408
Area (hectares)	1166.9 hectares
Population	2,920
Male Population	1,493
Female Population	1,427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 37 km distance

How Elangadu compares

By the 2011 count Elangadu is the 13th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 1166.9 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 999.

Getting to Elangadu

Elangadu 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 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 37 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 78 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Tozhuppedu, about 5.0 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	Tozhuppedu	5.0 km
Nearest town	Madurāntakam	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vandavasi	20 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	78 km

Villages closest to Elangadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Elangadu village had a population of 2,920. That makes it the 13th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Elangadu village has 1,493 males and 1,427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elangadu has about 956 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 999.

The pincode recorded for Elangadu is 604408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elangadu covers 1166.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Elangadu falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Elangadu is Tozhuppedu, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 37 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 78 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elangadu is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Tozhuppedu is about 5.0 km away. Madurāntakam is about 17 km away. Vandavasi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.