Elavur

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Elavur
village
Elavur is located in Tamil Nadu
Elavur
Elavur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Elavur is located in India
Elavur
Elavur
Elavur (India)
Coordinates: 13°27′46″N 80°07′09″E / 13.4628135°N 80.1191296°E / 13.4628135; 80.1191296Coordinates: 13°27′46″N 80°07′09″E / 13.4628135°N 80.1191296°E / 13.4628135; 80.1191296
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTiruvallur
TalukGummidipoondi taluk
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,390
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code628563

Elavur is a village in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the Gummidipoondi taluk border between Tamil Nadu and Andhra pradesh. NH16 Chennai-Kolkata Highway. India's First modern Integrated Check post opened by Tamil Nadu chief minister and also located frontline medical village. ELR is and railway station code for Elavur.

Transport[edit]

Elavur lies on the National Highway 16 (India) from Chennai to Calcutta, which is a part of Golden Quadrilateral Highway project. It is located at 25 km from Tada, 100 km from Nellore, 26 km from Satyavedu, and 55 km from Chennai.Various buses pass through GNT road from Tirupati, Srikalahasti, Nellore, Naidupeta, Sullurpeta to Madhavaram Mofussil Bus Terminus (MMBT) and Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT). Elavur railway station is located between Chennai–Kolkata rail road stretch trains towards Chennai Central to Sullurpeta and Chennai Central to Nellore trains. Near by railway station is Gummidipoondi located.

Educational institutions[edit]

Schools

  • Sri Jayaram Institute of Engg & Technology.
  • Valliammaal CBSE school,
  • Vivekandha Matric. Hr. Sec. School,
  • Govt. Hr. Sec School
  • Sagunthalammal Matric School.

Languages[edit]

Tamil is the official language for the people of Elavur.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2011 census of India, Elavur has 1452 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 59.64%.[1]

Demographics (2011 Census)[1]
Total Male Female
Population 5390 2788 2602
Children aged below 6 years 658 345 313
Scheduled caste 661 327 334
Scheduled tribe 116 59 57
Literates 2822 1716 1106
Workers (all) 2599 1716 883
Main workers (total) 2110 1504 606
Main workers: Cultivators 556 419 137
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 808 436 372
Main workers: Household industry workers 16 12 4
Main workers: Other 730 637 93
Marginal workers (total) 489 212 277
Marginal workers: Cultivators 21 8 13
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 405 159 246
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 6 2 4
Marginal workers: Others 57 43 14
Non-workers 2791 1072 1719

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Thiruvallur population". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 11 October 2015.