Elavur
Elavur | |
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village | |
  Elavur Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Elavur Elavur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 13°27′46″N 80°07′09″E / 13.4628135°N 80.1191296°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruvallur |
| Taluk | Gummidipoondi taluk |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,390 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 628563 |
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.Farming land can be found in this place.
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. Most of TNSTC, APSRTC and TSRTC Buses are well connected to Chennai, Ponneri, Srikalahasti, Nellore, Naidupeta, Sullurpeta through Elavur.
Educational institutions
[edit]Schools
- Sri Jayaram Institute of Engg & Technology.
- Valliammaala 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 and People will speak Telugu, Hindi, Odia.
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]
| 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]- ^ a b "Thiruvallur population". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 11 October 2015.