Elampillai
Elampillai (
pronunciation ) is a panchayat town in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is known for textiles like silk sarees and other allied works like Jacquard punching and saree designing. Siddhar Kovil, also known as Kanjamalai, is a temple in Salem district. It is located about 5 km from Elampillai. It is well known for its medicinal nature because of the vast variety of herbs available in this hill. It is believed that the temple wells are enriched with the medicinal nature because of the flora.
Elampillai | |
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| Nickname(s): Textile city | |
  Elampillai Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 11.606°N 78.007°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Salem |
| Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 11,797 |
| Official Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 637502 |
| Telephone code | 0427 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-90 |
| Sex ratio | 99 ♂/♀ |
Geography
Elampillai has an average elevation of 257 metres (843 feet). Kanjamalai hill is about 3 km from the Eastern side of the town. Having water source from cauvery (mettur) and lake in that town.
Demographics
As of the 2001 Indian census,[1] Elampillai had a population of 10,629. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Elampillai has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 66%. In Elampillai, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Economy
Elampillai's economy depends mainly on the textile industry. It serves as a hub for marketing textiles produced in the surrounding villages. Elampillai is famous for iron ore containing Banded Magnetite Quartzite rocks. Elampillai is famous for traditional and fancy sarees. Elampillai has nearly 10 banks with in 1 km surrounding, it is one of the industry cum marketing city to pay more tax to government.
Temples
Sri Ramalinga Sowdeswari Amman located in Elampillai. sri yoga anjaneyar temple located in Reddipatti is just 2.5 km from Elampillai.
References
- "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
