Elavur

Elavur is a village in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the Gummidipoondi taluk border of Tamil Nadu - Andhra pradesh. NH5 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.

Elavur
village
Elavur
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Elavur
Elavur (India)
Coordinates: 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

Transport

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 10 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

Schools

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

Languages

Tamil is the official language for the people of Elavur. Also people will speak Telugu and Hindi.

Demographics

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]
TotalMaleFemale
Population539027882602
Children aged below 6 years658345313
Scheduled caste661327334
Scheduled tribe1165957
Literates282217161106
Workers (all)25991716883
Main workers (total)21101504606
Main workers: Cultivators556419137
Main workers: Agricultural labourers808436372
Main workers: Household industry workers16124
Main workers: Other73063793
Marginal workers (total)489212277
Marginal workers: Cultivators21813
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers405159246
Marginal workers: Household industry workers624
Marginal workers: Others574314
Non-workers279110721719

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