# Elaiyur Village, Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/elaiyur-636379/ Village · Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur # Elaiyur Elaiyur is a village in Udayarpalayam sub-district of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621806**. The 2011 Census counted **6,393 people in 1,738 households**, the 3rd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 6,393people (2011) - 1,738households - 67.6%literacy - 621806PIN code ## Elaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Elaiyur is 621806.** Elaiyur falls in Udayarpalayam sub-district, Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621806 - Gram panchayatEllaiyur - Community development blockAndimadam - Census village code636379 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Elaiyur from nearby towns? - Jayankondam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Ariyalur (district HQ)35 km by road - Jayankondam (nearest town)8 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Elaiyur? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Elaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jayankondam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jayankondam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Elaiyur known for? The main crops are **cashew nut, ground nut and corn**. Products made here include bricks, handloom cloths, pots and baskets. About 79% of the 892 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Elaiyur Of every 100 households in Elaiyur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Elaiyur · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **88% Toilet within the home ****12%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **85% Tap water ****98%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **86% Use banking services ****70%** **46% Television ****92%** **85% Mobile phone ****61%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Elaiyur? ■ Elaiyur · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1095** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **878 Working population ****53.2%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 56.7% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 743 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 661 (19%) · **■** Household industry 253 (7%) · **■** Other work 354 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,391 (41%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Udayarpalayam - Vilandai10,381 people - Guruvalapparkovil6,742 people - Authukurichi6,318 people - Andimadam6,165 people - Pappakudi6,133 people - T.Palur6,100 people [All 118 villages in Udayarpalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Elaiyur?621806 - How far is Elaiyur from Ariyalur?35 km by road - What is the population of Elaiyur?6,393 (Census 2011) - Which district is Elaiyur in?Ariyalur district (Udayarpalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Elaiyur?67.6% (Census 2011)