# Elanthoppu Village, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/mayiladuthurai/elanthoppu/ Village · Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam # Elanthoppu Elanthoppu is a village in Mayiladuthurai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,354 people in 596 households**, the 31st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%. - 2,354people (2011) - 596households - 79.8%literacy - 609201PIN code ## Elanthoppu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Elanthoppu is 609201.** Elanthoppu falls in Mayiladuthurai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609201 - Gram panchayatElanthoppu - Community development blockMayiladuthurai - Census village code637445 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Elanthoppu from nearby towns? - Mayiladuthurai (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)70 km by road - Manalmedu (nearest town)5 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 Elanthoppu? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Elanthoppu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kondal - ○Degree college10+ km · Aruvappadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mayiladuthurai - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 12 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 Elanthoppu known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 69% of the 432 hectares of village land is sown, and 295 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 Elanthoppu Of every 100 households in Elanthoppu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Elanthoppu · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****30%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **65% Tap water ****52%** **68% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **66% Use banking services ****20%** **45% Television ****92%** **92% Mobile phone ****65%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Elanthoppu? ■ Elanthoppu · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%** **83.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130** **970 Working population ****43.3%** **42.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 73.4% for women. 58% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 75 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 520 (51%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (12%) · **■** Marginal 288 (28%) 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 Mayiladuthurai - Mudikandanallur2,571 people - Dharmadanapuram2,507 people - Korukkai2,442 people - Sethur2,442 people - Pattavarthi2,316 people - Siddamalli2,289 people - Thalancheri2,261 people - Kali II Bit2,125 people [All 59 villages in Mayiladuthurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/mayiladuthurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Elanthoppu?609201 - How far is Elanthoppu from Nagapattinam?70 km by road - What is the population of Elanthoppu?2,354 (Census 2011) - Which district is Elanthoppu in?Nagapattinam district (Mayiladuthurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Elanthoppu?79.8% (Census 2011)