# Elavur Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/elavur/ Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur # Elavur Elavur is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601201**. The 2011 Census counted **5,390 people in 1,452 households**, the 5th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 5,390people (2011) - 1,452households - 59.6%literacy - 601201PIN code ## Elavur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Elavur is 601201.** Elavur falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601201 - Gram panchayatElavur - Community development blockGummidipoondi - Census village code628563 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Elavur from nearby towns? - Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)60 km by road - Gummidipoondi (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 Elavur? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Elavur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kilmudalambedu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gummidipoondi - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Elavur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. About 43% of the 1,623 hectares of village land is sown, and 649 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 Elavur Of every 100 households in Elavur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Elavur · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****14%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **76% Tap water ****97%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **60% Use banking services ****16%** **38% Television ****65%** **86% Mobile phone ****68%** **62% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **7% Own their home ****93%** **90% 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 Elavur? ■ Elavur · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907** **965 Working population ****48.2%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.2% for men and 48.3% for women. 62% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 556 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 808 (31%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 730 (28%) · **■** Marginal 489 (19%) 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 Gummidipoondi - Arambakkam11,363 people - Kilmudalambedu8,648 people - Theruali6,216 people - Pudugummidipundi5,491 people - Paleswarankandigai5,039 people - Madaharpakkam4,737 people - Manellore4,534 people - Sirupulalpettai4,346 people [All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Elavur?601201 - How far is Elavur from Thiruvallur?60 km by road - What is the population of Elavur?5,390 (Census 2011) - Which district is Elavur in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Elavur?59.6% (Census 2011)