# Elathur Village, Shenkottai, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/shenkottai/elathur/ Village · Shenkottai, Tirunelveli # Elathur Elathur is a village in Shenkottai sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627803**. The 2011 Census counted **8,636 people in 2,475 households**, the 2nd largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%. - 8,636people (2011) - 2,475households - 76.8%literacy - 627803PIN code ## Elathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Elathur is 627803.** Elathur falls in Shenkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627803 - Gram panchayatElathur, Seevanallur - Community development blockShenkottai - Census village code642777 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Elathur from nearby towns? - Shenkottai (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)65 km by road - Tenkasi (nearest town)6 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 Elathur? 33 services counted by the Census are inside Elathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kodikurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tenkasi - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 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)12 h summer · 14 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 Elathur known for? The main crops are **banana, paddy and onion**. About 61% of the 1,386 hectares of village land is sown, and 513 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 Elathur Of every 100 households in Elathur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Elathur · ■ Shenkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****44%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****35%** **42% Tap water ****98%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%** **40% Use banking services ****53%** **62% Television ****82%** **84% Mobile phone ****63%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****86%** **83% 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 Elathur? ■ Elathur · ■ Shenkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%** **79.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807** **916 Working population ****53.6%** **49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 68.3% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 372 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,114 (24%) · **■** Household industry 546 (12%) · **■** Other work 1,197 (26%) · **■** Marginal 1,397 (30%) 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 Shenkottai - Puliyarai9,186 people - Piranoor7,292 people - Periapillaivalasai6,673 people - Tenpottai5,250 people - Karkudi4,134 people [All 14 villages in Shenkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/shenkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Elathur?627803 - How far is Elathur from Tirunelveli?65 km by road - What is the population of Elathur?8,636 (Census 2011) - Which district is Elathur in?Tirunelveli district (Shenkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Elathur?76.8% (Census 2011)