# Elathur Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/elathur/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Elathur Elathur is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606906**. The 2011 Census counted **3,229 people in 787 households**, the 26th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 3,229people (2011) - 787households - 78.2%literacy - 606906PIN code ## Elathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Elathur is 606906.** Elathur falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606906 - Gram panchayatElathur , Mottur - Community development blockKalasapakkam - Census village code631808 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? - Polur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)29 km by road - Kalasapakkam (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? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Elathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Narathampoondi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Agarasippandi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalasapakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. Products made here include wood products. About 30% of the 421 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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, 8 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Elathur · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **90% Toilet within the home ****8%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **87% Tap water ****95%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **76% Use banking services ****58%** **40% Television ****86%** **83% Mobile phone ****67%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% 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 Elathur? ■ Elathur · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036** **917 Working population ****54.4%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 67.2% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 622 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 487 (28%) · **■** Household industry 46 (3%) · **■** Other work 319 (18%) · **■** Marginal 281 (16%) 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 Polur - Mansurabad3,525 people - Athuvambady3,399 people - Mandakolathur3,273 people - Veerappanur3,269 people - Mambattu3,201 people - Potharai3,116 people - Kanthapalayam3,103 people - Sholankuppam3,102 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Elathur?606906 - How far is Elathur from Tiruvannamalai?29 km by road - What is the population of Elathur?3,229 (Census 2011) - Which district is Elathur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Elathur?78.2% (Census 2011)