Elampillai
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Elampillai is a panchayat town in Salem district
in the India
n state
of Tamil Nadu
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In the Easternside of the town about 3 km away the Kanjamalai hill is located. It is famous for Iron ore containing Banded Magentite Quartzite rocks. Elampillai is a greatest place to develop the textile, So they called 'Kutti Japan'.
, Elampillai had a population of 10,629. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Elampillai has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 66%. In Elampillai, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Salem District
Salem District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Salem is the district headquarters. Other major towns in the district are Mettur, Omalur and Attur...
in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
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Geography
Elampillai is located at 11.6°N 78.0°E. It has an average elevation of 257 metres (843 feet).In the Easternside of the town about 3 km away the Kanjamalai hill is located. It is famous for Iron ore containing Banded Magentite Quartzite rocks. Elampillai is a greatest place to develop the textile, So they called 'Kutti Japan'.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Elampillai had a population of 10,629. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Elampillai has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 66%. In Elampillai, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.