Elumalai | |
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Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District(s) | Madurai |
Population | 14,030 (2001[update]) |
Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Area |
• 208 metres (682 ft) |
Elumalai is a panchayat town between Mallapuram to Usilampatti road in Madurai district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in around the huge mountain.
Elumalai is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 208 metres (682 feet).
As of 2001[update] India census[2], Elumalai had a population of 14,030. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Elumalai has an average literacy rate of 56%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 67%, and female literacy is 45%. In Elumalai, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.It is surrounded by seven hills and it is famous for sathuragiri hill nearer to saptur.As it was surrounded by seven hills it is filled with greenaries every where.Due do failure of monsoon at recent days it became dry.But village people expect that their period will back after the kumbabisekam function for the temple of their famous god SANNASI which is under construction.