Elampillai | |
Nickname: | Textile city |
Settlement Type: | Panchayat Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Salem#India Tamil Nadu#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Salem, India |
Coordinates: | 11.606°N 78.007°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Salem |
Subdivision Type4: | Metro |
Subdivision Name4: | Salem Metropolitan Area |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 257 |
Population Total: | 11797 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 637502 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 0427 |
Registration Plate: | TN-90 and TN-52 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 99 ♂/♀ |
Elampillai is a Panchayat Town in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is known for textiles like silk sarees and other allied works like Jacquard punching and saree designing.
Elampillai has an average elevation of 257 metres (843 feet). Kanjamalai hill is about 3 km from the Eastern side of the town. Having water source from Cauvery (Mettur) and lake in that town.
,[1] Elampillai had a population of 11,797. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Elampillai has an average literacy rate of 83.96%, higher than the state average of 80.09%: male literacy is 89.89%, and female literacy is 77.79%. In Elampillai, 9.54% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Elampillai's economy depends mainly on the textile industry. It serves as a hub for marketing textiles produced in the surrounding villages. Elampillai is famous for iron ore containing Banded Magnetite Quartzite rocks. Elampillai is famous for traditional and fancy sarees.