Elumathur is a township in the Indian state of

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. It is located 19 km south of

Erode Erode (; īrōṭu), is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Kaveri river and is surrounded by the Western Ghats. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. It is the administrativ ...

, in the western part of Tamil Nadu. The native language is

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Governance

Elumathur is part of the

Modakkurichi Modakurichi is a panchayat town and taluk headquarters of Modakurichi taluk in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in the north-western part of the state. Spread across an area of , it had a population of 9,907 indiv ...

constituency. Elections for the legislative assembly are held every five years. It is a part of the Erode constituency that votes for parliamentary elections. It is a part of a '' gram panchayat''. Elections are held every five years for '' panchayat'' president. https://findmygov.in/en/tamil-nadu/erode/modakurichi-block/elumathur Small villages located in Elumathur panchayat include ''Mosuvan Palli'', ''Avvalur'', ''Pudhupalayam'', ''Kaarakaattu Valasu'', ''Muthuiayan Valasu'', ''Aathikaattu Valasu'', and ''Mettupalayam''.

Culture

Cultural practices resemble those in other parts of Tamil Nadu. The majority of the people are

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, while

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and

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constitute minor proportions.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Population Census, the population of Elumathur was 8929: 4389 males and 4540 females among a total of 2712 families. 726 children were age 6 and under, comprising 8.13 8.13% of the total population. The percentage of people below the

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is around 3%, much lower than the national average of 29.8% and the state average of 17.1%.

Economy

The primary occupation is agriculture. For cultivation, farmers depend on water resources from Bhavani Sagar and Mettur dam. The soil is predominantly black, along with some red

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y soil.

References

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