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| name = Elumalai
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Madurai district|Madurai]]
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'''Elumalai''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Peraiyur taluk]] of [[Madurai district]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is one of the nine panchayat towns in the district. Spread across an area of {{cvt|18.31|km2}}, it had a population of 15,746 individuals as per the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]].

== Geography and administration ==
Elumalai is located in [[Peraiyur taluk]] of [[Madurai district]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="TP">{{cite web|url=https://www.townpanchayat.in/Elumalai|title=Elumalai|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cra.tn.gov.in/tn_gvillages.pdf|title=Villages of Tamil Nadu|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 June 2025|archive-date=12 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112222132/https://www.cra.tn.gov.in/tn_gvillages.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is one of the nine [[panchayat town]]s in the district.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/townpanchayats.pdf|title=Town panchayats in Tamil Nadu|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> Spread across an area of {{cvt|18.31|km2}},<ref name="Pop">{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/india/tamilnadu/madurai/3342416000__elumalai/|title=Elumalai|work=Citypopulation.de|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref> it was established in 1984.<ref name="TP"/> The town panchayat is sub-divided into 18 wards.<ref name="TP"/> It is headed by a chairperson, who is elected by the members, who are chosen through direct elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://knowindia.india.gov.in/profile/local-government.php|title=Local Government|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 January 2023|page=1|archive-date=4 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004071216/https://knowindia.india.gov.in/profile/local-government.php|url-status=live}}</ref> The town forms part of the [[Usilampatti Assembly constituency]] that elects its member to the [[Tamil Nadu legislative assembly]] and the [[Theni Lok Sabha constituency]] that elects its member to the [[Parliament of India]].<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/web/pslist/english/Madurai_eng.pdf|title=Polling stations in Madurai district|work=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]], Elumalai had a population of 15,746 individuals across 4,224 households.<ref name="Census">{{cite report|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/api/tables/data/2011/PC11_PCA-TV/255?_source=dt&labels=indicator&state=33&district=623&subdistrict=5839&town_village=803750&geo_level=4&format=csv|title=Geo level data: Census of India 2011|access-date=1 June 2025|publisher=[[Census Commission of India]]}}</ref> The population saw a marginal increase compared to the previous census in [[2001 Census of India|2001]] when 14,130 inhabitants were registered. The population consisted of 7,890 males and 7,856 females.<ref name="Pop"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 June 2008|publisher=[[Census Commission of India]]}}</ref> About 1,725 individuals were below the age of six years.<ref name="Census"/> About 5% of the population belonged to [[scheduled castes]]. The entire population is classified as urban. The town has an average literacy rate of 65.1%.<ref name="Pop"/><ref name="Census"/>

About 42% of the eligible population were employed, of which majority were involved in [[agriculture]] and allied activities.<ref name="Pop"/><ref name="Census"/> [[Hinduism]] was the majority religion which was followed by 96.8% of the population, with [[Christianity]] (0.3%) and [[Islam]] (2.6%) being minor religions.<ref>{{cite report|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11392/download/14505/DDW33C-01%20MDDS.XLS|title=Religion: Census of India 2011|access-date=1 June 2025|publisher=[[Census Commission of India]]}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Madurai district]]

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