Elampillai
panchayat town
Nickname:  Textile city
Elampillai Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°36′22″N 78°00′25″E / 11.606°N 78.007°E / 11.606; 78.007
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Elevation	257 m (843 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	11,797
Official Languages is TAMIL
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	637502
Telephone code	0427
Vehicle registration	TN-90
Sex ratio	99 ♂/♀

Elampillai (pronunciation^ⓘ) 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.

Geography

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.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Indian census^[update],^[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.

Economy

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.