Elangakurichy is a traditional village in Tiruchirappalli district, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, and it is located near Vaiyampatty, Manapparai and Tovarankurichchi. It is located almost at the geographic centre of the state, at a distance of 57 kilometres south-west of Tiruchirappalli and 53 kilometres north-east of Dindigul on national highway NH 45. Etymology Elangakurichy is believed to have been named sing a pure Tamil word (Elangakurichy = ilanga + Kurinji) which means 'grace or beauty of a mountainous area'. The first word ilanga means 'characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution', suggesting taste, ease, and wealth. The second word Kurinji means 'Mountainous region'. Geography and Climate of village Geography Elangakurichy is located at Coordinates: 10°29'41"N, 78°20'4"E. It has an average elevation of 179 metres (564 feet). Elangakurichy covers and it is located near the Puthur hills as its southern border. To the northern side of the village is Azad Road; to the eastern side is Kavalkarapatti and to the western side is Vaiyampatti. Elangakurichy is a parent village to Iyan-rettiapatti and to Puthur. In contrast to Elangakurichy's mixed urban and rural atmosphere, the vast majority of the village is dominated by farms, forests, a pond and mountains. Climate The climate of Elangakurichy is tropical with little variation in summer and winter temperatures. While April–August is the hottest summer period, with the temperature rising to 38 °C, November–February is the coolest winter period with temperatures hovering around 22 °C, making the climate quite pleasant. Elangakurichy gets all its rain from the North-east Monsoons between October and December but recently rainy season is changing in entire tamilnadu due to global warming plus western ghats . Western ghats (located in Kerala ) absorb all the rainfall cyclones from bay of Bengal as well as Arabian sea . This is one of the main reason Tamilnadu not getting proper rainfall. Demographics According to the Census of India 2011, Elangakurichy had a population of 4214. Males constitute 49.55% of the population and females 50.45%.Female population is more due to non registry of NRI's. According to the voter list of the Tamil nadu state government, 2011, over (76.15%) were muslims and the remaining 23.85% were Hindus. Elangakurichy had an average literacy rate of 71.76%, lower than the national average of 74.04%; male literacy was 77.9%, and female literacy was 66.05%. The village human sex ratio is 1009 females per 1,000 males.