{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Ilanji | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = village | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India | coordinates = {{coord|8.9574|N|77.2786|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Tenkasi district|Tenkasi]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil|Taluk]] | subdivision_name3 = [[Tenkasi taluk|Tenkasi]] | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 10325 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]] | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --> | postal_code = | registration_plate = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Ilanji''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Tenkasi district]], in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is located between the towns [[Tenkasi]] and [[Shencottah]].
==Geography== The word 'Ilanji' has a number of meanings including a water body. The village has three lakes very close to it. This is the only place which receives both south-west and north-east monsoon.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}
Geographically, Ilanji is the centroid of a triangle whose three corners are the towns of [[Senkottai]], [[Courtallam]] and [[Tenkasi]], each of which is located approximately {{convert|3|km|0|abbr=on}} from Ilanji. As a result, some people call it "Triplet City" in Tirunelveli district. It is also bounded by two rivers, the Sitraru (Therkaru) and the Kundaru (Vadakkaru).<ref>Kundaru (Tamil : குண்டாறு)</ref> It's also said that at one point in time, a river flowed through the town.{{Citation needed|reason=attribution "some people say", possibly contested|date=April 2013}}
==Demographics== In the 2001 Indian [[census]],<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|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Ilanji reported a population of 9,423. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Ilanji had an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. The male literacy was 75%, and female literacy was 57%. In 2001 in Ilanji, 10% of the population was under 6 years of age.
By the 2011 census, 10,325 people were reported as living in Ilanji.<ref name="NPR-2011-Tenkasi">{{Cite web|title=NPR Report: Tamil Nadu: Tirunelveli: Tenkasi|year=2011|publisher=National Population Register, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/NprStateReport.aspx?stcd=33&distcd=27&tslcode=004}}</ref>
==Government and politics== It has 3 MLAs for Tenkasi assembly constituency and one district board president for the whole Tirunelveli district which comprised Tuticorin and Tirunelveli districts put together at that time.
==Transport==
Ilanji as said is the centroid of Tenkasi, Senkottai and Courtalam triangle, finds all the buses (that is from Tenkasi to Senkottai) to stop. There are two stops namely Chowkai (buses not going via Courtallam from Tenkasi to Shencottah stop here), Ilanji bus stop (buses going via Courtallam from Tenkasi to Senkottai stop here) which serve as the North and South extremes of the village.
==Tourism== Tourist spots in the area include [[Courtallam]] (located near to the Ilanji) and Five Falls.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}
==Cuisine== Ilanji is also known for a sweet called "pozhi" which is prepared of [[dal]], [[jaggery]] and is prepared without [[coconut]].
==In popular culture== Ilanji has been used as a filming location for several films, including:{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} * [[Winner (2003 film)|Winner]] * [[Velai Kidaichuduchu]] * [[Dasarathan]] * [[Iruvar]] * [[Bombay]] * [[Dumm Dumm Dumm]] * [[Vetri Kodi Kattu]] * [[Chennai 600028 II]] * [[Kizhakku Karai]] * [[Guru]] - (Guru's native Ilanji in Tamil version) * [[Gentleman (1993 film)|Gentleman]] * [[Punnagai Mannan]] * [[Seema Raja]] * [[Sindhubaadh]]
==Schools==
* [[Ramasamy Pillai Higher Secondary School]]<ref name=RPHS>{{cite web | url=http://rphsschool-ilanji.blogspot.com/ | title=Ramasamy Pillai Hr. Sec. School, Ilanji | date=12 January 2009 | publisher=Ramasamy Pillai Higher Secondary School, Ilanji | accessdate=19 August 2018}} {{unreliable source?|date=August 2018}}</ref> * Bharath Montessori Matriculation Higher Secondary School * Syed Res Mat Higher Secondary School * English Primary School * ICI Primary School * Valli Nayaga Primary School * T D T A Middle School * Aramba Jothi Matric School * Sri Shankara Vidhyalaya School
== References == {{Reflist}} {{Tenkasi district}}
==External links== * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/59865572@N00/sets/72157627474577956/ Images of Ilanji]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Tenkasi district]]