Elamkulam, Kochi Explained

Elamkulam
Native Name Lang:ml
Settlement Type:Ward
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:9.9667°N 76.3°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ernakulam
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:Kadavanthra-682020
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0484
Registration Plate:KL-07
Blank1 Name Sec1:Coastline
Blank1 Info Sec1:0km (00miles)
Blank2 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank2 Info Sec1:ERNAKULAM
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank2 Name Sec2:Avg. summer temperature
Blank2 Info Sec2:35°C
Blank3 Name Sec2:Avg. winter temperature
Blank3 Info Sec2:20°C

Elamkulam is a ward of Kochi, Kerala.[1] Elamkulam is a part of the Kadavanthra pincode and Kadavanthra Janamythri Police station.Elamkulam is well facilitated with Metro railway station which works as an extension counter to Kadavanthra metro station to cater to passengers who want to shop at branded outlets like MAX,Trends etc. Elamkulam metro station also privileges direct entry to Radisson Blu Kochi.

Location

The buildings and offices in Kadavanthra expanded to the spaces of this place which is next bus stop after Kadavanthra towards Vyttila direction. Elamkulam boasts several small and large churches, the biggest of which is the Little Flower Church[2] located at the Sahodaran Ayyapan Road (S.A. Road). The road to the north from the Elamkulam bus stop leads to Sewage Treatment Plant. The road is hence named S.T.P. road and it is also known as the Fatima Church road. The road towards south is the Chilavanoor road.

Landmarks

The S.T.P. road leads to Chettichira junction in Subhash Chandra Bose road. It was the old way to get to Kadavanthra before the Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road came to existence and its full functionality. The Elamkulam junction also houses the Navy quarters and leads to the backwaters of Chilavanoor where many flats are on the rise.Elamkulam comes under the Kadavanthra P.O. The Elamkulam Village office is located opposite to the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium known previously as Regional Sports Centre, Kochi at Kadavanthra. The Elamkulam village office where the land taxes and residential issues and taxes are collected is one of the three Village offices in the Cochin Corporation. Elamkulam region expands from the bridge over the erstwhile Thripunithura lagoon, which is at present just a canal, to the Elamkulam junction. Alingal residence association is situated here.

Educational Institutions

Colonies

Many residential colonies under the Elamkulam region include:

Places of worship

Elamkulam has Hindu temples such as:

Elamkulam has Christian Churches such as:

Facilities at the junction

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cochin Municipal Corporation - Wards. www.kochicorporation.lsgkerala.gov.in.
  2. Web site: Little Flower Church – Elamkulam -Cochin Churches- catholic churches.in. 24 March 2010.
  3. News: Keralite makeup artist nominated as Fellow to Royal Society of Arts in London . 19 March 2024 . The New Indian Express . The New Indian Express . 8 July 2018.