Jump to content

Elamgulam

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Blessenvalley (talk | contribs) at 14:06, 12 May 2012. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Elamgulam
Elangulam
village
Population
 (2001)
 • Total13,115

Elangulam is a village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Elangulam had a population of 13115 with 6513 males and 6602 females.[1]

Main Eastern Highway

The Pala-Ponkunnam Road, which winds through Elangulam is part of the Main Eastern Highway. Elangulam is 7kms South of Ponkunnam and 8kms North of Pala. <ref name="main eastern highway">{ {cite web|url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/Main-Eastern-Highway-68393.htm%7C

Religious Institutions

St Mary’s Church Elangulam lies on the Pala-Ponkunnam road in Kottayam District. Consecrated in 1895, the church is dedicated to the Holy Virgin Mary. The church features a cemetery and the Koorali Chapel. A High School is also run by the church. The parish has many devotional societies.

Elangulam sree dharmasastha temple ulsavam, One of the famous festivals in central Travancore. As usual apart from traditional sermonizes in the temple, various cultural programme also were performed by famous artists. The main attraction of the festival was Gajarajasangamam , Anayoottu. and kudamattam. Elangulam Shree Mutharamman Kovil is yet another landmark of the area.

References

  1. ^ a b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-10. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)