Elankur, Manjeri

Elankur is a village in Trikkalangode Grama Panchayat in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India near manjeri.Most of the people in this village are farmers.[1]

Elankur
village
Elankur
Location in Kerala, India
Elankur
Elankur (India)
Coordinates: 11°8′0″N 76°10′0″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictMalappuram
Population
 (2001)
 • Total17,507
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
6XXXXX
Vehicle registrationKL-

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Elankur had a population of 17507 with 8521 males and 8986 females.[1]

Culture

Elankur village is a predominantly Muslim populated area. Hindus exist in comparatively smaller numbers. So the culture of the locality is based upon Muslim traditions. Duff Muttu, Kolkali and Aravanamuttu are common folk arts of this locality. There are many libraries attached to mosques giving a rich source of Islamic studies. Most of the books are written in Arabi-Malayalam which is a version of the Malayalam language written in Arabic script. People gather in mosques for the evening prayer and continue to sit there after the prayers discussing social and cultural issues. Business and family issues are also sorted out during these evening meetings. The Hindu minority of this area keeps their rich traditions by celebrating various festivals in their temples. Hindu rituals are done here with a regular devotion like other parts of Kerala.[2]

Transportation

Elankur village connects to other parts of India through Manjeri town. National highway No.66 passes through Parappanangadi and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. National Highway No.966 connects to Palakkad and Coimbatore. The nearest airport is at Kozhikode. The nearest major railway station is at Tirur.

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References
  1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. "Arts and Culture". Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.


  1. "dchb malappuram" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
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