Elappunkal

Elappunkal
Elappunkal
	Village
	Elappunkal Location in Kerala, India Elappunkal Elappunkal (India)
	Coordinates: 9.7°N 76.78°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam district
Taluk	Meenachil
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	686579
Telephone code	04828
Vehicle registration	KL-35
Nearest city	Kottayam
Lok Sabha constituency	Kottayam
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Pala

Elappunkal is a village close to Erattupetta in the Kottayam district of Kerala state in India. It is situated on the Erattupetta–Thodupuzha state highway route.

The Meenachil river flows by one side of the village. Elappunkal's primary exports are rubber and most of its inhabitants are farmers. The main religions are Hinduism and Islam.

Elappunkal consists of the 5th and 6th wards of Thappulam Panchayath, and falls under the Pala assembly constituency and the Kottayam Parliament constituency.

History

Elappunkal was earlier known as Ilappunkal and Kottakuzi, which means 'the place around a fort' ('kotta' meaning fort in Malayam). In 1100 AD, the Kingdom of Vempolinad had split into the kingdoms of Thekkumkur and Vadakkumkur. At that time, the kotta separated the two kingdoms.

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