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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 628198
- Pincode
- 686506
- Post office
- Ponkunnam
- Population
- 10,419
- Households
- 2,458
- Literacy rate
- 89.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1024 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,939
- Distance to district centre
- 13 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 13 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 125 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 383 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ettumanoor · 21 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Paika CHC · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Elikkulam compares
By population, Elikkulam ranks #11 of 12 villages in Kanjirappally mandal.
Literacy rate
%
89.3%
+1.9% vs mandal average
- Elikkulam
- 89.3%
- Kanjirappally mandal
- 87.4%
- Kottayam district
- 88.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,024
−16 vs mandal average
- Elikkulam
- 1,024
- Kanjirappally mandal
- 1,040
Household size
people per home
4.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Elikkulam
- 4.2
- Kanjirappally mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Elikkulam at a glance
Elikkulam is a village of 10,419 people in 2,458 households (Census 2011) in Kanjirappally taluk, Kottayam district, Kerala, the 11th-largest of 12 villages in Kanjirappally taluk. Literacy is 89%, 2 points above the taluk average of 87% and the sex ratio is 1,024 women per 1,000 men. It lies 13 km from the Kottayam district centre, 2 km from Elamgulam, the nearest town, 21 km from Ettumanoor railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 686506, served by Ponkunnam post office; the LGD village code is 628198. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, post office. The village votes in Kanjirappally assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr.N.Jayaraj. The population is estimated at 12,284 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Elikulam →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elikkulam · this village | 10,419 | 89% | — |
| Elamgulam · Kanjirappally | 14,080 | 89% | 2.4 km S |
| Anicad · Mallappally | 14,678 | 90% | 6.2 km SW |
| Poovarany · Meenachil | 16,102 | 89% | 6.5 km NW |
| Akalakunnam · Kottayam | 15,082 | 90% | 7 km W |
| Kondoor · Meenachil | 20,510 | 89% | 7.1 km N |
| Bharananganam · Meenachil | 17,149 | 90% | 7.6 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Elikkulam
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 4
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 3
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Palai
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 46
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Elikkulam
- Total area (ha)
- 1,895
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 74
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Elikkulam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Elikkulam
- LGD code
- 628198
- Pincode
- 686506
- Post office
- Ponkunnam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 10,419
- Population (projected 2026)
- 12,284
- Households
- 2,458
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1024
- Literacy rate
- 89.3%
- Coordinates
- 9.63160°N, 76.73089°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Pathanamthitta
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kanjirappally
- Member of Parliament
- Anto Antony
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr.N.Jayaraj
- Block / Mandal
- Kanjirappally
- Nearest bank
- SBI ATM (1.4 km)
Getting there
How to reach Elikkulam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram125 kmcapital
- Bengaluru383 km
- Chennai544 km
- Hyderabad883 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationEttumanoor21 km
- Bus stopManjakuzhi Bus Stop<1 km
- Hospital / PHCPaika CHC2 km
- ATM / bankSBI ATM1 km
- Petrol pumpKalapurackal Petrol Bunk3 km
- CollegeV.K.P.M.S NSS Teacher Training Institute5 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Pallickathodu6 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Manjakuzhi Bus Stopunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- SBI ATM1.4 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Elikkulam
4 Temples, 4 Churchs mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Sree Bhagavathi TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- ⛪Infant Jesus Church KaarakulamChurch1.7 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Aiswarya Gandharva Swamy TempleTemple1.7 km ↗
- ⛪St Jude Chappel PanthamakkalChurch2.2 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Narayana Guru TempleTemple2.3 km ↗
- 🛕Pullattukunnel Devi TempleTemple2.6 km ↗
- ⛪St. Joseph's ChurchChurch2.6 km ↗
- ⛪St Antony's ChurchChurch2.7 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Elikkulam
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚machkuzhi libraryLibrary<1 km ↗
- 🏫Licia English Medium Primary SchoolSchool<1 km ↗
- 🏫M.G.M UP SchoolSchool<1 km ↗
- 🏫M.G.M School AuditoriumSchool<1 km ↗
- 🏫Kuruvikkoodu LP SchoolSchool<1 km ↗
- 📚Kairali VaynashalaLibrary<1 km ↗
- 🏫Sree Dhayanandha L P SchoolSchool<1 km ↗
- 📚Tashkent Public Library UrulikunnamLibrary<1 km ↗
- 📚navabharath libraryLibrary1.1 km ↗
- 🏫St Mathews U.P SchoolSchool1.6 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 686506
Villages near Elikkulam
Other villages in Kanjirappally mandal
View all 12 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)