Elathur is a part of Calicut corporation in

Kozhikode district Kozhikode (), or Calicut district, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, along its Southwestern Malabar Coast. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 67.15% urbanised. ...

in the

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n state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. It is located about 12 km north of

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...

city on the

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. It is bounded by the

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at the west and Korapuzha River (Elathur River) at the north. The Elathur River is generally considered to be the boundary between the

North Malabar North Malabar refers to the geographic area of southwest India covering the state of Kerala's present day Kasaragod, Kannur, and Wayanad districts, and the taluks of Vatakara, Koyilandy, and Thamarassery in the Kozhikode District of Kerala and t ...

and South Malabar in the erstwhile district of Malabar. At the 2001 census, Elathur panchayat has a population of 41,326 with a nearly equal proportion of Hindus and Muslims. The panchayat covers an area of 13.58 km², but a major portion of the area has been taken up by

, the State highway, rivers and the

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. Elathur is well connected by road and rail. The National Highway

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passes through the panchayat. The Elathur railway station is located on the east side of the National Highway. The Kozhikode Regional Office of Hindustan Petroleum is located close to the railway station. The

lies to the west of Elathur. The Elathur beach stretches from Puthiyanirath to Korapuzha. Marine mussels are abundant in this part of the sea. Elathur is situated on the northern side of

city. City suburbs like

Nadakkavu Nadakkavu is a commercial and residential locality of Kozhikode city. Among the locals, they usually refer and divide Nadakkavu into two, East Nadakkavu and West Nadakkavu. It is about three to four kilometers from the city center. Areas like C ...

and West Hill, Kozhikode and Puthiyangadi lie on the road to Elathur. The local station of All India Radio (AIR) is situated at Kunduparamba on this route. At the Pavangad junction, the road diverges east to Atholy and the straight road to north goes to Elathur. The Vengaly road over-bridge has solved the traffic issues of the past and after the over-bridge, Elathur is only five kilometers.

Conolly Canal

The historic Conolly Canal named after Henry Valentine Conolly, the collector of Malabar during the erstwhile British regime runs through Elathur. It was constructed during his tenure, in 1848, and was used as a major waterway, shipping goods and ferrying passengers in the Kozhikode district till the late 1950s. The canal links Korapuzha to Kallayi River. The whole network together forms Elathur backwaters.

Vallikkattu Kavu

Vallikkattu Kavu is a 27 acre

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in a swamp at Olayinmal Chikkilode, Edakkara near Elathur. You can see monkeys, peacocks, wild boars, porcupines, wild hens, different kinds of butterflies and numerous species of orchids here. There is a species of herb here which has leaves in the shape of butterflies.

Suburbs of Elathur

* Chungam, Athanikkal and Puthiyangadi * Pavangad, Puthoor and Vengali *Puthiyangadi * Puthiyanirathu and Ananthapuram * Chettikkulam and Salathnagar * Thiruvangoor and Kollamgramam * Anakkulam, Moodadi and Nandigramam * Korappuzha, Kattilpeedika and Vengalam * Vettilpara, Pookkad and Chemancheri

Image Gallery

File:Elathur Railway Station.jpg, Railway Station File:Elatur.Korappuzha.jpg, Korappuzha Bridge File:Elathur 2.jpg, Elathur village File:Elattur.Korappuzha.jpg, Korappuzha

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