Elamkulam is a

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Kochi Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, 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 ...

. Elamkulam is a part of the

Kadavanthra Kadavanthra is a ward in downtown Kochi, Kerala. It is bounded by the S.A Road to the east ( MG Road-side) and the Giri Nagar canal in the west. Kadavanthra is a major commercial centre of Kochi, and a prime residential area. In recent years, t ...

pincode and

Janamythri Police station. Elamkulam is well facilitated with Metro railway station which works as an extension counter to

metro station to cater to passengers who want to shop at branded outlets like MAX,Trends etc. Elamkulam metro station also privileges direct entry to Radisson Blu Kochi.

Location

The buildings and offices in Kadavanthra expanded to the spaces of this place which is next bus stop after

towards

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direction. Elamkulam boasts several small and large churches, the biggest of which is the Little Flower Church located at the Sahodaran Ayyapan Road (S.A. Road). The road to the north from the Elamkulam bus stop leads to Sewage Treatment Plant. The road is hence named S.T.P. road and it is also known as the Fatima Church road. The road towards south is the Chilavanoor road.

Landmarks

The S.T.P. road leads to Chettichira junction in Subhash Chandra Bose road. It was the old way to get to

before the

Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road is an arterial road of Kochi City. Also known as KK Road, it is one of the three north-south arteries in the city of Kochi. Kaloor-Kadavanthra Road starts at the Kadavanthra Junction and ends at Kaloor; Kadavanthra Junct ...

came to existence and its full functionality. The Elamkulam junction also houses the Navy quarters and leads to the backwaters of Chilavanoor where many flats are on the rise. Elamkulam comes under the Kadavanthra P.O. The Elamkulam ''Village office'' is located opposite to the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium known previously as Regional Sports Centre, Kochi at

. The Elamkulam village office where the land taxes and residential issues and taxes are collected is one of the three Village offices in the Cochin Corporation. Elamkulam region expands from the bridge over the erstwhile Thripunithura lagoon, which is at present just a canal, to the Elamkulam junction. Alingal residence association is situated here.

Educational Institutions

*Traum Academy for German & Foreign language *Sheela tuition centre *Face Palette Makeup Academy by Makeup Guru Lekshhmi Menon FRSA. Lekshmi Menon is the first Indian Artist to be nominated to the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), a 270 year old London based society promoting Arts and Culture. Other leading RSA fellows are James Bond actress Judi Dench FRSA, Stephen Hawkings FRSA, Musician Alex James FRSA, composer Benson Taylor FRSA amongst others.

Colonies

Many residential colonies under the Elamkulam region include: *Kumaranasan nagar *Vrindavanam Colony *Nethaji Nagar *Jawahar Nagar *Giri Nagar *Bose Nagar *Vinobha Nagar *Tagore Nagar

Places of worship

Elamkulam has Hindu temples such as: *The Elamkulam Bhagavathy Temple in

aka Kavalakkal *Devi Te *Alingal sreedurga devi temple *Narasimhamurty Temple *Ponnothukaavu Bhagavathy Temple in Chilavannoor Road Elamkulam has Christian Churches such as: *Fatima Church (first church in Elamkulam) *Little Flower Church in Sahodaran Ayyappan Road *St Mary's Soonoro Patriarchal Cathedral *Jerusalem Mar Thoma Church *St. Gregorios Orthodox Chapel *Emmanuel Baptist Church *CSI Christ Church *New Life Fellowship( Malayalam, Hindi, Odiya, English, Tamil)

Facilities at the junction

*Petrol Pump

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Showroom * SBI ATM

References

{{reflist *https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/14-year-old-makes-short-film-on-the-roads-at-night-in-kochi-amid-lockdown20200615162628/ Neighbourhoods in Kochi