Elamaram is a village in the Indian state of Kerala. It is situated near Edavannappara in

Malappuram Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarter ...

District 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 C ...

. This village is very scenic as it is on the bank of Chaliyar. There is a ferry service here that can take you to the northern side of the Chaliyar river. The ticket is Rs.5.00 and the motor boat service is available every half an hour between 6.40 a.m. and 8.40 p.m. including Sundays.

Ghost Town

Across the river Chaliyar lies the abandoned Industries factory named "' Gwalior Rayons'" (later renamed as Grasim) which once employed 2,000 employees. Environmental agitations in 1998 under the leadership of

K. A. Rahman Kavungal Amakkode Abdurahman (K. A. Rahman) (born 1 January 1940 – 11 January 1999), popularly known as Adhrehyaka or simply Adreyi, was the founder leader of the Chaliyar agitation in Kerala, India. Personal life Adreyi was the third son of ...

caused the closure of the factory and the entire village went bankrupt because of the sudden development and eleven people even committed suicide because of not being able to face unexpected poverty. The resort Chaliyar Jalak looks like an abandoned place like the Grasim Factory nearby. Even though there are many rooms and a river side picnic space with tiled footpaths, there is no maintenance of any sort. The place looks eerie with no staff, not even a watchman to take care of the property.

Shopping

In the nearby town of Edavannappara, the shopping facilities available are quite surprisingly elaborate. The MC Mall in the heart of the town looks like an upmarket city facility. There are also many theme restaurants here. It appears that the villagers here have a flair for good living.

Pilgrimage

The Konnara Dargah is three kilometres away from elamaram on the bank of the Chaliyar river. It is the holy resting place of a Muslim saint where hundreds of pilgrims visit regularly.

Nearby villages

Edavannappara, Pancheeri, Palakkd, Mapram, Konnar, Vettathur, Cheruvadikavu, Kottupadam, Kakkov, Channayil Palliyali, Akode, Virippad, Oorkkadavu, Korappadam, Mundumuzhi, Vazhakkad, Valillappuzha, Vazhakkad, Kondotty, Neerad, Muthuvalloor, Moochikal, Mundakkulam, Muthuparamba Road, Vettukad, Omanoor, Ponnad, Iruppanthody Karatt Chola Kolambalam

Transportation

Elamaram village connects to other parts of India through Kondotty town on the west and

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town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through Kondotty and the northern stretch connects to Goa and

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. The southern stretch connects to

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and

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. State Highway No.28 starts from Nilambur and connects to

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and

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through Highways.12,29 and 181. The nearest airport is at

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. The nearest major railway station is at Feroke.

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{{Malappuram district Villages in Malappuram district Kondotty area