Elappunkal is a village close to

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in the

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state in

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. It is situated on the Erattupetta–

Thodupuzha Thodupuzha () is a municipality and taluk in the Idukki district of Kerala, India. It is located west of the district headquarters in Painavu and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Thodupu ...

state highway route. The

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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

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and

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. 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

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

). In 1100 AD, the Kingdom of Vempolinad had split into the kingdoms of

Thekkumkur The Kingdom of Thekkumkur () (also transliterated as ''Thekkumkoor'' or ''Thekkumcore'') was an independent kingdom in the southern part of Kerala in India from 1103 CE until 1750 CE.P. Shungoonny Menon - A HISTORY OF TRAVANCORE - First edition ...

and Vadakkumkur. At that time, the kotta separated the two kingdoms.

References

Villages in Kottayam district {{Kottayam-geo-stub