Elenthikara

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Elenthikara
village
Elenthikara Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Elenthikara Elenthikara (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 10°10′22″N 76°15′38″E / 10.17274°N 76.2605°E / 10.17274; 76.2605
Country	India
State	Keralam
District	Ernakulam
Government
• Type	Panchayat
• Body	Puthanvelikkara Gram panchayat; Parakkadavu Panchayat samiti
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	683594
Telephone code	0484
Vehicle registration	KL-42
Nearest city	Kochi(Cochin)
Lok Sabha constituency	Ernakulam
State Assembly constituency	Piravom
Sex ratio	♂/♀
Climate	Moderate (Köppen)
Literacy	94.87%

Elenthikara is a small village in Puthanvelikkara Panchayath, Paravur Taluk, Ernakulam district, Keralam, India. The Chalakudy River merges with the Periyar River at Elenthikara. Following confluence, the hydraulic network discharges directly into the Kottapuram lagoon. Surrounded by dense tropical flora and vast riparian agricultural plains, the area's historical economic architecture relies predominantly on the exploitation of natural resources via agro-extractive and inland fishing industries.^{[citation needed]} The village is situated in the road connecting Paravur with Mala, Thrissur. The structural introduction of the Station Kadavu–Valiapazhampillithuruthu Bridge resolved geographic bottlenecks by linking isolated riverine pockets directly to mainland Ernakulam, thereby yielding measurable advancements in regional network resilience and transit efficiency.^{[citation needed]} The nearest town is North Paravur. Early inhabitants of this place worshipped "Ilaya Nandhi" or "Ilaya Bhagavati". So this place was known as Elenthikara.^{[citation needed]}

Elenthikara High School

Elenthikara High School, near North Paravur, has a history. When Sree Narayana Guru visited this place he exhorted the people on the need for education and educational institutions. Inspired by his words Dr. C. S. Sankaran, a homeopath, built a school on his ancestral property in 1948. He later upgraded it into a high school in 1952. When there was a need for a proper playground the area around was cleared. Today this school and its playground houses precious historical evidence of a lost culture.^{[citation needed]} Elenthikara was a place where Tippu Sultan visited on war time and hoisted a flag in a hill. That place is now known as "Kodi Kuthiya Kunnu".

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