Elavumthitta

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Elavumthitta (Malayalam: ml:ഇലവുംതിട്ട (also Elavanthitta) is a small village in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India. The majority of its inhabitants are from Hindu and Christian backgrounds. The primary crops are rubber, coconut, black pepper and plantain. The terrain is hilly with plenty of paddy fields in between. It's the commercial capital of Mezhuveli panchayath.

Contents 1 Population 2 See also 3 Educational institutions 4 Schools 5 How to reach 5.1 Road 5.2 Rail 5.3 Air 6 Famous personalities 7 Places to visit 8 Trade and commerce

[edit] Population

10,000 (approx.)

[edit] See also

• Mezhuveli
• Muloor S.Padmanabha Panicker
• Suresh Gangadhar(young poet..ARTHANGAL THEDUNNA VARNANGAL...(anthology) ,...ISBN 81-89716-65-4..Rainbow book publishers Chengannoor.kerala..NOVEMBER2007)

[edit] Educational institutions

Some of them are listed below:

[edit] Schools

• Chandanakunnu Upper Primary School, Elavumthitta
• SNDP High School, Muttathukonam
• Padmanabhodayam Higher Secondary School, Mezhuveli
• Padmanabhodayam TTI, Mezhuveli
• Govt. Model Lower Primary School, Mezhuveli
• Sree Budha Central School,Ayathil,ELAVUMTHITTA.

[edit] How to reach

The Road, Rail and Air distances to Elavumthitta are listed below:

[edit] Road

• 117 km to the north of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala
• 127 km to the south of Kochi, the state's commercial capital

[edit] Rail

• 16 km from Chengannur railway station

[edit] Air

• 131 km from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport
• 140 km from Kochi International Airport

[edit] Famous personalities

• Muloor S.Padmanabha Panicker
• K. C. Rajagopalan (MLA, Aranmula )
• P. N. Chandrasenan (Ex. MLA, Aranmula)
• Kampisseri Karunakaran (Chief Editor Janayugam)

• Suresh Gangadhar.(young poet)

[edit] Places to visit

Major attractions of Elavumthitta, apart from its Devi Temple and churches are:

• Muloor Smarakom, Erstwhile residence of Muloor S.Padmanabha Panicker, who was a great poet and person of political and social influence in Travancore part of present-day Kerala
• Mezhuveli temple
• Aanarkodu

Anarkodu is a beautiful small village nearby elavumthitta and is famous for it's own unique drink-localy known as Vaattu (home made arrack)There is a big pool in Aanarkodu known as Aanarkodu Chira,and this village is famous for agriculture-the major corps are rubber,pan leafs,ginger,banana and yam.

[edit] Trade and commerce

The famous Elavumthitta market, (known as Elavumthitta Chandha) is one among the largest agricultural markets in Central Travancore.