Elampal

Elampal
village
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Government
• Body	Vilakudy Grama Panchayat
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691322
Telephone code	+91 475
Vehicle registration	KL-25-
Nearest city	Thiruvananthapuram
Lok Sabha constituency	Mavelikkara
Civic agency	Vilakudy Grama Panchayat

Elambal is a village in Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is known for its religious unity and festivals and rich heritage. Elambal means 'young' in Tamil. It lies on the Kollam-Thirumangalam National Highway (NH-744). The nearest town is Punalur. The pincode of Elampal is 691322.^[1] Elambal Government UPS under General Education Department of the Government of Kerala offers education from Standard I to VII. Elambal Service Cooperative Bank Limited and Federal Bank, Elampal (or Ilambal, as often pronounced) are the major banks in the locality.

The village has two temples: Kottaram Aayiravally Devi Temple and Elampal Mahadevar Temple, which is one of the very old temples in Kerala. Experts says the temple's history dates back to the Sangha era. Elampal also has churches and mosques, including Jerusalem Mar Thoma Church, Church of God in India (full gospel) in Elampal and Elicode, St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, Elampal, Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church Marangadu, St. George Orthodox Church, Elampal, St. Thomas Malankara Catholic Church, Thiruvazhy, Church of God.

1.Parankamveettil Family, 129. ISBN 978-81-7276-363-3. Retrieved 23 February 2011