Elackad
village
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Population  (2001)
• Total	14,088
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	686587
Telephone code	04822
Vehicle registration	KL-67
Nearest city	Kuravilangad
Lok Sabha constituency	Kottayam
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kaduthuruthy mons joseph mla,k r sasidharan nair member

Elackad is a village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.^[1]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Elackad had a population of 14088 with 7022 males and 7066 females.^[1]

Location

Elackad is a village in Meenachil Taluk, just three kilometers away from Kuravilangad. Elackad has two famous Devi Temple called Kakkinikadu Devi Temple and Vazhappillikavu. Annual temple festival (രേവതി അശ്വതി മഹോത്സവം) of Kakkinkkad Devi temple is celebrated between mid February and mid March (കുഭമാസം). There is also a Roman Catholic St. Mary's Church at the center. Govt. UP school and Labour India Gurukulam Public School are the available schools in the village. Nearby villages are Vayala, Kadaplamattam, Kalikavu, and Marangattupally. Other than this organic coconut oil of Aditya Nadan Velichenna is available here.

Etymology

As the name depicts, Elackad (in Malayalam it means 'forest of leaves') is a forest kind of village. It has road facility, school facilities and library. The main income of the people here is through farming. Rubber, Tapioca, Ginger, Banana are the main crops harvested here.