Chelakkara

Chelakkara is a large town in the Thrissur district of Kerala.

Chelakkara
Town
Chelakkara Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 10.70°N 76.35°E / 10.70; 76.35
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Government
• Body	Chelakkara Grama Panchayath
Elevation	66 m (217 ft)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	04884
Vehicle registration	KL-48
Nearest cities	Thrissur, Wadakanchery, Ottapalam, Shornur
Lok Sabha constituency	Alathur

Geography

Chelakkara is located at 10.70°N 76.35°E / 10.70; 76.35.^[1] It has an average elevation of 6 m (20 ft).

Politics

Chelakkara assembly constituency (SC) is part of Alathur. ^[2] It is also the constituency of ex-Speaker of Kerala Assembly and former Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes, Devaswoms, Parliamentary Affairs of Kerala K. Radhakrishnan.^[3]