Elathur is a part of Calicut corporation in Kozhikode district in the Indian state of Kerala.

[4] The Kozhikode Regional Office of Hindustan Petroleum is located close to the railway station.

City suburbs like Nadakkavu and West Hill, Kozhikode and Puthiyangadi lie on the road to Elathur.

It was constructed during his tenure, in 1848, and was used as a major waterway, shipping goods and ferrying passengers in the Kozhikode district till the late 1950s.

Vallikkattu Kavu is a 27 acre sacred grove in a swamp at Olayinmal Chikkilode, Edakkara near Elathur.