Kanakkary
Village
Kanakkary is located in Kerala
Kanakkary
Kanakkary
Location in Kerala, India
Kanakkary is located in India
Kanakkary
Kanakkary
Kanakkary (India)
Coordinates: 9°42′0″N 76°32′0″E / 9.70000°N 76.53333°E / 9.70000; 76.53333
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKottayam
Government
  BodyGrama Panchayat
Population
 (2004)
  Total22,360
Languages
  OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
686632
Vehicle registrationKL-67
Nearest cityKochi
Lok Sabha constituencyKottayam
Civic agencyGrama Panchayat
Distance from Kanakkary-

Kottayam-14km Ernakulam-58km

Thiruvananthapuram-164km

Kanakkary is a small village in Kottayam district of Kerala state, India. The name Kanakkary is attributed to a lady who frequently visited the village to collect Kanam (revenue tax) in the pre-historic times.

Location

Kanakkary is 72 km south of Kochi and 14 km north of Kottayam. Kanakkary is located 4.4 km from Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple and near the Vedagiri spinning mill. It is located 8 km from the Mahatma Gandhi University campus and 8 km from St Mary's Forane Church, Kuravilangad.650 metres from new Rajasthan Marbles.

Landmarks

Kanakkary has a famous Lord Krishna temple. Late Rev. Fr. Matthew Karively and his St. Jude's Chapel is on the Kanakkary-Athirampuzha road. Political activist and the leftist leader late Chinnan (R. Ramakrishnan Nair ), Former Sub-Editor of Mangalam daily and writer Adv. Bimal Nair, Late Former Chief Editor of Deepika, Joseph Karively, Malayala Manorama's Chief Photographer Late Victor George are some of the prominent personalities from Kanakkary. Late Mr P.George, (Chengalam George) Puthenparambil one of the Adventist Writer, who helped to start Kanakkary Seventh-Day Adventist Church since 1960. He wrote several Books and dedicated to all Adventists. Late Sri.K.T Cherian Kattakkayathil Thoranam Vachathil, Retd Assistant Registrar of Co-Operative Societies, Kottayam District was the Chief Architect behind the formation of the Kanakkari Milk society and Rubber Farmers society, New Rajasthan Marbles Panama jn.

Transportation

The major road passing through Kanakkary is the State Highway 15 (SH 15), also locally known as EE Road or Ettumanur-Ernakulam Road, which links Cochin (Kochi) and Kottayam. Kottayam to Ernakulam railway line also runs through Kanakkary.

Schools

Govt High School Kanakkary which was inaugurated by former Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi boasts the biggest play grounds of the Palai education district. Kanakkary also used to have a famous Chirakulam (pond) which has been ruined since some time. Kanakkary was also known for its CSI Hospital (now closed) and also inaugurated C.S.I Law College (managed by CSI) in hospital Jn: Kanakkary.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Kanakkary had a population of 22360 with 10989 males and 11371 females.[1]

References

  1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
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