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Kadakkal

Coordinates:8°49′33″N76°55′01″E/ 8.825695752°N 76.91692471°E/8.825695752; 76.91692471
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Kadakkal
Kadakkal Thiruvathira - A well-known festival ritual
Kadakkal Thiruvathira - A well-known festival ritual
Coordinates:8°49′33″N76°55′01″E/ 8.825695752°N 76.91692471°E/8.825695752; 76.91692471
CountryIndia
StateKerala
DistrictKollam
Languages
• OfficialMalayalam,English
Time zoneUTC+5:30(IST)
PIN
691536
Telephone code91-(0)474
Vehicle registrationKL 82
Nearest cityKollam
Lok SabhaconstituencyKollam
Websitewww.kadakkalonline

Kadakkalis a historic city located in the eastern part ofKollam district,Kerala.It is 44 km away from bothKollam CityandThiruvananthapuram.State highway 64 passes through the town. Kadakkal is well known for the social revolutionary activities held in the pre-independent period of India.The town is an important business centre and is known for its Trade (Kadakkal Chantha),Kadakkal ViplavamKadakkal Riot Case,Festivals (Kadakkal Thiruvathira),Religious unity &spiceproduction. Kadakkal is reachable throughNilamel,and is well connected to nearby villages likeAnchal,Kilimanoor,ParippallyandMadathara.Kadakkal is one of the place which facilitates the easiest roadway access to the neighbouring state Tamil Nadu & is one of the upcoming Municipality inKollam district.The town is only 50 km away from Tamil Nadu border, Trivandrum central & Kollam city.

History

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Kadakkal is known for a long time, where one of the notable movements ofIndian independence movementtook place.Kadakkal Riot Caseis listed by the Home Ministry, Government of India as one of the 39 movements that led to India getting freedom from theBritish Raj.[1]known as the "Kadakkal Riot Case"and was led by Franco Raghavan Pillai.

Vayal Koyithu

Economy

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Kadakkal town is an important business center. Kadakkal Chantha (Market) is famous, especially for its agrarian commodity business like coconut, areca nut, copra, tapioca, rubber, etc. Kadakkal Grama Panchayat is a Special Grade Panchayat.[2]It spreads over an area of 48.9 km2and has a population of 45291 with 21749 males and 23542 females, according to 2001 census.[3]Pangode,Chithara,Nilamel,Ittiva,KummilandChadayamangalamare the neighborhood Panchayats.

KADAKKAL VIPLAVA SMARAKKAN

Nearby tourist attractions

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Eduppukuthira
Kadakkal panchayat location

Education

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Educational facilities from lower primary schools to professional colleges are present in Kadakkal. The institutions are run by private management and government authorities. Institutions include:

Schools

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Colleges

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Festival

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Kadakkal Eduppukuthira

Kadakkal Devi Templeis a famous temple of this region. The uniqueness of the main Devi temple is that there is noidol.The temple is maintained by Travancore Devaswom Board. The temple is well-known for the thiruvathira festival celebrated in February or March, and is one of the most attractive festivals in Travancore & Kollam area. The temple festivities attract large crowds from various parts of the state. The festival is celebrated over a period of ten days programme. The main attraction of the festival is Eduppukuthira (Chariot). The deity is known as Kadakkal Amma and is considered a very powerful deity by the devotees. The ten-day "Thiruvathira" festival comes to an end with 'Kuruzi'.

Temple compound during a special occasion

Transport

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Places of Worship

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Kdkl. Palliambalam Junction / Post office Junction

References

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  1. ^Home Ministry, Government of India."List of Freedom Movements"(PDF).Government of India.Retrieved29 January2014.
  2. ^Kadakkal, Panchayat."Kadakkal Panachayat Website".Government of Kerala.Retrieved29 January2014.
  3. ^Kadakkal, Panchayat."2001 Census - Population details".Archived fromthe originalon 1 February 2014.Retrieved29 January2014.
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