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Kangazha

Kangazha
FieldValue
nameKangazha
settlement_typeVillage
image_skylineSt. Peter's C.S.I Church, Kangazha.jpg
image_captionSt.Peters Church
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Kerala, India
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Kerala
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Kottayam
established_title
government_typePanchayath
governing_bodyKangazha grama panchayath
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km231.19
elevation_m81
population_total18644
population_as_of2001
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Malayalam, English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code686541(pathanadu po),686555(kanjirappara)
area_code_typeTelephone code
area_code0481
blank1_name_sec1Literacy
blank1_info_sec196%
registration_plateKL-33
websitehttp://lsgkerala.in/kangazhapanchayat
An Old Pillar
Pillar of Kangazha

Kangazha is a panchayath and village in the Changanacherry Taluk of the Kottayam District of Kerala State in India. It is located 21 kilometers east of Kottayam and 10 kilometers north of Karukachal. It lies midway between the backwaters of Western Kerala and the misty mountains of the Western Ghats.

Adjacent areas

  • West - Nedumkunnam
  • North - Pampady
  • East - vellavoor and Cheruvally
  • South - Ezhumattoor and vaipur

The nearest railway stations are Kottayam (21 km) and Changanacherry (22 km), and the nearest airport is Cochin Airport (Nedumbasserry), about 100 km away. Kangazha is on the Changanassery-Vazhoor state highway, which joins Kottayam-Kumaly NH at Pulickalkavala on the north side and on the Karukachal-Manimala road on the east side.

Etymology

Kanva, the father of Shakuntala had visited Kangazha and he stoned the Sivalinga in Kangazha. And thus the term Kanvaya which was referred to point this incident become the name of this village and later Kanvaya had reestablished as Kangazha.

Kangazha Mahadeva Temple (Temple of Lord Shiva) Pathanadu Kavu Bhagawati Temple Elamkavu Sri Bhadrakali Temple Uma-Maheswar Temple, Edayarikapuzha

Places of worship

  • St. Thomas Orthodox Church (Kangazha pally)

  • Kangazha Mahadeva (Lord Shiva) Temple

  • Pathanadu Kavu Bhagawati Temple

  • Bethel gospel Assembly church Anchani

  • Elamkavu Sri Bhadrakali Temple

  • Edayarikkapuzha Uma-Maheswara Temple

  • The Pentecostal Mission (TPM) Church, Mundathanam

  • Town Masjid Pathanadu, (Managed by kangazha puthoorpally juma-ath)

  • Kangazha St Lazarus Orthodox Old Chapel.

  • St Antony's Catholic Church, Mundathanam

  • St Johns Orthodox Church, Mundathanam

  • St.Peter's C.S.I Church, Kangazha - The first Christian church in Kangazha (Estd.1864)

  • Puthoorppally Juma-Masjid, Kangazha

  • Salvation Army Church, Edayappara

  • St George chapel, cheeramattom

  • St.Andrews C.S.I Church Mundathanm

  • IPC Church Mundathanam

  • Sharon Fellowship Mundathanam

  • Church Of God Mundathanam

Economy

Rubber trees in a plantation

The economy of Kangazha is primarily from agriculture. Kangazha is one of the rubber producing villages in Kerala because the hilly terrain, high humidity and good rain make it suitable for rubber cultivation. Other major crops are coconut, tapioca and pepper. NRIs are also another major source of income.

References

References

  1. "Revenue Portal".
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