Kadakkal

Kadakkal
Kadakkal
Town
	Kadakkal Thiruvathira - A well-known festival ritual
	Coordinates: 8°49′33″N 76°55′01″E / 8.825695752°N 76.91692471°ECoordinates: 8°49′33″N 76°55′01″E / 8.825695752°N 76.91692471°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691536
Telephone code	91-(0)474
Vehicle registration	KL 82
Nearest city	Kollam
Lok Sabha constituency	Kollam
Website	www.kadakkalonline.com

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Kadakkal is a historic town located in the eastern part of Kollam district, Kerala.

History[edit]

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

Vayal Koyithu

Economy[edit]

Kadakkal town is an important business centre. 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 km² and has a population of 45291 with 21749 males and 23542 females, according to 2001 census.^[3] Pangode, Chithara, Nilamel, Ittiva, Kummil and Chadayamangalam are the neighboring Panchayats.

Transport[edit]

Kollam Junction railway station

Nearest Bus stations: Kadakkal Panchayath Bus station, Punalur KSRTC Bus station (24.5 km), Chadayamangalam KSRTC Bus station (11.5 km)
Nearest railway stations: Punalur (27.7 km), Paravur (32.3 km), Kottarakkara (33.7 km), Kollam Junction (43.2 km), Varkala (32.3 km)
Nearest Airport: Trivandrum International Airport(50 km)

References[edit]

↑ Home Ministry, Government of India. "List of Freedom Movements" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
↑ Kadakkal, Panchayat. "Kadakkal Panachayat Website". Government of Kerala. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
↑ Kadakkal, Panchayat. "2001 Census - Population details". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

External links[edit]

[1] Home Ministry, Government of India. "List of Freedom Movements" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[2] Kadakkal, Panchayat. "Kadakkal Panachayat Website". Government of Kerala. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[3] Kadakkal, Panchayat. "2001 Census - Population details". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

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