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	Karukachal is a fast-growing town in [[Changanassery]] [[Tehsil\|Taluk]] in [[Kottayam district]] of [[Kerala]] [[States and territories of India\|state]] in [[India]]. The name "Karukachal" was coined from the words "Karuka"(''Karukapullu'' in Malayalam) which is a type of grass which grew in plenty and "chal" meaning a small body of flowing water. Karukachal in Changanacherry-Vazhoor Road which is almost a century old.		Karukachal is a fast-growing town in [[Changanassery]] [[Tehsil\|Taluk]] in [[Kottayam district]] of [[Kerala]] [[States and territories of India\|state]] in [[India]]. The name "Karukachal" was coined from the words "Karuka"(''Karukapullu'' in [[Malayalam]]) which is a type of grass which grew in plenty and "chal" meaning a small body of flowing water. Karukachal in Changanacherry-Vazhoor Road which is almost a century old.
	==Schools and Colleges==		==Schools and Colleges==
	*NSS Higher Secondary School karukachal		*NSS Higher Secondary School karukachal

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{unreferenced|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Karukachal
|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Karukachalbusstand 02.jpg
|image_caption = Karukachal bus station
|pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
|coordinates = {{coord|9.5|N|76.63333|E|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
|subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[Panchayath]]
|subdivision_name3 = Karukachal
|government_type = Panchayath
|unit_pref = Metric
|area_total_km2 = 22.4
|elevation_m = 81
|population_total = 20133
|population_density_km2 = auto
|demographics_type1 = Languages
|demographics1_title1 = Official
|demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
|timezone1 = IST
|utc_offset1 = +5:30
Literacy
|blank2_info_sec1 = 100%
|postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
|postal_code = 686540
|area_code_type = Telephone code
|area_code = +91- 0481
|registration_plate = KL -33, KL-05
|website = {{URL|http://lsgkerala.in/karukachalpanchayat/}}
|footnotes =
}}

Karukachal is a fast-growing town in [[Changanassery]] [[Tehsil|Taluk]] in [[Kottayam district]] of [[Kerala]] [[States and territories of India|state]] in [[India]]. The name "Karukachal" was coined from the words "Karuka"(''Karukapullu'' in Malayalam) which is a type of grass which grew in plenty and "chal" meaning a small body of flowing water. Karukachal in Changanacherry-Vazhoor Road which is almost a century old.
==Schools and Colleges==
*NSS Higher Secondary School karukachal
*Sarada Vidya Mandiram Champakara
*Rajahamsasrama VidhyaPeedom
*St Joseph's U.P School Champakara

==Hospitals==
# Government Hospital (PH Centre)
# NSS Hospital
# Mercy Nursing Home
# Royal Med Care Centre

==Religion==
Hindus and Christians constitute majority of the population with a minority of Muslims.

==Places of Worship==
There are a number of temples in Karukachal. [[Nethalloor Devi Temple]] in Kottayam Road, [[Kanjiramattam Sree Mahadeva Temple|Sree Mahadeva Temple]], Vettikavumkal Junction and Ayyappa Temple in Central Junction are the main temples in Karukachal.

St. George's Malankara Catholic Church, St. Joseph's church Champakara, St. Mary's Church Koothrappally, Jerusalem Marthoma Church, St. Thomas Marthoma Church in Kottayam Road are the main churches. There is a mosque on Changanacherry road in the center of Karukachal Town.

==Banks and Financial Institutions==

All the major banks have branches in Karukachal. These include:
 [[State Bank of India]] 
[[Canara Bank]] [[CSB Bank Limited|CSB Bank]] [[Federal Bank]] [[Union Bank of India]] [[Kerala Gramin Bank]] [[South Indian Bank]] [[Axis Bank]] etc. There are a number of service co-operative banks as well.

==Hotels==
There is a 4-star hotel in Changanacherry-Vazhoor Road and a number of small restaurants all around Karukachal.

==Transportation==

Round-the-clock bus services connect Karukachal to [[Kozhencherry]], [[Changanassery]], [[Erumely]], [[Kottayam]], etc. One of the State Highways (SH-09) connecting Kottayam and [[Pathanamthitta district]]s from [[Kanjikuzhy]] to Kozhencherry pass through Karukachal and is the most frequent bus route.

== Notable people ==
*[[Kottayam Nazeer]] (Actor)
*[[Mathew Cherian]] (Entrepreneur)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{commons category}}

{{Kottayam district}}
{{Central Travancore}}

[[Category:Villages in Kottayam district]]

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