Kalarcode

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Kalarcode
village
Kalarcode Mahadeva Temple
Kalarcode Mahadeva Temple
Coordinates: 9°28′0″N 76°20′30″E / 9.46667°N 76.34167°E / 9.46667; 76.34167Coordinates: 9°28′0″N 76°20′30″E / 9.46667°N 76.34167°E / 9.46667; 76.34167
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
688003
Telephone code0477
Vehicle registrationKL-
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest cityAlappuzha
Lok Sabha constituencyAlappuzha
ClimateTropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)

Kalarcode or Kalarkode is a village in Alappuzha district, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the town of Alappuzha. The village name derives from Kalyakroda Vilasam.

Demographics[]

As of the 2001 Census of India, Kalarkode had a population of - with - males and - females.[1]

Education[]

Sanatana Dharma College is situated here, as are the Alappuzha centre of the Institute of Management in Kerala and the Kerala University Study centre.

Transportation[]

Kalarkode have connections with Alappuzha, Eranakulam, Changanassery and other parts of Kerala through a well-connected network of roads & rail. The nearest railway station is Alappuzha Railway Station, 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) away. The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport, 92.3 kilometres (57.4 mi) away. The Alappuzha - Changanassery state highway (AC Road) starts at Kalarkode. The construction of Alappuzha Bypass starting from Kalarkode at the south end to set apart National Highway 66 (Old NH 47) crisscrossing through the bustling Alappuzha city heart is underway construction at a rapid pace.[2][3]

Nearby places[]

Administration[]

The village is part of Ambalapuzha state assembly constituency for state elections. That in turn is part of the Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency for national elections.

Religion[]

The Major Mahadeva temple is an important place of worship in this area.

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.
  2. ^ "Kollam, Alappuzha bypass work to be re-tendered - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "Kerala / Alappuzha News : Work on Alappuzha bypass remains incomplete". The Hindu. 25 October 2004.[dead link]


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