Kalloorkkad
Kallorkkad
കല്ലൂർക്കാട് | |
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Village | |
  Kallorkkad Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 9°57′0″N 76°40′0″E / 9.95000°N 76.66667°ECoordinates: 9°57′0″N 76°40′0″E / 9.95000°N 76.66667°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayath |
| • Body | Kallorkkad Grama Panchayath |
| • Panchayath President | George Francis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.95 km2 (9.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 12,838 |
| • Density | 529/km2 (1,370/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 686668 |
| Telephone code | 0485 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-17 |
| Nearest city | Muvattupuzha |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Idukki |
| Climate | Tropical monsoon (Köppen) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 32.5 °C (90.5 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
| Website | lsgkerala |
Kallorkkad is a village in Ernakulam district in Kerala, India.[1] Most of its people are either farmers or engaged in small-scale business.
Location[]
Kalloorkkad is situated in Muvattupuzha taluk of Kerala State, 13 km from Muvattupuzha, 12 km from Thodupuzha, and 5 km from Vazhakulam. Kalloorkkad village is located in the border of Ernakulam district very near to the Idukki district. The economy reliant on agriculture, and the main cultivations are rubber and pineapple. The village is well connected with towns like Thodupuzha, Muvattupuzha and Kothamangalam through local bus transport and there are some KSRTC buses also present in there.
Demographics[]
As of 2001 census, had a population of 12838 with 6460 males and 6378 females.[1] The town is mainly made up of Syrian Catholic Christians and Hindus. Muslims are very rare compared to other nearby places. It is a panchayath and it has minor towns such as Nakapuzha, and Kaloor. There are three high schools, two upper primary schools and one higher secondary school. St. Mary's Church Nakapuzha is a famous Marian pilgrim center in Kerala, where many are coming during the festivals. The festival is from 1 September to 15 September. There are three more churches : Kalloorkad ,thazhuvamkunnu and Kaloor.There is also kalloorkad bhagavathy kshethram kalloorkad sreekrishna swami temple and santhukad(nakapuzha)kshethram.
Government[]
The place falls under Muvattupuzha assembly constituency, which is part of Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency). It was part of Muvattupuzha (Lok Sabha constituency) until 2004.[2]In Kalloorkad, government services such as fire station, police station, govt hospital,village office, registrar office, treasury, veterinary hospital, krishibhavan,BSNL office and school are easy accessible.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
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