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| Anchal, Kerala Anchal town |
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| Coordinates | 08°55′45″N 76°55′05″E / 8.92917°N 76.91806°ECoordinates: 08°55′45″N 76°55′05″E / 8.92917°N 76.91806°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District(s) | Kollam |
| Nearest city | Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram. |
| Parliamentary constituency | Kollam |
| Literacy | 100% |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Anchal is a very fast developing town in the east central part of Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is the second fastest developing town in Kerala after Chalakudi. The name Anchal means the land of five proverbs. What characterizes this town is its quick pace of development. Advantages of being located strategically between NH-208 and the MC road has helped Anchal to emerge as a hub of development in Kollam Dist. Anchal is an educational centre in the district having many educational institutions such as the St.John's College, St. John's Central School, Sabarigiri School, Govt. HSS East, Govt HSS West, St. George Central School etc. with high quality standards and more productivity.
Another significant advantage of Anchal is development on health & medicine. There are more than four multi-speciality hospitals at Anchal including a sister concern of KIMS hospital for mother and child.
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[edit] Anchal Achan (Mor Yaunan Kasheesho)
Anchal Achan is Rev: Younan Kathanaar (Mor Yaunan Kasheesho) who is a Saint of Anchal (Quilon District) and nearby areas. He lLived in the First half of 19th century. The saint was born in Marunthalizhikathu family in Anchal. Exact date of his Birth is Unknown. According to historic assumptions the Saint was born some time around AD 1770-80.
The Anchal Agasthyakode Mahadeva Temple is another major Mahadeva temple in the Kollam district. It is situated in Anchal Panchayath. Every year during Sivarathri, people from every caste and religious background comes for the religious festivities.The Temple has been reconstructed recently and right now is having a new traditional look. The Temple is situated at around 2.5 km from Anchal Town ,which is the Second Fastest Devoloping town in Kerala. www.agastyacodemahadevar.org s.
[edit] Ganapathy Temple
One of the oldest Ganapathy Temples in Kollam district. Believed to be a very old Kavu turned into a temple. Some say it was rebuilt by Marthanda Varma, ruler of Travancore. In 2009 the temple was rebuilt to a new look. Main deity of the temple is Lord Ganesha.
[edit] Educatinal Institutions
Anchal has many government, aided and un-aided institutions.
[edit] Schools
- Govt HSS Anchal East
- Govt HSS Anchal West
- Govt LPS, Anchal
- St Johns Central school
- St George Central school
- Sabarigiri HSS
- Anand Bhavan
- BVUPS Anchal
- Govt High School Nettayam
- Holy Family
[edit] Colleges
- St John's College Anchal
- St John's Nursing college
- Sabarigiri Nursing College
- Mar Baselious MCA College
[edit] State Government Offices
- Anchal, Sub Registrar Office
[edit] Famous people from Anchal
- Resul Pookutty - Won the Oscar Award for Best Sound Mixing for Slumdog millionaire.
- Rajiv Anchal - Malayalam screenwriter and film director.
- East Coast Vijayan - Album maker and stage show organizer
