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Kunnukara
കുന്നുകര
Village
Nickname: 
Land of hill
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictErnakulam
City UAKochi
Government
 • BodyKunnukara Panchayat North Paravur Taluk
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
683524
Telephone code0484
Vehicle registrationKL-42 KL-07
Nearest cityNorth Paravur
Lok Sabha constituencyErnakulam
Civic agencyKunnukara Panchayat
Climatemoderate (Köppen)
Websitewww.kunnukara.webs.com

Kunnukara(കുന്നുകര) is a census town and panchayat in Paravur Taluk of Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. The village is situated in the Airport road connecting North Paravur(NH17) and Nedumbassery(NH47). North Paravur is the nearest town and 7 km from this village. Aluva and Angamaly is also nearer from Kunnukara. Its administrative headquarters is in Kunnukara Town itself. The Mini Civil Station has four hospitals, all the Govt. offices, a Khadi Unit Super markets etc. The population is of mixture of all the religions and migrants from different parts of Kerala.

Closest cities, towns and villages

Neighbouring cities & towns

Distance

Munambam- 20 km
Kodungallur- 17 km
Angamaly - 12 km
North Paravoor - 10 km
Cochin International Airport - 10 km
West Kochi - 46 km
Kochi City - 25 km
Aluva - 9 km


Etymology

The name Kunnukara is believed to be taken as the land of hills.

History

Kunnukara panchayat was once part of Ayroor village union in Alengad taluk, later Alengad merged with N.Paravur and Kunnukara became panchayat. This place was under Kingdom of Cochin. During Mysorean invasion of Kerala Tipu Sultan travelled through manjaly via Kunnukara.

Geography

Kunnukara is one of the easiest way to travel to the heart of the Kochi city with out Traffic.Kunnukara is surrounded by Periyar river in south, Chalakudy river in north and Manjaly Canal in its centre and west, Kunnukara is the part of Kerala backwaters. The surrounding areas are Chengamand panchayat in east, Thrissur district - Kuzhur panchayat in North, Puthenvelikkara panchayat in west and Karumallore panchayat to the south. Kunnukara is considered to be the rice grain of Paravur. The main source of income in panchayat comes from Agriculture. Different types of cultivations are there in Panchayat. Brick construction is a major industry in panchayat.

Civic Administration

Kunnukara belongs to Parakkadav block panchayat. These are the wards or places in Kunnukara: Aduvassery, Kuttipuzha, Chalakka, Ayroor, Vayalkkara, Kuthiathode...

Transport

There are frequent Buses of KSRTC,Private and Lowfloor AC/Non AC are passing through Kunnukara to cities like Aluva Kochi and Angamaly. Ferry services are available from different parts of Kunnukara to reach nearby places like Karumalloor, Kuzhur.Government is planning to introduce inland water service through Periyar which is passing through Kunnukara.

Major roads in Kunnukara

Nearest Railway Stations

Nearest Goods Terminals

Nearest Airports

Nearest Seaport

Public Institutions

  • Sree Narayana Medical College, Chalakka, Kunnukara
  • MES College of Engineering and Technology, Kunnukara

Media

Local Cable Network is Den Networks Elgi Vision.

Places of worship

Major churches in Kunnukara

  • Ayroor St. Anthony's Catholic church(estd 1928)
  • Kuttipuzha St. Sebastian's Roman Catholic church
  • Kuthiathode St.Francis Church
  • Kuthiathode St Thomas Old Church (1301)
  • Kuthiathode St. George Chappel
  • Kunnukara-Kuttipuzha Chappel
  • North Aduvassery Chappel

Major temples in Kunnukara

  • Durga Bhagavathy Temple, Ayroor
  • Aduvassery Vasudevapuram temple
  • Kalarikkal Bhagavathy Kshetram, Vayalkara
  • Navalloor Shiva Kshetram, Kuttipuzha
  • Sree Koottala Bhagavathy Kshethram, Kunnukara.
  • Sree Shastha Kshethram, Kunnukara.
  • Kovat Bhagavathy temple,Kuttipuzha.
  • Thiruvambadi Manikyathrikovil Kshetram, Kunnukara.
  • Akathoott Devi Kshethram,kuttipuzha
  • Akathoot krishna kshethram,kuttipuzha
  • Mankkal krishna kshethram,kuttipuzha

Mosques

  • Kunnukara mosque
  • Aduvassery mosque, Thadikkal Kadavu

Schools

  • Christ Raj High School, Kunnukara
  • St. Thomas Higher Secondary School Ayroor
  • Saraswathi Vidyaniketan, Vayalkara
  • MES public school, Kunnukara
  • JBS Kunnukara,Kuttipuzha
  • St.Francis L P school,Kuttipuzha
  • St.Arnold Residential CBSE School, N.Aduvassery
  • St.Joseph L.P School Ayroor
  • St.Antony's L.P School Ayroor

Other Amenities

Hospitals

  • KPKM Hospital, Kunnukara

Auditorium

  • AHANA Auditorium, Kunnukara
  • YMCA Auditorium, Ayroor
  • St.Antony's Parish Hall Ayroor
  • Vyaparabhavan Hall Ayroor

Gym

  • Multy Gym
  • Mr.Kerala Power Gym Kunnukara

Famous Personalitie(s) from Kunnukara

  • Kuttipuzha Krishna pillai (poet & writer)
  • K R Raghavan Nair ( Shastampattu Aashan )

See also

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