Kudakkachira

Kudakkachira
village
Coordinates: 9°45′45″N 76°38′1″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Government
• Body	Panchayath
Elevation	40 - 75 m (−206 ft)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	+91-482-2-25xxxx
Vehicle registration	KL-35 (KL-5)
Nearest city	Pala
Sex ratio	1000/1025 ♂/♀
Literacy	96%%
Lok Sabha constituency	Kottayam
Civic agency	Panchayath
Climate	Tropical (Köppen)

Kudakkachira is a small village 9 km away from Palai on Pala-uzhavoor road of Ernakulam - Sabarimala state highway in Kottayam district, Kerala, India. It is part of Meenachil Taluk. The majority of people are Syrian Malabar Nasrani. This region is part of the midlands (adjacent to the highranges) of south-eastern kerala. Main income is from agriculture, mostly rubber plantations.

History

Kudakkachira have a history of many years, initially under the kingdom of Vadakkancoor. In Malayalam year 925, when the King [Marthanda Varma] defeated vadakkancoor Kudakkachira become part of Kingdom of Travancore.

Economy

Majority of people are engaged in rubber cultivation. The land around Kudakkachira is well-suited for cultivation. Rubber, pepper, coconut, paddy, ginger, and turmeric are common items produced here. The majority of the population belongs to Catholic community. St. Joseph's Church in Kudakkachira is a famous church and belongs to Pala diocese. There are three Shrines of St.Sebastian, St. Antony and St. Thomas. St.Sebastian's shrine is known as Kudakkachira Kurishupalli. AadhiNarayana temple is situated in this village. This village has a homeo health center, High School- St. Joseph's H.S., Sree Vidyadhiraja CBSE School one cooperative bank (Kudakkachira Service CoOperative Bank), and a branch of State Bank of Travancore(SBT), and few shops. It belongs to Pala legislative constituency and Kottayam LS constituency.

St Josephs Church

Officiated on 1888, St. Joseph's church is now under Pala diocese. The church was first named after St. George and was later named after St. Joseph. It was once filmed for the film Manasinakkare, a Malayalam movie starring Jayaram, Nayanthara, and the veteran actor Sheela.

Adhi Narayana Temple

Adhi Narayana templeis one of the important Hindu worship place in Kudakkachira, manage by Travancore Devaswom board.

Retreat Center

Divine Mercy Retreat Centre is a Spiritual retreat centre run by Missionaries of Compassion.

Schools

• St.Joseph's School

Under Pala corporate educational agency the educational arm of Pala diocis. This is an aided (government-funded) high school, with classes from 5th to 10th.

• St.Joseph's L.P.School

Is aided school under Pala corporate educational agency. And it has got classes starting from 1st standard to 4th standard.

• Vidhyadiraja School

Under Sree Vidyadhiraja educational agency.

Nearest towns

The nearest towns to Marangattupilly are Uzhavoor and Valavoor, and nearest villages are Kurichithanam Chethimattam, and Andoor.