Chirakkara

Chirakkara
village

Chirakkara village scene
Coordinates: 8°50′44″N 76°42′59″E / 8.845619°N 76.716360°E / 8.845619; 76.716360Coordinates: 8°50′44″N 76°42′59″E / 8.845619°N 76.716360°E / 8.845619; 76.716360
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kollam
Population (2001)
 • Total 17,184
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 691578
Vehicle registration KL-
Nearest town Paravur
Lok Sabha constituency Kollam
Vidhan Sabha constituency Chathannoor

Chirakkara is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] Chirakkara is 16 km away from the City of Kollam and 8 km away from Paravur Town, which is famous for festivals, estuary, backwaters and beaches.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Chirakkara had a population of 17184 with 8124 males and 9060 females.[1] Chirakkara is a village formed by dividing Meenad Village of Kollam Taluk of Kollam District. Likewise Chirakkara is a Grama Panchayath formed by dividing Chathannoor Grama Panchayath. The developing tourist spot Polachira is at Chirakkara Grama Panchayath. Panchayath headquarters is at Chirakkarathazham. The place named Chirakkara is here where famous Devi Temple situates. Chirakkara is a rural area.

Transportation

Chirakkara is just 2 km from Paravur-Chathannoor road. The nearest railway station is Paravur Railway Station, which is 8 km from Chirakkara.

Famous Temples

1) Chirakkara Devi Temple 2) Vilappuram Bhagavathy Temple 3) Kottekkunnu Subrahmanya Swami Temple 4) Chirakkara ayiravilly Temple 5) Yakshippura sreebhagavathi temple 6) Gurunagappan Temple Chirakkara-chirakkarathazham 7) Uliyanadu Mahadevar Temple 8) Ayyappa Temple, Kotheri 9) Mahadeva Temple,Chirakkarathazam 10) Vevukkonnam Temple,Chirakkara

Important Institutions

1) S.N. College, Chathannoor 2) Government H.S., Uliyanad 3) Government H.S., Chirakkara. 4) Government H.S., Nedumgolam 5) Anandavilasam Library, Vilappuram

Places of Interest

Anathavalam: The famous Anathavalam (The centre where domestic elephants are there) is just in its border.

Polachira: The best sight seeing place and foreign bird sanctuary.

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-10.


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