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Kottarakara
Kottarakkara (IAST: Koṭṭārakkara), also transliterated as ''Kottarakara'', is a town and municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. Kottarakkara lies to the east of Kollam city centre. History Kottarakkara, also known in the ancient days of the kings as the Elayadathu Swarupam, was a principality ruled by a branch of the Travancore Royal Family. It is the home of Kathakali, a well known dance drama which originated initially as Ramanattam created in the 17th century by Prince Kottarakkara Thampuran and later patronized by the Raja of Kottarakkara in the early 19th century absorbing other dance forms of Krishnanattam with further innovations. Etymology Kottarakkara, a compound word made up of the words ''Kottaram'', meaning "palace", and ''kara'' meaning "land", literally means "land of palaces". The area which had several palaces was thus named "Kottarakkara." Geography Kottarakkara is a small municipality and taluk headquarters, close to Kollam. The ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kudavattor
Kudavattoor is a small village of the Kottarakara Taluk in the Kollam district of the Indian state of Kerala. In the local Malayalam language, ''kuda'' means "umbrella" and ''vattor'' "round". A predominantly rural village, Kudavattoor comes under the administration of the Veliyam Grama Panchayati raj in India, Panchayat made up of Maroor, Cherukarakonam and Kudavattoor chandhamukku. The village is situated on the odanavattom kollam road, which provides access to Kollam via Kundara or Nedumonkavu as well as to Kottarakara. Kollam, the district headquarters is situated about 25 km from Kudavattoor. History Kudavattoor village was a local trading and cultural centre in the past. Documents suggest there were local markets in the area during early time, as well as "kudippallikkodam" which was the initial form of modern school. Surrounded by paddy fields, rocky hills and several water bodies, this area was part of the Kingdom of Travancore. In post independent period it saw e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kollam District
Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 List of districts in Kerala, districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Laccadive Sea Kollam Port, seaport and an inland lake (Ashtamudi Lake). The district has many water bodies. Kallada River is one among them, and land on the east bank of the river is East Kallada and that on the west bank is West Kallada. Etymology In 825 CE, the Malayalam calendar, or ''Kollavarsham'', was created in Kollam at meetings held in the city. The present Malayalam calendar is said to have begun with the re-founding of the town, which was rebuilt after its destruction by fire. The city was known as ''Koolam'' in Arabic, ''Coulão'' in Portuguese, and ''Desinganadu'' in ancient Tamil literature. Overview Kallada Boat race is one of the famous festival events of the district. Even though it is a competition between two land sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kollam
Kollam (;), is an ancient seaport and the List of cities and towns in Kerala, fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala. Located on the southern tip of the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea, the city is on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake and is 71 kilometers (44 mi) northwest of the Thiruvananthapuram. Kollam is one of List of ancient Indian cities, India's oldest continuously inhabited cities, with evidence of habitation stretching back to the megalithic; the city has also been a maritime entrepôt millennia, the earliest attestation of which dates back to the Phoenicians and Romans. It is the southern gateway to the Kerala backwaters, Backwaters of Kerala, and is known for its cashew processing, coir manufacturing, and tourism industries. Kollam has had a strong commercial reputation since ancient times. The Arabs, Phoenicians, Chinese, Ethiopians, Syrians, Jews, Chaldeans and Romans have all engaged in trade at the port of Kollam for millennia. As a result of Chinese t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chengamanadu, Kollam District
Chengamanadu is an Indian village in Kollam District of Kerala state. Etymology An age old legend about the origin of the name Chengamanadu goes like this: A prince of the then Desinganadu Kingdom went to Arabia and fallen in love with an Arabian beauty. He managed to elope with her back to his home land. But the girl's father traced their location and followed them to take her back. Knowing his arrival the lovers decided to leave the place and started off to Tamil Nadu via Aryankavu route in a single bullock ridden cart. On their way when they reached our place it was becoming heavily dark and the area was then a dense forest. There they met one woman named "Nangamma", she gave them refuge in her house to spend the night. The next day morning they continued their journey. After a long time the Prince has returned to meet Nengamma who has given him shelter, but could not meet her. Through the Prince, the forest land of Nangamma came to be known as "Nangammakadu" and later in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melila, Kollam
Melila is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India situated along the Vettikkavala - Elampal road. The nearest NH, National Highway 744 (India) is at Kunnicode. The nearest Railway station is Auvaneeswaram railway station. The region—which is surrounded by dense rubber plantations—has been used as a location for a number of Malayalam movies, including Mutharamkunnu P.O. and Kottaram Veettile Apputtan. There are also many well-known Television artistes from the region such as TV anchor and news reader Melila Sreekandan Nair of Asianet (TV channel). Melila is the first Village in Kerala to complete 100% Aadhaar Enrollment. The Famous Hindu Temple, Sree Dharma Shastha Temple is located in Melila which is also famous for its Bhadrakali Mudiyettu (മുടിയേറ്റ്). About Village Melila village is situated towards the Eastern boundary of kottarakara taluk, The village is located in Kottarakara taluk about 7 km away from the taluk headq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezhukone
Ezhukone is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India between Kottarakara and Kundara. Transportation * Ezhukone railway station on Kollam–Sengottai branch line is very close to the town. * Ezhukone is situated along Kollam - Thirumangalam National Highway 744 (India) and is well connected with Kollam, Kottarakkara, Punalur etc. by Kerala State Road Transport Corporation buses * Nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport Important Institutions *Govt Polytechnic Ezhukone * VHSS Ezhukone * Irumpanangadu School *ESIC Hospital Ezhukone *Govt.Technical Vocational Higher Secondary School *Sree Sree Academy, ezhukone *Sree Narayana Guru Central School, Ezhukone *MAC Trading Co, ezhukone *Mac Metals, Ezhukone Demographics India census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
India is a federalism, federal union comprising 28 federated state, states and 8 union territory, union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 List of districts in India, districts and smaller administrative divisions of India, administrative divisions by the respective subnational government. The states of India are self-governing administrative divisions, each having a State governments of India, state government. The governing powers of the states are shared between the state government and the Government of India, union government. On the other hand, the union territories are directly governed by the union government. History 1876–1919 The British Raj was a very complex political entity consisting of various imperial divisions and states and territories of varying autonomy. At the time of its establishment in 1876, it was made up of 584 princely state, constituent states and the prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mylom
Mylom is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Mylom had a population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ... of 22425 with 10729 males and 11696 females. References Villages in Kollam district {{Kollam-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kummil
Kummil is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ... Educational organizations * GHSS KUMMIL * IIT kummil Tourist attractions * Meenmutty Falls . The location code or village code of Kummil village is 628427 as per Census 2011 information. Kummil village is located in Kottarakkara taluk of Kollam district in Kerala, India. It is located at a distance of 40 km from the sub-district headquarters Kottarakkara (Tehsildar Office) and 70 km from the district headquarters Kollam. According to 2009 figures, Kummil village is also a gram panchayat. The total geographical area of the village is 1946 hectares. Kummil has a total population of 20,383 out of which the male population is 9,257 and the female populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulakkada
Kulakkada is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. Kulakkada is also a panchayat headquartered in Mavadi. The main towns in Kulakkada panchayath are Kulakkada, Puthoor, and Poovattoor. The Thiruvananthapuram–Angamaly M.C. road passes through Kulakkada. This village is situated at the bank of the Kallada River. Demographics India census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ..., Kulakkada had a population of 14,874, with 7,194 males and 7,680 females. Schools and colleges *Govt VHSS Kulakkada *Govt LP School Kulakkada *Kerala University CTE Kulakkada *DVUP School Thazhathu Kulakkada *DVLP School Thazhathu kulakkada *GWLP School Kuttara Church *CGI Kulakkada (Church of God(Full Gospel) in India), Thiruthilambalam) *St Thomas Mar Thomas Church, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kottukkal
Kottukkal is a village in Kollam district of Kerala, India. The historical importance of the village is linked to Kottukal cave temple, built before 800 CE. The village comes under ''Ittiva panchayath'' and it is the most prominent town in this panchayath. The village has many libraries such as Safder Hashmi library and Kairaly library. Attractions include the district agricultural farm. Ancient temples here include more than 6 temples surrendered in 3 kilometers of Kottukkal, such as the Cave temple. Demographics India census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ..., Kottukkal had a population of 18227 with 8669 males and 9558 females. References Villages in Kollam district {{Kollam-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
