Kandanassery is a village in

Thrissur district Thrissur (), anglicised as Trichur, is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is situated in the central region of the state. Spanning an area of about , th ...

in the state of Kerala, India. Located between

Guruvayoor Guruvayur ) is a municipal temple town in Thrissur district, of Kerala State in India. It is a suburban town of Thrissur city, located from Thrissur towards the north-west. It houses the Guruvayur Shri Krishna Temple. It is located at ...

and

Choondal Choondal is a village in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Choondal had a population of 11719 with 5478 males and 6241 females. Choondal is about 20 kilometers away from Thrissur, where you can see ...

road, Kandanassery is a village known for its coconut tappers and

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. Kandanassery has borders with adjacent villages of Chowalloor, Mattom, Thaikkad, Nambazhakkad and Chowalloorpady. Kandanassery has one government school up to Upper Primary, and 3 Anganvadis. The famous temples in Kandanassery are Vazhavil Bhagvathi Kshethram, Chittikaattil Bhagavathy Kshethram, Muzhuvalangara Mahavishnu Temple & Kaluthipara Temple. Kandanassery is the home of the industrialist M. P. Ramachandran, the chairman of Jyothi Laboratories. Many people of Kandanassery are NRIs working mostly in the Middle East. The famous

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

author late

Kovilan Kandanisseri Vattamparambil Velappan Ayyappan (9 July 1923 – 2 June 2010) or V. V. Ayyappan, better known by his pen name Kovilan, was an Indian Malayalam language novelist and freedom fighter from Kerala. He is considered one of the most pro ...

was born here, as well as the late film director Pavithran. Noted Monuments with historic significance near Kandanassery are the Munimada, Kalluthipara and Kodakkal.

Demographics

India

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, Kandanassery had a population of 12,343 with 5,732 males and 6,611 females.

References

Villages in Thrissur district {{Thrissur-geo-stub