Kollengode is a town in
Palakkad district
Palakkad District () is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. It was carved out from the southeastern region of the former Malabar District on 1 January 1957. It is located at the centre of Kerala. It is the largest district i ...
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Kerala,
India. Kollengode is well known for the culture of Kerala. Kollengode Town is the headquarters of Kollengode Grama Panchayat and Kollengode Block Panchayat. Kollengode is one of the major tourist spots of Palakkad district. It is located about 26 km from
Palakkad.
A number of archaeological and historic sites, which have potential for tourism development, are located in and around Kollengode.
Demographics
India
census, Kollengode-I had a population of 18,583 with 9,068 males and 9,515 females.
22 km away from Palakkad (Palakkad–Kollengode Route) and 65 km from Thrissur (NH 544 and SH 58)
Transport
Kollengode railway station
Kollengode railway station (code: KLGD) is a railway station in Palakkad district, Kerala and falls under the Palakkad railway division of the Southern Railway zone, Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the o ...
is located at
Oottara
Oottara is a small locality in Vadavannur Panchayat near Kollengode Town in Palakkad District of Kerala State in India. The Kollengode Railway station is located at Oottara. It is situated on the Kollengode Palakkad route. It lies on Palakka ...
and it is connected with Palakkad, Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Pollachi, Palani, Madurai, Thiruchendur,
Kollengode is also connected with major bus routes. State highway SH-58 is passing through Kollengode. Kollengode-Palakkad route is one of the major roads in the state. Buses are available to Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Calicut, Coimbatore, Pollachi, etc.
Nearest Airport is Coimbatore which is around 70 Km from Kollengode. Cochin International Airport is around 110 Km away from Kollengode and distance to the Calicut Airport is around 125 Km.
Attractions
The historic
Gayathripuzha River
Gayathripuzha River is one of the main tributaries of the Bharathapuzha River, the second-longest river in Kerala, south India. It originates from Anamala hills, passes through Kollengode, Nenmara (Nemmara), Alathur, Padur and Pazhayannur befor ...
, a tributary of
Bharathappuzha is flowing near to the town.
* Sitarkundu waterfalls
* Palakapandi waterfalls
* Kollengode (Vengunad) Palace
* Govinda Mala Hills
* Paddy Fields and Nature scenery
* Hill valleys
* Agraharams
* Various film shooting locations - Kollengode is used as a location by the film industry, and a number of hit movies have been shot here.
Festivals
December and January is a season of festivals in Kollengode. These include:
*Kollengode Pulikkode Dharmasastha Temple Arattu
* Thiru Kachamkurissi Vishnu Temple Arattu
* Desavilakku (Various Bhagavathi Temples) Festivals
* Panangattiri Koothandavela
* Alampallam Car Festival
*Shoora samhara mahotsavam
*Sivarathri Festivals
Kollengode Block Panchayat
Grama panchayats under Kollengode block panchayat are,
* Kollengode
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Koduvayur Koduvayur may refer to:
* Koduvayur-II, a village in Palakkad district, Kerala, India
* Koduvayur (gram panchayat)
Koduvayur is a fast developing town and a major commercial area in Koduvayur gram panchayat of Kollengode Block Panchayat in Pa ...
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Puthunagaram
Puthunagaram is a town and gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India.
It is about 10 km south of Palakkad and 8 Km from Kollengode. Palakkad-Pollachi-Dindukal-Madurai-Rameswaram train line passes through this town.
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Vadavannur
Vadavannur is a village and gram panchayat near to Kollengode Town in the Palakkad District of Kerala, India.
Demographics
At the 2001 India census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating informa ...
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Muthalamada
Gallery
ആൽത്തറ.jpg, The Sacred Banyan Tree
Kollengode, Palakkad.jpg, Kollengode is full of green paddy fields
References
External links
Gram panchayats in Palakkad district
Villages in Palakkad district
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