Kumarankary is a village in

Kuttanad Kuttanad is a river delta landscape region in the state of Kerala, India, known for its vast paddy fields and geographical peculiarities. It is in the Districts of Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta. The region has the lowest altitude in ...

Alappuzha district Alappuzha district (), is one of the 14 Districts of Kerala, districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It was formed as Alleppey district on 17 August 1957, the name of the district being changed to ''Alapp ...

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, India. It borders

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and Alappuzha districts.

Administration

Kumarankary is spread over Kottayam and Alappuzha districts but it is considered to be a part of Alappuzha district. It is spread in 2 wards(WARD 3&4) of

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u Grama Panchayat in Veliyanad Block Panchayat(Alappuzha district) and ward number 21 of

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Grama Panchayat in Madappally Block Panchayat(Kottayam district).

Location

Kumarankary village is located 5.5 km to the west of

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, a Historic town of Central

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and 4 km North of Alappuzha-Changanacherry road. a population of about 600.

Points of interest

* Kumarankary Sri Dharma Sastha Temple * St Mary Church

Transportation

Until recently, the only transportation available to reach Kumarankary is the boat operated by water Transport Department from Changanacherry which disembarks at the Kumaramkary Ambalam (temple) Jetty. Present development of road networks from Changanacherry and Kottayam town made the travel to the village easier. Now there is regularly scheduled bus service from Changanassaery KSRTC depot to Kumarankary.

References

Villages in Alappuzha district {{Kerala-geo-stub