Murickassery is a town,
market
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and
education
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al centre in the
Idukki district
Idukki (ഇടുക്കി; ) is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala in the southwest of the country. It is the largest district in Kerala and lies amid the Cardamom Hills of Western Ghats in Kerala. Idukki district co ...
of
Kerala
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state,
South India
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. This is a village of migrant farmers and migrants has been developing as an important centre of Idukki. Various
spice
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products provide the life blood for this village and market. Murickassery is situated in
Vathikkudy Grama Panchayath.
The town has an official government post office.
The area postal pin code is 685604.
Transport
Murickassery is 20.9 km away from
Painavu, which is the district capital of Idukki district. Murickassery is well connected with all parts of highranges. It serve as a connecting point of various major highrange roads including:
* Murickassery –
Adimali –
Munnar
Munnar () is a town located in the Idukki district of the southwestern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. Munnar is situated at around above mean sea level, in the Western Ghats mountain range. This ancient plantat ...
* Murickassery –
Thopramkudy –
Kattappana –
Kumily
Kumily, also spelt as Kumaly () is a revenue village and Gram Panchayat in the Idukki district of the state of Kerala. It is a town in Cardamom Hills near Thekkady and Periyar Tiger Reserve and a well frequented tourist destination. Kumily is a ...
* Murickassery –
Thopramkudy –
Nedumkandam-
Cumbum
* Murickassery – Karimban –
Cheruthoni – Painavu –
Moolamattom –
Muttom –
Thodupuzha
Thodupuzha () is a municipality and taluk in the Idukki district of Kerala, India. It is located west of the district headquarters in Painavu and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Thodupu ...
* Murickassery – Rajapuram
* Murickassery –
Vannappuram –
Thodupuzha
Thodupuzha () is a municipality and taluk in the Idukki district of Kerala, India. It is located west of the district headquarters in Painavu and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Thodupu ...
*
* Murickassery –
Vannappuram –
Muvattupuzha
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Kothamangalam – Cochin
* Murickassery –
Thopramkudy -
Kattappana
* Murickassery –
Thopramkudy -
Kattappana –
Elappara –
Kottayam
Kottayam () is a city in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is the district headquarters of the district and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Kottayam has a population of ...
* Murickassery –
Thopramkudy Kattappana –
Kumily
Kumily, also spelt as Kumaly () is a revenue village and Gram Panchayat in the Idukki district of the state of Kerala. It is a town in Cardamom Hills near Thekkady and Periyar Tiger Reserve and a well frequented tourist destination. Kumily is a ...
–
Thekkadi
* Murickassery –
Adimali –
Munnar
Munnar () is a town located in the Idukki district of the southwestern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. Munnar is situated at around above mean sea level, in the Western Ghats mountain range. This ancient plantat ...
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Eravikulam National Park
* Murickassery –
Adimali –
Munnar
Munnar () is a town located in the Idukki district of the southwestern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. Munnar is situated at around above mean sea level, in the Western Ghats mountain range. This ancient plantat ...
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Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is located 18 km north of Marayoor on State Highway 17 (Tamil Nadu - Kerala, India), State Highway 17 in the Marayoor and Kanthalloor panchayats of Devikulam taluk in the Idukki district of India's Kerala state. ...
Education
The people of the region consider Murickassery, a centre of education which is affordable to them.
Pavanatma College is the backbone of this small centre of education. St Mary's Higher Secondary school has enlightened two generation of students. Now they live in various parts of the world. This was also a place for private tutorial colleges and tuition centres. Unemployed youths found bread from these small educational institutions. Lower middle class farmers of Murickassery and nearby villages including
Thopramkudy,
Padamugham, Moongappara,
Parathode,
Mannathara,
Rajamudy, Pathinaramkandam, Poomamkandam, Kambilikandam, Melechinnar etc. find a better place for school and college education in Murickassery.
List of Schools and Colleges
References
{{Central Travancore
Cities and towns in Idukki district