Valayanchirangara is a village in the

Ernakulam district Ernakulam (; ISO: ''Eṟaṇākuḷaṁ'') is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, and takes its name from the Ernakulam, eponymous city division in Kochi. ...

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. It is 7 km away from

Perumbavoor Perumbavoor () is a municipality in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. It is located north of the district collectorate in Thrikkakara and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. Perumbavoor is part of the Kochi metrop ...

Etymology

The name Valayanchirangara or ''valanja chirayude kara'' means land on the shore of a curve shaped pond.

Location and transport

Valayanchirangara is under

Kunnathunad Kunnathunad is a Panchyath in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Its headquarters is in Pallikkara Kumarapuram Junction. Location History Kunnathunad panchayath was formed during the period 1953-54. Demographics India cen ...

Taluk and a converging place of three Panchayats:

Vengola Vengola is a Panchayat and Village in Kunnathunad Taluk of Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It lies in the bus route from Perumbavoor to Kolenchery. Nearby villages are Kizhakkambalam (4.4 km), Vadavucode/Puthencruz (6.4& ...

, Mazhuvanoor and Rayamangalam. It comes under Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency and the Kunnathunadu assembly constituency. The main central road (a State Highway-MC Road) connecting to NH-47 at Angamaly is ½km away running parallel to Valayanchirangara. It is located at a distance of 23 km from the Ernakulam district collectorate at Kakkanad. The nearest railway station is

Aluva Aluva () is a Municipalities of Kerala, municipality and a northern suburb of the city of Kochi in Kerala. It is located about north of the city centre. Aluva is known for the Aluva Sivarathri festival, Sivarathri festival, which is celebra ...

(18 km) and airport is

Cochin International Airport Cochin International Airport , popularly known as Kochi International Airport or Nedumbassery Airport, is an international airport serving the city of Kochi, Kerala, in southwestern India. It is located at Nedumbassery, about northeast of th ...

at Nedumbassery (21 km).

Amenities and culture

Here exists an 'A' graded library (VNKPS Library), schools from KG levels to +2, a college under MG University, traditional temples, churches, mosques, a drama theatre called Suvarna Theaters, banks, a telephone exchange, post office & electricity board, hospitals, various shops and business ventures. Barnabas, the American head of the Malankara Orthodox Church, died here. It is known as the famous pilgrimage center of the Orthodox Church.

References

External links

www.valayanchirangara.in
Villages in Ernakulam district {{Ernakulam-geo-stub