Kadakkad | |
Other Name: | Kadakkadu |
Settlement Type: | Municipal Division |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 9.22°N 76.7°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Name2: | Pathanamthitta |
Governing Body: | Pandalam Municipality |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Area Code: | 04734 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Registration Plate: | KL-26 |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | Tropical monsoon (Köppen) |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Pandalam |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Pathanamthitta |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
Kadakkad is a Municipal division in Pandalam. Situated in the banks of Achankovil river; Kadakkad divided into two provinces, Kadakkad North and Kadakkad South.[1] Pandalam-Pathanamthitta road is passing through here and Kadakkad-Kaipattoor road proposed to be upgraded to NH standards.[2]
The name Kadakkad derived from Kharan (An Asura inhabited this place) and Kadu (Forest).