Kalarcode Explained

Kalarcode
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:9.4667°N 76.3417°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Alappuzha
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:688003
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0477
Registration Plate:KL-
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Blank2 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank2 Info Sec1:Alappuzha
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Alappuzha
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Blank2 Name Sec2:Avg. summer temperature
Blank2 Info Sec2:35°C
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Blank3 Info Sec2:20°C

Kalarcode or Kalarkode is an Indian country-side in Alappuzha district, from the town of Alappuzha. The country-side name derives from Kalyakroda Vilasam. The place is famous in the name of the Kalarcode Sree Mahadeva Temple which lies at the heart of Kalarcode. Kalarcode has grown as one of the centers for all transportations from Alleppey District. The place comes as the ward 10 under the Alappuzha Municipality. The place is also known as Sanatanapuram.

Education

Sanatana Dharma College is situated here, as are the Alappuzha centre of the Institute of Management in Kerala and the Kerala University Study centre.

Transportation

Kalarkode have connections with Alappuzha, Eranakulam, Changanassery and other parts of Kerala through a well-connected network of roads & rail. The nearest railway station is Alappuzha Railway Station, away. The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport, away. The Alappuzha - Changanassery state highway (AC Road) starts at Kalarkode. The construction of Alappuzha Bypass starting from Kalarkode at the south end to set apart National Highway 66 (Old NH 47) crisscrossing through the bustling Alappuzha city heart is underway construction at a rapid pace.[1] [2]

Nearby places

Administration

The village is part of Ambalapuzha state assembly constituency for state elections. That in turn is part of the Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency for national elections.

Religion

The Major Mahadeva temple is an important place of worship in this area.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kollam, Alappuzha bypass work to be re-tendered - Times of India. The Times of India.
  2. Web site: Kerala / Alappuzha News : Work on Alappuzha bypass remains incomplete. The Hindu. 2004-10-25.