Kannetty | |
Native Name: | കന്നേറ്റി |
Native Name Lang: | ml |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 9.0544°N 76.5353°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Name2: | Kollam |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 690518 |
Area Code: | +91 (0)4762 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Registration Plate: | KL-23 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kollam (27 km) Karunagappally |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | Am/Aw (Köppen) |
Iso Code: | IN-KL |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 999 ♂/♀ |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | 94.26% |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Planning agency |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Avg. annual temperature |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | 27.2°C |
Blank3 Name Sec2: | Avg. summer temperature |
Blank3 Info Sec2: | 35°C |
Blank4 Name Sec2: | Avg. winter temperature |
Blank4 Info Sec2: | 24.4°C |
Kannetty is a village situated on the outskirts of Karunagappally, Kollam district, Kerala, India. Kannetty is famous for the Vallam kalis conducted in the backwater of the same name.[1] old Kothukumukku bridge is situated in kannetty.[2]
The main geographic feature of the village is the backwater named Kannetty kayal. It is linked to National Waterway 3 by feeder canal. Several Vallam kalis are conducting in this backwater.
Several Vallam kalis including Sree Narayana trophy vallamkali, Ayyankali trophy vallam kali, etc are conducting in the Kannetty-kayal.[3]
Sree Narayana Trophy Vallamkali is one of the main Vallam kali in Kerala is conducting annually on Chathayam day of Onam.[4]
This vallam kali is conducting as a memorial of Ayyankali, a social reformer in Kerala.[5]
Kannetty is a part of chavara legislative assembly and Kollam (Lok sabha constituency). Currently N.K Premachandran is serving as the Member of parliament of Kollam.
Malayalam is the native language of Parakode.