| Karanchira | |
| Settlement Type: | town, Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 10.3981°N 76.1594°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Thrissur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Registration Plate: | KL-45 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Thrissur |
Karanchira is a small village in Thrissur district of Kerala, South India. This hamlet is surrounded by a river(Karivannur River) and green fields, and is a part of the Mukundapuram parliament constituency. Kattoor is nearest place to karanchira .
Karanchira has a multi specialty hospital - The Bishop Alapatt Hospital. Expatriates are the backbone of the economy. Agriculture is the source of income for a substantial minority.