Kozhuvanal | |
Settlement Type: | town/village |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 9.655°N 76.6642°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kottayam |
Governing Body: | Gram Panchayat |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Nimmy twinkleraj vakkappulath |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 21.012 |
Population Total: | 12550 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
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: | 686573 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 04822 |
Registration Plate: | KL-35 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Pala |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | 1060 ♂/♀ |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | 99%% |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank4 Info Sec1: | Kottayam |
Blank5 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank5 Info Sec1: | Pala |
Blank6 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
Blank6 Info Sec1: | Gram Panchayat |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | monsoon rains from June - November and summer from December to May (Köppen) |
Kozhuvanal is a town in Meenachil, in the district of Kottayam, state of Kerala, India.
Kozhuvanal is surrounded by Akalakunnam panchayath in south and west, Meenachil in east, Mutholy and Kidangoor in north. It has amenities including schools, post offices, hospital, churches, temples and stationary shops. State Bank Of Travancore, South Indian Bank, Cooperative Bank, Muthoot Financial Corporation and Kosamattam Financiers have branches in Kozhuvanal.[1]
Kozhuvanal Panchayat has received many awards including the Nirmal Award. It is the first Panchayat in the state to be completely electrified and irrigated. The Panchayat office and the town centre are situated here.
Kozhuvanal is connected by road to all neighbouring village centres and to the nearest town, Pala. Towns like Kottayam, Kanjirappally, Ponkunnam and Changanacherry are easily accessible from this place by several local roads and highways. The Cherpunkal-Kozhuvanal Road is famous because of the traffic and of the tourist buses. There is also the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation from Pala to Kozhuvanal Bus Stop.
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