Kumarankary Explained

Kumarankary
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Name2:Alappuzha
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:51960
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:686103
Area Code:0477
Area Code Type:Telephone code
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Blank1 Info Sec1:0km (00miles)
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam
Blank2 Name Sec2:Avg. summer temperature
Blank2 Info Sec2:35°C
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Blank3 Info Sec2:20°C

9.4596°N 76.4986°WKumarankary is a village in Kuttanad, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India. It borders Kottayam and Alappuzha districts.

Administration

Kumarankary is spread over Kottayam and Alappuzha districts but it is considered to be a part of Alappuzha district. It is spread in 2 wards(WARD 3&4) of Veliyanadu Grama Panchayat in Veliyanad Block Panchayat(Alappuzha district) and ward number 21 of Vazhappally Grama Panchayat in Madappally Block Panchayat(Kottayam district).

Location

Kumarankary village is located 5.5 km to the west of Changanacherry, a Historic town of Central Travancore and 4 km North of Alappuzha-Changanacherry road. a population of about 600.

Points of interest

Transportation

Until recently, the only transportation available to reach Kumarankary is the boat operated by water Transport Department from Changanacherry which disembarks at the Kumaramkary Ambalam (temple) Jetty. Present development of road networks from Changanacherry and Kottayam town made the travel to the village easier. Now there is regularly scheduled bus service from Changanassaery KSRTC depot to Kumarankary.