Valayanchirangara | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Coordinates: | 10.066°N 76.496°W |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ernakulam |
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: | 683556 |
Registration Plate: | KL- |
Valayanchirangara is a village in the Ernakulam district of Kerala state, India.[1] It is 7 km away from Perumbavoor.
The name Valayanchirangara or valanja chirayude kara means land on the shore of a curve shaped pond.
Valayanchirangara is under Kunnathunad Taluk and a converging place of three Panchayats: Vengola, Mazhuvanoor and Rayamangalam. It comes under Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency and the Kunnathunadu assembly constituency.
The main central road (a State Highway-MC Road) connecting to NH-47 at Angamaly is ½km away running parallel to Valayanchirangara. It is located at a distance of 23 km from the Ernakulam district collectorate at Kakkanad. The nearest railway station is Aluva (18 km) and airport is Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery (21 km).
Here exists an 'A' graded library (VNKPS Library), schools[1] from KG levels to +2, a college under MG University, traditional temples, churches, mosques, a drama theatre called Suvarna Theaters, banks, a telephone exchange, post office & electricity board, hospitals, various shops and business ventures.
Barnabas, the American head of the Malankara Orthodox Church, died here. It is known as the famous pilgrimage center of the Orthodox Church.