Karukachal

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?Karukachal Kerala • India
Karukachal
Coordinates: 9°30′00″N 76°37′00″E / 9.5, 76.63333
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 81 m (266 ft)
District(s)	Kottayam
Population	(7km2)
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle	• 686540 • +91 48248 • KL -

Coordinates: 9°30′00″N 76°37′00″E / 9.5, 76.63333Karukachal is a small village in Kottayam district of Kerala state in India. Karukachal is 20 km from Kottayam town. The nearest railway station is Changanassery which is 15 km away.

[edit] Different opinions about the origin of the name Karukachal

Karukachal got its name from the malayalam words vaal kazhuki chaal. vaal means sword, kazhuki means wash and chal means a small stream. Long back in ancient times Karukachal and nearby places were home to many chekavans(warriors). They used to clean their sword after the battle in this place.vaalkazhukeechaal ultimately became karukachal. There was a small stream near the present bus stand in karukachal.

karuka+chal. karuka means a type of grass and chal means a small stream.

[edit] Religious places

The present day Karukachal does not have the stream from which the village got its name. Karukachal is also home to many temples and churches. Champakkara Devi temple, Champakkara Church, Nettallore Devi kshetram, Kootrappalli Church,Vetticavumkal Sree Mahadeva Kshetram, Nedumkunnam St.John the Baptist Church, Sree subhananda Darsana Mandapam.Kuttikkal. (Subhananda Gurudevan a social reformer among backward caste who have been under slavery for decades)and Four more Subhanandasramams are being situated in Karukachal. The world's versatile Traditional Kalari treatment Center Sreerangom CVN Kalari Chikilsa Kendram- [1] -is the main attraction of who reaches at Karukachal."Puthooram" cable network has its head end here. The Nair Service Society(NSS) gives its own importance to Karukachal.The Society possesses a hospital and an Estate in Karukachal.

Champakara is actually a hill covered by beautiful paddy fields and small rivers. The term "champa" is originated from the sanskrit word " sampath" (Wealth) and the "kara" means land, so the concept was that Champakara, a wealthy village with full of virtues.

[edit] Nearest places

Karukachal Town
Karukachal-Aniyarappadi-Nathellore Road

An important institution along the above road & near to Karukachal Bus stand is THE POSITIVE HEALTH HOMEOPATHIC CENTRE. It is located in the KIZHAKKE PARAMBIL BUILDINGS near KSFC,KARUKACHAL.Services of two Qualified Homeopaths are available here. They are Dr.G Jothish BHMS and Dr.(Mrs) Sindhu BHMS. These dedicated doctors have been serving Karukachal for long, earlier clinic was at NSS Karayogam Buildings. Lots of persons earlier suffering from Chronic as well as other diseases vouch for the effectiveness of Homeopathic treatment as they are relived from their sufferings on permanent basis. It is worth mentioning that , THE POSITIVE HEALTH HOMEOPATHIC CENTRE at Karukachal is one among the rarest of the rare Homeopathic Hospitals with facility for dealing with diseases of even acute nature.

Kangazha

Kangazha is a beautiful place, having a serene atmosphere in Changanacherry Taluk east to Karukachal. Famous for the MGDM Hospital one of the oldest multispeciality community referral hospitals in Kerala. The first Self Finance Nursing College in private sector in Kerala, Theophilis College of Nursingis also situated at Kangazha. Other educational institutions at kangazha are PGM college of arts and Science, P Geevarghese School of Nursing, School of Laboratory Technology-MGDM Hospital, Baselios Higher Secondary School, St. Thomas School Kangazha etc.