Thakazhy

For the writer, see Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai.
Thakazhy
—  village  —
Thakazhy
Location of Thakazhy
in Kerala and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Kerala
District(s) Alappuzha
Nearest city Alappuzha
Population

• Density

 15,951 (2001)

• 574 /km2 (1,487 /sq mi)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area 27.8 square kilometres (10.7 sq mi)

Thakazhy is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1] It is part of the Kuttanad region bound by the backwaters. Is is the birthplace of the famous writer Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai.

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History

Thakazhy was a centre of Budhism during the early days. It was under the Chempakassery Kingdom, which is annexed to Travancore by Marthanda Varma.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Thakazhy had a population of 15951 with 7563 males and 8388 females.[1]

Economy

Thakazhi is an agricultural village entirely. It is part of the rice paddy fields of Kuttanad where rice is grown in low lying fields by pumping water out. Coconut, plantain etc are also grown in the region. There are no industries, other than the cottage industries making bamboo articles, bricks etc.

References

  1. ^ a b "Census of India:Villages with population 5000 & above". http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/P. Retrieved 2008-12-10.