Bharanikkavu

Bharanikkavu Bharanickavu
village
Bharanikkavu Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 9°11′05″N 76°32′40″E / 9.1846700°N 76.5445700°E / 9.1846700; 76.5445700Coordinates: 9°11′05″N 76°32′40″E / 9.1846700°N 76.5445700°E / 9.1846700; 76.5445700
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Government
• Body	bharanikkavu
Population (2001)
• Total	15,715
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	690503
Telephone code	0479-233xxxx
Vehicle registration	KL-31A
Nearest city	kollam
Literacy	100%
Lok Sabha constituency	alappuzha
Civic agency	bharanikkavu
Climate	moderate (Köppen)

Bharanikkavu is a Panchayat in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.^[1] The Village by the same name is a part of it.^[2] The name is derived from the historic Bharanikkavu Devi temple situated here.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Bharanikkavu had a population of 15715 with 7374 males and 8341 females.^[2]

Constituent Regions

• Bharanikkavu
• Pallickal Pallickal, Mavelikkara
• Vetticode
• Kattanam
• Mankuzhy
• Choonadu
• Kattachira

Educational Institutions & Libraries

Library: Grameena Grandhasala, Bharanickavu

Subhash Grandha Parayana Sala, Pallickal

Colleges:

• St thomas Nursing college, Kattanam
• Sri Vellapally Natesan College of Engineering,Pallickal

Schools:

• Mar Thoma UP School, Kattanam
• St thomas Mar Thoma High School( CBSE)
• F G M M LP School, Bharanickavu (South)
• Kattachira L P School, Kattachira
• Captain N.P.Pillai Memorial Higher Secondary School,Kattachira
• Mahakavi Kumaranasan Central School,Pallickal, Naduvilemuri
• Government UP School,Moonamkutty
• Pope Pius XI High School,Kattanam
• CMS High School, Pallickal
• Government LP School,Pallickal Naduvilemuri
• Government UP School,Bharanikkavu
• Veda Vyasa Vidya Peedom,Kattanam

Education Related:

• Kerala University Information Center,Pallickal.

Religious Harmony & Festivals

The Temples of Bharanikkavu, the Churches of Kattanam, the Mosque in Choonad and the Budha statues represent the religious harmony of the panchayat.

Temples

• Bharanikkavu Devi Temple,Bharanikkavu
• Shri Nagaraja Temple,Vetticode
• Mahavishnu Temple,Kattachira
• Muttakkulam Devi Temple,Kattachira
• Karimuttathu Devi Temple,Mankuzhy
• Arekara Devi Temple, Kattachira
• Cheruvilathu Sri Mannadi Bhagavathi Temple
• Poovathoor Sastha Temple, Ilippakulam
• Panickasheril Shiva Temple, Kattachira
• Pallipuram Devi Temple, Kattanam,Vettikode
• Valliya Veedu Devi Temple, Kattanam
• MannadiKuttiyil Devi Temple,Kattanam
• Orukuzhiyil Saktheesha Temple,Kattanam
• Nadayil Kuttiyil (AYICKATTU) Sree Bhadra Devi Temple, Pallickal
• Mannachirethu Puthenkavil Sree Bhadra Bhagavathi Temple, Kattanam, Nambukulangara
• Kattachira Tharal thekkathil Shri Nagaraja Temple

Churches

• St.Stephen's Orthodox Church,Kattanam
• Malankara Catholic Church,Kattanam
• St.Thomas Marthoma Church,Kattanam
• St.James CSI Church,Kattanam
• CSI Church, Vetticodu
• Catholic Church, Achamkutty

Festivals

• The Meenabharani Mahotsavom of Bharanikkavu Devi Temple,the associated Noottonnu Kalam and Ezhunnallathu.
• The Perunnal at the St.Stephen's Orthodox Church, Kattanam.
• Pathamudaya Mahothsavam of Pallipuram Devi Temple.
• Uthrdam Thirunnal Mahotsavom at Nadayil Kuttiyil Sree Bhadra Devi Temple in Meenam.

bharanikkavu devi temple other festivals. 1. meta bharani pongaala 2. sivarathri maholtsavam 3. navarathri mandapa utsavam 4. vruchika chirappu 5. ashtamirohini uriyati

Monuments and Historic Significance

Puthrachan-The Buddha Statue

The statue of Lord Buddha housed at the Bharanikkavu Temple is a protected monument under the Department of Archaeology.

References