Murickassery

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Murickassery
town
Murickassery Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 9°57′20″N 77°1′0″E / 9.95556°N 77.01667°E / 9.95556; 77.01667Coordinates: 9°57′20″N 77°1′0″E / 9.95556°N 77.01667°E / 9.95556; 77.01667
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Idukki
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code	04868
Vehicle registration	KL-06
Nearest city	Thopramkudy and Karimban

Murickassery is a major market and educational centre in the Idukki district of Kerala state, South India. This small village of migrant farmers and native Adivasi communities has been developing as an important centre of Idukki. Various spice products provide the life blood for this village and market. Murickassery is situated in Vathikkudy Grama Panchayath.

History

The history of Murickassery can be devided into pre - peasant migratory period and the post - peasant migratory periods. The landmass now known as Murickassery and its surrounding regions were once thickly inhabited by the indigenous populace called the Mannans. The term Murickassery is itself derived from the Mannan dialect. There are two contradictory views regarding how the place got the name Murickassery, especially when the suffix 'chery' can not be able to find along with not much regions in the district. In the opinion of the first group the name Murickassery is derived from the term 'Muikkencheri' or the 'Chery' or the residential place of the Mannan 'Kani' or headman of the region named Murikken. On the other hand it has been said that, there was a large 'Kattu Mulmurikku'or a thorny plant in Murickassery. The Mannans of the region called the Chery or the place or region where the 'Kattu Mulmurikku' is standing as Murickkin Chery and in the course of time it became Murickassery. The non existence of a Mannan kudi in Murickassery and the non usage of Chery as the suffix of their kudis by the Mannan (instead the Mannan used the term kudi to specify their settlements like Thoprankudy, Vathikkudy, maniyarenkudy and so) to shows that the second argument may probably more a convincing one.

Transport

Murickassery is 19 km away from Painavu, which is the district capital of Idukki district. Murickassery is well connected with all parts of highranges. It serve as a connecting point of various major highrange roads including:

Murickassery - Adimali - Munnar
Murickassery - Thopramkudy - Kattappana - Kumily
Murickassery - Thopramkudy - Nedumkandam- Cumbam
Murickassery - Karaimban - Cheruthony - Painavu - Moolamattom - Muttom - Thodupuzha
Murickassery - Rajapuram
Murickassery - Vannapuram - Thodupuzha
Murickassery - Chempakapara - Perinchamkutty - Melechinnar - Nedumkandam
Murickassery - Vannapuram - Muvattupuzha /Kothamangalam - Cochin

Murickassery is also known for a bus accident that took place in 1988. In this, several students from Pavanatma College lost their lives.

Education

People of the region consider Murickassery a centre of education which is affordable to them. Pavanatma College is the backbone of this small centre of education. St Mary's Higher Secondary school has enlightened two generation of students. Now they live in the various parts of the world but remember their school and teachers. This was also a place for private tutorial colleges and tuition centres. Unemployed youths found bread from these small educational institutions. We, the people of the region respect them and salute them. Lower middle class farmers of Murickassery and nearby villages including Thopramkudy, Padamugham, Moongappara,Parathode, Mannathara, Rajamudi, Pathinaramkandam, Poomamkandam,Thoprankudy, Kambilikandam, Melechinnar etc. find a better place for school and college education in Murickassery.

'List of Schools and Colleges:-

Jyothi Nursery School, St:Mary's L P School, St:Mary's Higher Secondary School, De-Paul Public School (Rajamudy,Murickassery), I C M Public School, Pavanatma College, Mar Sleeva College, G - Tech Computer Education.' Info-Tech Institution of Computer Education

St.Mary's Higher Secondary School Murickassery

Government Institutions

Vathikudy Gramapanchayat , Vathikudy Village Office , Kerala State Electricity Board Murickassery , BSNL Murickassery , Sub-Treasury Murickassery , Akshaya Centre Murickassery , Land Assignment Office Murickassery ,

Hospital

There is a multi-speciality missionary hospital named 'Alphonsa Hospital'in Murickassery. They have the legacy of serving people with love and care. Poor people of the region have found this hospital a place of refuge.

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References

v t e Central Travancore region

Districts	Kollam (Part) Pathanamthitta Alappuzha Kottayam Idukki (Part)

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