Kangazha

Kangazha
Village
Kangazha

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 9°33′00″N 76°43′05″E / 9.550°N 76.718°ECoordinates: 9°33′00″N 76°43′05″E / 9.550°N 76.718°E
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Elevation 81 m (266 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 171,271 (7km2)
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 686541(pathanadu po),686555(kanjirappara)
Telephone code 91 481 249
Vehicle registration KL 33-

Kangazha is a panchayath and village in the Changanacherry Taluk of the Kottayam District of Kerala State in India. It is located 21 kilometers east of Kottayam. It lies midway between the backwaters of Western Kerala and the misty mountains of the Western Ghats.

Adjacent areas

The nearest railway stations are Kottayam (21 km) and Changanacherry (22 km), and the nearest airport is Cochin Airport (Nedumbasserry) about 100 km away. Kangazha is on the Changanassery - Vazhoor state highway which joins Kottayam - Kumaly NH at Pulickalkavala on the north side and on the Karukachal Manimala road on the east side.

Meaning of Kangazha

Kanva,the father of Shakuntala had visited Kangazha and he stoned the Sivalinga in Kangazha. And thus the term Kanvaya which was referred to point this incident become the name of this village and later Kanvaya had reestablished as Kangazha.


Major religious places

St. Peter's C.S.I Church is the first Christian church in Kangazha. It is established in the year 1864 by the C.M.S missionary, Rev. Henry Baker Junior, The Apostle of the hills. Now, the church is under the jurisdiction of the C.S.I Madhya Kerala Diocese.

Economy

Rubber trees in a plantation

The economy of Kangazha is primarily from agriculture. Kangazha is one of the rubber producing villages in Kerala because the hilly terrain, high humidity and good rain make it suitable for rubber cultivation. Other major crops are coconut, tapioca and pepper. NRIs are also another major source of income.

Notable people

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