Kadakkal

Kadakkal
Kadakkal
Town
	Kadakkal Viplava Smarakam
	Kadakkal Location in Kerala, India Kadakkal Kadakkal (India)
	Coordinates: 8°49′33″N 76°55′01″E / 8.825695752°N 76.91692471°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Government
• Type	Panchayati Raj
• Body	Grama Panchayat
Area
• Total	48.9 km2 (18.9 sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691536
Telephone code	91+(0)474
Vehicle registration	KL 82
Nearest city	Kollam
Lok Sabha constituency	Kollam Lok Sabha Constituency
Website	www.kadakkalonline.com

Kadakkal is a historic town located in the eastern part of Kollam district, Kerala. Kadakkal is a part of the Chadayamangalam Assembly constituency. Kadakkal is about 29 kilometres (18 mi) away from the taluk headquarter Kottarakkara. State Highway 64 passes through Kadakkal.^{[citation needed]}

History[edit]

Kadakkal was where one of the notable movements of the Indian independence movement, the Kadakkal Riot Case, led by Franco Raghavan Pillai in 1938 took place.^[1]

Economy[edit]

Kadakkal is an important business centre, containing businesses such as Kadakkal Chantha Market which sell goods such as coconut, areca nut, copra, tapioca and rubber.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics[edit]

As of the 2001 census^{[needs update]}, Kadakkal has a population of 45,291, with 21,749 males and 23,542 females.^[2]

Transportation[edit]

The nearest bus stations at Kadakkal Panchayath is Kadakkal Bus Stand, while the nearest railway stations are located at Punalur, Paravur and Varkala. The nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport.^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ "List of Freedom Movements" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
^ "2001 Census - Population details". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

External links[edit]

[1] "List of Freedom Movements" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

[2] "2001 Census - Population details". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

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