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KARUKACHAL - A BUSY TOWN IN KOTTAYAM DISTRICT OF KERALA STATE

Karukachal is a busy town in Kottayam district of Kerala state in India. Karukachal has an estimated population of 35,000.Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Karukachal is situated from 20 km from Kottayam town. The nearest railway station is Changanacherry, which is 13 km away. Nearest Airport is 'Cochin International Airport'. ‘State Highway 9 starts’ at Kottayam (from km 151/600 of SH 1 and overlaps K K Road from km 0/0 to 3/600) and runs south-east touching Puthupally and Thottakkad, before entering Pathanamthitta District past Karukachal. ‘State Highway- 9 and Changanacherry-Kumaly State Highway Road Meet at Karukachal. Kottayam-Karukachal-Manimala-Mukkada-Edamon-Athikkayam-Perunadu-Pamba. Distance: 100 km, Route is famous for Sabarimala pilgrims. The Nair Service Soceity (NSS) gives its own importance to Karukachal. The first High School of NSS was started in Karukachal in the year 1911 by its founder Shri. Mannath Padmanabhan. From that time onwards Karukachal is very famous because there were no schools at nearby places.The Society possesses Two High schools (Girls & Boys), A Higher Secondary School, A Nursing School, Multi Speciality Hospital and an Estate in Karukachal.

Now Karukachal is very busy town and is a junction of four main Roads. More than 300 publc transport buses daily carry-out services through Karukachal Town.Buses operated by Private Operators and KSRTC (Kerala State Road Transport Corporation) are the means of public transport, available in the town. Three-wheeled, black auto-rickshaws, referred to as autos, are a popular form of transport.They are metered and can accommodate up to three/four passengers.Recently the land prices in Karukachal Town area has gone up to the price of Kottayam Town because of its easy connectivity to all places and is famous of religious harmony.

The world's versatile Traditional Kalari treatment Center Sreerangom CVN Kalari Chikilsa Kendram- [1] -is the main attraction of who reaches at Karukachal."Puthooram" cable network has its head office here. Karukachal is also home to many temples and churches. Champakkara Devi temple, Champakkara Church, Nettallore Devishethram, Kootrappalli Church,Vetticavumkal Sree Mahadeva Kshetram, Nedumkunnam St.John the Baptist Church, Sree Subhananda Darsana Mandapam.Kuttikkal.(Subhananda Gurudevan a social reformer among backward caste who have been under slavery for decades)and Four more Subhanandasramams are being situated in Karukachal.

Extensive cultivation of rubber trees in Kerala, especially in vast areas of Karukachal area, in small and large plantations as well as in small lots and even in many housesyards, has made Karukachal a major trading place of natural rubber in India. A number of small and medium sized enterprises in and around the town are engaged in the processing of rubber (latex) and manufacturing of rubber products. Besides rubber, Karukachal is also a trading place of other commercial crops grown in the neighbouring areas.