Kadakkavoor
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Kadakkavoor is a village
in Thiruvananthapuram district
in the state of Kerala
, India
.
, Kadakkavoor had a population of 25362 with 12199 males and 13163 females.
Kadakavur is a small town characterised by a sedate and tranquil atmosphere. The soil of this land is good for cultivation. There is always a cool sea breeze. This scenic place is situated in Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala. The main landmarks are Kadakkavur Railway Station, Kadakkavur Sub Treasury, Syndicate Bank-Kadakkavur branch, State Bank of Travencore-Kadakkavur Branch, The South Indian Bank Ltd.-Kadakkavur Branch, Co-operative Bank, Kadakkavur Telephone Exchange, Kadakkavur Police Station, Kadakkavur Sub Registrar Office, Kadakavur K.S.E.B Office, Kadakkavur Margin Free Market, Public Market, Mission Hospital, Apsala Ayurveda Hospital, Akshaya Shopping Complex etc. Other landmarks are Sree Ardha nareeswara temple (Oottuparamp temple), Sree Subramanya Swamy Temple (Thevaru Nada), Ayantavila Sree Mahalakshmi Temple, Ayyappan Kovil-Chekkalavilakom Junction, Kochuthitta Sree Bhadra Devi Temple, Ayyappan Temple-Overbridge, Mundavilakom Devi Temple, Krishnan Kovil (Vrindavanam Temple), Guruvihar etc.
Kayikkara, the birth place of Mahakavi Kumaranasan, one of the famous triumvirate poets of Kerala, is nearby. Anjuthengu, a place of historic importance, is another attraction near this town.
Numerous temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva are seen in this village. The village is emerging as a town now.
Kadakavur Railway Station is an important station between Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam
. Thiruvananthapuram International Airport is the nearest airport.
This the birth place of the nostalgic singer Brahmaanandan (Brahmanandan sang very few songs, but just about every one of them became a hit. A disciple of Kadakkavur Sundaram Bhagavathar and D. K. Jayaraman, he was a recipient of the All-India Radio Award for the best light music singer and the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi award.)
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Thiruvananthapuram district
Thiruvananthapuram district
Thiruvananthapuram District is the southernmost district of the Indian state of Kerala. It came into existence in the year 1957. The headquarters is the city of Thiruvananthapuram which is also the capital city of Kerala....
in the state of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
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.
Demographics
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, Kadakkavoor had a population of 25362 with 12199 males and 13163 females.
Kadakavur is a small town characterised by a sedate and tranquil atmosphere. The soil of this land is good for cultivation. There is always a cool sea breeze. This scenic place is situated in Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala. The main landmarks are Kadakkavur Railway Station, Kadakkavur Sub Treasury, Syndicate Bank-Kadakkavur branch, State Bank of Travencore-Kadakkavur Branch, The South Indian Bank Ltd.-Kadakkavur Branch, Co-operative Bank, Kadakkavur Telephone Exchange, Kadakkavur Police Station, Kadakkavur Sub Registrar Office, Kadakavur K.S.E.B Office, Kadakkavur Margin Free Market, Public Market, Mission Hospital, Apsala Ayurveda Hospital, Akshaya Shopping Complex etc. Other landmarks are Sree Ardha nareeswara temple (Oottuparamp temple), Sree Subramanya Swamy Temple (Thevaru Nada), Ayantavila Sree Mahalakshmi Temple, Ayyappan Kovil-Chekkalavilakom Junction, Kochuthitta Sree Bhadra Devi Temple, Ayyappan Temple-Overbridge, Mundavilakom Devi Temple, Krishnan Kovil (Vrindavanam Temple), Guruvihar etc.
Kayikkara, the birth place of Mahakavi Kumaranasan, one of the famous triumvirate poets of Kerala, is nearby. Anjuthengu, a place of historic importance, is another attraction near this town.
Numerous temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva are seen in this village. The village is emerging as a town now.
Kadakavur Railway Station is an important station between Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam
Kollam
Kollam , often anglicized as ', is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city lies on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake on the Arabian sea coast and is situated about north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram...
. Thiruvananthapuram International Airport is the nearest airport.
This the birth place of the nostalgic singer Brahmaanandan (Brahmanandan sang very few songs, but just about every one of them became a hit. A disciple of Kadakkavur Sundaram Bhagavathar and D. K. Jayaraman, he was a recipient of the All-India Radio Award for the best light music singer and the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi award.)