Kanchikudicharu

Kanchikudicharu கஞ்சிகுடிச்சாறு කන්චිකුටිචාරු
Village
Kanchikudicharu
Coordinates: 7°02′40″N81°46′30″E / 7.04444°N 81.77500°E / 7.04444; 81.77500
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Eastern
District	Ampara
DS Division	Thirukkovil

Kanchikudicharu is a Tamil village in the Ampara District in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. ^[1]

It is located 210 km (130 mi) east of the capital, Colombo.

2007 military action by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam The area was controlled by the Sri Lankan state forces. Kanchikudiyaru is the last captured area in the Eastern Province under the control of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). ^[2]

People were resettled here in 2015, with up to 190 families residing in the village. Also land-based farming, livestock farming and milking are also livelihoods. Kanchikudicharu Tank is a biggest tank in this village.

Agriculture

Mainly involved in paddy cultivation, Animal husbandry and Home gardening

Paddy field in Kanchikudicharu

Peanut farming

Education

• Kanchikudiyaru Ganesha Vidyalayam

Religion

Everyone living here follows Shaivism.^{[ citation needed ]}

• Murugan Temple
• Siddhivinayakar Temple
• Thanthondri Maagaparameshwary Temple

See also

• Eastern Theatre of Eelam War IV
• Seerpadar

References

1. Amarasingh, Udeshi (April 2019). "Life Surrounding Kanchikudicharu". Explore Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
2. 'கஞ்சிகுடிச்சாறு மக்கள் இன்னும் குடியேறவில்லை' , பிபிசி, 28 நவம்பர், 2010