Kandanassery

Kandanassery is a village in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India.

Located between Guruvayoor and Choondal road, Kandanassery is a village known for its coconut tappers and agriculturalists. Kandanassery has borders with adjacent villages of Chowalloor, Mattom, Thaikkad, Nambazhakkad and Chowalloorpady.

Kandanassery has one government school up to Upper Primary, and 3 Anganvadis.

The famous temples in Kandanassery are Vazhavil Bhagvathi Kshethram, Chittikaattil Bhagavathy Kshethram, Muzhuvalangara Mahavishnu Temple & Kaluthipara Temple.

Kandanassery is the home of the industrialist M. P. Ramachandran, the chairman of Jyothi Laboratories. Many people of Kandanassery are NRIs working mostly in the Middle East.

The famous Malayalam author late Kovilan was born here, as well as the late film director Pavithran.

Kandanassery
village
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Coordinates: 10°36′0″N76°5′0″E / 10.60000°N 76.08333°E / 10.60000; 76.08333
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Population  (2011)
• Total	14,645
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	680102
Vehicle registration	KL-46
Lok Sabha constituency	Thrissur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Manalur

Noted Monuments with historic significance near Kandanassery are the Munimada, Kalluthipara and Kodakkal. ^[1]

Demographics

As of 2011 ^[update] India census, Kandanassery had a population of 14,645 with 6,727 males and 7,918 females. ^{[2] [1]}

References

1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
2. "Kandanassery Census Town City Population Census 2011-2026 | Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 10 January 2026.