Kannetty

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Kannetty
കന്നേറ്റി
Village
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Kannetty kayal
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Kannetty
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 9°3′16″N76°32′7″E / 9.05444°N 76.53528°E / 9.05444; 76.53528
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Kollam
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
690518
Telephone code+91 (0)4762
ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Vehicle registration KL-23
Nearest city Kollam (27 km) Karunagappally
Sex ratio 999 ♂/♀
Literacy94.26%
Climate Am/Aw (Köppen)
Avg. annual temperature27.2 °C (81.0 °F)
Avg. summer temperature35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature24.4 °C (75.9 °F)

Kannetty is a village situated on the outskirts of Karunagappally, Kollam district, Kerala, India. Kannetty is famous for the Vallam kalis conducted in the backwater of the same name. [1] Old Kothukumukku bridge is situated in Kannetty. [2]

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Geography

The main geographic feature of the village is the backwater named Kannetty kayal. It is linked to National Waterway 3 by feeder canal. Several Vallam kalis are conducting in this backwater.

Vallam kali

Several Vallam kalis including Sree Narayana trophy vallamkali, Ayyankali trophy vallam kali, etc are conducting in the Kannetty-kayal. [3]

Sree Narayana Trophy Vallam kali

Sree Narayana Trophy Vallamkali is one of the main Vallam kali in Kerala is conducting annually on Chathayam day of Onam. [4]

Ayyankali Trophy vallam kali

This vallam kali is conducting as a memorial of Ayyankali, a social reformer in Kerala. [5]

Politics

Kannetty is a part of chavara legislative assembly and Kollam (Lok sabha constituency). Currently N.K Premachandran is serving as the Member of parliament of Kollam.

Demographics

Malayalam is the native language of Parakode.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Events & Festivals - Kannetti boat race". Kerala State Tourism Department. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kothukumukku Bridge View Point - Tourist attraction in Kuttivattom, India". Top Rated Online. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Chambakulam Chundan wins Sree Narayana Trophy". The Hindu . 12 March 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Sree Narayana Trophy Vallamkali". Mathrubhumi. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ayyankali trophy vallamkali". Madhyamam Daily. 24 September 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.


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