Karukutty

Karukutty
Village
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Coordinates: 10°13′0″N76°23′0″E / 10.21667°N 76.38333°E / 10.21667; 76.38333
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Ernakulam
Talukas	Aluva
Government
• Body	Karukutty Panchayat
Area
• Total	33.57 km2 (12.96 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	24,860
• Density	740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	683 576
Telephone code	91 484
Vehicle registration	KL-7, KL-41 and KL-63
Nearest city	Angamaly, Chalakudy, Aluva
Sex ratio	0.971 ♂/♀
Literacy	90.28%
Lok Sabha constituency	Chalakudy
Civic agency	Karukutty Panchayat
Distance from Kochi	36 kilometres (22 mi) N (land)
Distance from Thrissur	40 kilometres (25 mi) S (land)

Karukutty is a village panchayat in Aluva Taluk, Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. Classified as a Grade A panchayat, Karukutty comprises 17 wards and falls under Angamaly block panchayat in Aluva taluk. It is part of the Angamaly Assembly constituency and the Chalakudy Parliament constituency.

History

Christurajasramam Church

Located on the northern border of the erstwhile Travancore kingdom, Karukutty has been influenced by the cultures of both Travancore and Cochin kingdoms and has been cited in ancient Portuguese records. Remnants of an old fort, referred to locally as Kottathendu (കോട്ടത്തെണ്ട്), can be seen here. The fort - Nedumkotta (നേടുംക്കോട്ട) was built jointly by the Travancore and Cochin kingdoms to resist invasions by Tipu Sultan. Numerous other artifacts and vessels used by natives to store their treasures and valuables have also been excavated. There is a popular saying that goes "Karukutty kandaal maru kutty venda" (കറുകുററി കണ്ടാല്‍ മറുകുററി വേണ്ട). It roughly translates to "If you have reached Karukutty, then you need not go looking elsewhere" – a sign of the self-sufficient and prosperous nature of the locality.The name karu kutty means Dark fortress. ^[1]

Geography

Spread over an area of 33.57 km² (12.96 sq mi) in central Kerala, the terrain is primarily of five types: plain land, valley, high land, sloped terrain and hilltops.

Borders

East: Mookkannoor panchayat

North: Chalakudy River and Koratty panchayat

West: Parakkadavu panchayat

South: Angamaly municipality

References

1. വാലത്ത്, വി.വി.കെ. (1991). കേരളത്തിലെ സ്ഥലനാമചരിത്രങ്ങൾ എറണാകുളം ജില്ല. തൃശ്ശൂർ: കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി. ISBN   81-7690-105-9.

External links

• Official site of Karukutty Panchayat Archived 9 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine