Kulanada

Kulanada
village
Kulanada Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Kulanada Kulanada (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 9°14′0″N76°40′0″E / 9.23333°N 76.66667°E / 9.23333; 76.66667
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Government
• Type	Grama Panchayat
• Panchayat President	Chithira C. Chandran (BJP)
Area
• Total	21.57 km2 (8.33 sq mi)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	23,655
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	689503
Telephone code	04734 26 & 04734 20
Vehicle registration	KL-03
Nearest city	Pandalam
Literacy	100%
Lok Sabha constituency	Pathanamthitta
Climate	Good (Köppen)

Kulanada is a village in the district of Pathanamthitta ^[2] bordering with Alappuzha district in Kerala state within India. Kulanada assumed its name from the combination of words "Kulam" and "Nada". Kulam meaning pond and Nada meaning the temple where the king of Pandalam worshiped.

The Kulanada village has population of 21,217 of which 9777 are males while 11440 are females as per Population Census 2011. BJP is the current ruling party in Kulanada Panchayath and chithira is the newly elected president of panchayath. Malayalam is the Local Language spoken here.

Sub Villages Of Kulanada

Ancestors of Kulanada
16.Vattayam 8. Kaluveli 17.Pandissery 4. Ulanadu 18.Panil 9. Koodamparampu 19.Paivazhi 2. Ambalakkadavu 10. Nediyuzhathilpadi 5. Ullannur 11.Panangadu 1. Kulanada 12.Pookaitha 6.Kaipuzha 13. Njettor 3. Punnakulanji 14.Manthuka 7. Kaithakadu 15.Parayankara

Location

Nearby places are Pandalam, Omalloor and Aranmula. The temple which is famous for Uri Vazhipadu,Ulanadu Sreekrishna Swami Temple is located in Kulanada village. The closest railway station is Chengannur (13 KM). Close Airports are Thiruvananthapuram (approximately 110 KM) or Cochin (approximately 140 KM).

Eminent personalities

• Benyamin  : Renowned Malayalam language novelist and screenwriter.
• P. K. Manthri  : Prominent cartoonist is known for his famous caricature characters Pachu and Kovalan.
• Titto P Thankachen: A well-known Malayalam film lyricist.
• Akash Akhilesh: Founder of Kerala’s first eco-friendly brand, Green Lover and Indian Book of Records holder for launching a startup at 19.

Schools

• Grama Panchayath Higher Secondary school, Kulanada
• Govt. L.P. School, Kulanada
• Shishuvihar, Ulanadu
• GiriDeepam L.P School, R.R.U.P School, Paivazhi
• Govt. U.P. School, Manthuka
• Y.M.C.A KG Pre-School
• M.S.L.P School Ulanadu
• R.R.U.P. School, Paivazhi
• St. John's U.P School Ulanadu *Prathiksha Buds Rehabilitation Center, Ulanadu

Temples

• Kulanada Devi Temple
• Kaipuzha Sree Krishna Swami Temple
• Pulikkunnil Sree Dharmma Sastha Temple
• Gurunathanmukadi Sri Ayyappaguru
• Ullannur SreeBhadraDevi Temple
• Ulanadu Sree Krishna Swami Temple
• Thumpamon Sree Vadakkunadha Temple
• Thumpinadi Malankaavu Siva Parvathi Temple.

Churches

• St. Mary's Orthodox Valiyapally, Ullannur (Orthodox Church, Chengannur Diocese)
• St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Manthalir
• St. John's Orthodox Church, Ulanadu
• St. Peters Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Chapel, Kulanada
• St. George Orthodox Chapel, Kulanada
• St. Thomas Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Cathedral, Manthalir (Manthuka) *St.Joseph Malanakara Catholic Church Manthuka
• St. Jude's Church (Syrian Catholic)
• St. John's Marthoma Church, Kaipuzha, Puthuvakkal
• The Pentecostal mission church, Kulanada
• The India Pentecostal Church of God, Kulanada
• Assemblies of God Church, Kulanada.

References

1. "Basic details of Grama Panchayats in Pathanamthitta District".
2. "List of Taluks and Villages in Pathanamthitta District". Archived from the original on 8 December 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.