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Parakode
Coordinates: 9°12′N76°46′E / 9.20°N 76.76°E / 9.20; 76.76 Coordinates: 9°12′N76°46′E / 9.20°N 76.76°E / 9.20; 76.76
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Pathanamthitta
Languages
  Official Malayalam
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Nearest city Pathanapuram Adoor Kottarakara
Lok Sabha constituencyPathanamthitta
Assembly constituencyAdoor
Literacy 93.63%

Parakode is one of the main junction situated in the outskirts of Adoor in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala state, India. It comes under Adoor Taluk

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Politics

Parakode is a part of Pathanamthitta district Panchayat. It comes under Adoor assembly constituency in Pathanamthitta (Lok Sabha constituency). Shri. Chittayam Gopakumar is the current MLA of Adoor. Shri. Anto Antony is the current member of parliament of Pathanamthitta. [1]

Geography

The main part of Parakode is a junction in Kayamkulam-Punalur road. It connects places Pathanapuram, Punalur, etc to Adoor.

Demographics

Malayalam is the native language of Parakode.

Temples

Sri Mulloorkulangara Devi Temple

See also

Arukalickal, Ezhamkulam, Pathanamthitta

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References

  1. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2008.