Vellikulangara

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Vellikulangara
village
Vellikkulangara Shiva temple.jpg
Shiva Temple, Vellikkulangara
Vellikulangara
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Population
 (2001)
  Total
15,883
Languages
  Official Malayalam
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
680699
Vehicle registration KL-64

Vellikulangara is a small village in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India. [1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Vellikulangara had a population of 15883 with 7821 males and 8062 females. [1]

Vellikulangara is situated near Kodaly which is 12.6 km from Kodakara and 13 km from Chalakudy. There are two ways to reach Vellikulangara: one through Chalakudy and one directly from Kodakara.

Vellikulangara is famous for the Harrison Malayalam estates at Chokana and the Anapantham Forest. Cochin State Forest Tramway used to pass through Vellikulangara, which the British used to transport quality teak logs from Parambikulam forest to the port of Cochin and on to England.

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

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