Bharanikkavu is a Panchayat in Alappuzha district

Alappuzha district

Alappuzha is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala in India. It was formed as Alleppey District on August 17, 1957. The name of the district was officially changed to Alappuzha in 1990. The district is a widely known tourist destination, and is well known for its coir factories. Most of...

 in the India

India

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n state of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

. The Village

Village

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 by the same name is a part of it.
The name is derived from the historic Bharanikkavu Devi temple situated here.

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Bharanikkavu had a population of 15715 with 7374 males and 8341 females.

Consituent Regions

• Bharanikkavu
• Pallickal Pallickal, Mavelikkara
  Pallickal, Mavelikkara
  Pallickal is located on the Mavelikkara -Kurathikadu-Kayamkulam road Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. Pallickal is close to KP Road.- Hospitals :* St. Thomas Mission Hospital, Kattanam, Pallickal, Kayamkulam* Dr. V. V...
  
  
• Vetticode
• Kattanam
  Kattanam
  Kattanam is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.Kattanam hosts Pope Pius High School and some famous churches. Vetticode Nagaraja Temple is nearby. Meppalikkuty Hospital is a famous landmark nearby Kattanam. Kayamkulam Railway Station is nearby. Mavelikkara Railway Station...
  
  
• Mankuzhy
• Choonadu
• Kattachira

Educational Institutions & Libraries

Colleges:

• Sri Vellapally Natesan College of Engineering,Pallickal

Schools:

• Kattachira L P School, Kattachira
• Captain N.P.Pillai Memorial Higher Secondary School,Kattachira
• Mahakavi Kumaranasan Central School,Pallickal, Naduvilemuri
• Government UP School,Moonamkutty
• Pope Pius XI High School,Kattanam
• CMS High School ,Pallickal
• Government LP School,Pallickal Naduvilemuri
• Government UP School,Bharanikkavu

Education Related:

• Kerala University Information Center,Pallickal.

Religious Harmony & Festivals

The Temples of Bharanikkavu ,the Churches of Kattanam,the Mosque in Choonad and the Budha statues represent the religious harmony of the panchayat.

Temples

• Bharanikkavu Devi Temple,Bharanikkavu
• Shri Nagaraja Temple,Vetticode
• Mahavishnu Temple,Kattachira
• Muttakkulam Devi Temple,Kattachira
• Karimuttathu Devi Temple,Mankuzhy
• Arekara Devi Temple, Kattachira
• Cheruvilathu Sri Mannadi Bhagavathi Temple
• Poovathoor Sastha Temple, Ilippakulam
• Panickasheril Shiva Temple, Kattachira

Churches

• St.Stephen's Orthodox Church,Kattanam
• Malankara Catholic Church,Kattanam
• St.Thomas Marthoma Church,Kattanam
• St.James CSI Church,Kattanam

Festivals

• The Meenabharani Mahotsavom of Bharanikkavu Devi Temple,the associated Noottonnu Kalam and Ezhunnallathu.
• The Perunnal at the St.Stephen's Orthodox Church ,Kattanam.

Monuments and Historic Significance

The statue of Lord Buddha housed at the Bharanikkavu Temple is a protected monument under the Department of Archaeology.