Kadinamkulam is a town located in 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....

, India

India

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. It is situated 22 km north of Trivandrum, 20 km from the Trivandrum International Airport and 22 km from Trivandrum railway station and bus station. National Highway 47 is also 8 km away. Kadinamkulam is surrounded by Kadinamkulam Kayal to the east, the Arabian Sea

Arabian Sea

The Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui in northeastern Somalia and Kanyakumari in India...

 to the west, Puthucurichy

Puthucurichy

Puthucurichy is a town on the coast of Kerala, India....

 to the north and Channankara to the south. Kadinamkulam forms part of Kadinamkulam panchayat of Trivandrum district.

The present population of Kadinamkulam is about 18,000, and includes Hindu

Hindu

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s, Muslim

Muslim

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s and Christian

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s.

Economy

Kadinamkulam and the neighbouring villages had trade connections with various Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

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 and the UAE from the 19th century onwards.
Until recently, coir

Coir

Coir is a natural fibre extracted from the husk of coconut and used in products such as floor mats, doormats, brushes, mattresses etc. Technically coir is the fibrous material found between the hard, internal shell and the outer coat of a coconut. Other uses of brown coir are in upholstery...

 and allied industries helped people to generate their source of income. Now this industry in Kadinamkulam is struggling for survival. Various steps have been taken by authorities to bring back the old glory of this traditional industry.

Facilities

The major institutions in the government/private sector of Kadinamkulam include:

• Government Ayurveda
  Ayurveda
  Ayurveda or ayurvedic medicine is a system of traditional medicine native to India and a form of alternative medicine. In Sanskrit, words , meaning "longevity", and , meaning "knowledge" or "science". The earliest literature on Indian medical practice appeared during the Vedic period in India,...
  
   Dispensary
• Kadinamkulam Police Station
• Kadinamkulam St. Michael's High School(Puthukurichy)
• Our lady of mercy secondary School (Puthukurichy)
• St. vincent High school (padinjattumuuku)
• Puthenthope govt. Hospital
• St.xaviers college
• Coir Society Padinjattumukky
• Jyoti Nilam English Medium High School
• District Coperative bank
• State Bank of Travancore
• Indian Bank

Kadinamkulam is well connected by Kerala Transport Corporation

Kerala State Road Transport Corporation

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 buses departing every 30 minutes to Trivandrum city. When driving to Kadinamkulam, take a left turn from Kaniyapuram

Kaniyapuram

Kaniyapuram is a small town in the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram city around from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. The main centre of Kaniyapuram area is located in NH-47 in between Kazhakkoottam and Pallippuram CRPF Base...

 on the Thiruvananthapuram–Kollam

Kollam

Kollam , often anglicized as ', is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city lies on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake on the Arabian sea coast and is situated about north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram...

 National Highway.

Tourism

The Kadinamkulam Kayal is one the most beautiful lakes to view. Major cinema/serials are being shot near the lakeside. Aside from this, the golden sand beaches, Muthala Pozhi, the Kerala backwaters

Kerala Backwaters

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, traditional coir spinning, the coconut groves and coconut trees with multiple trunks, snake boats and kettuvallam

Kettuvallam

Kettuvallam is a house boat widely used in the Indian state of Kerala. These have thatched roof covers over wooden hulls. The traditional kettuvallam is mainly used for promoting Kerala tourism.-Etymology:...

s are notable attractions.

Major temples

• The Kadinamkulam Mahadeva Temple is one of the most famous Shiva temple
  Shiva temple
  The Madai Vadukunda Shiva Temple is believed to have been constructed by “Kolathiri” Kings during medieval period on a plateau land generally known now as “Madai Para” in Madai Village, Kannur Taluk and District of Kerala State. This is situating 22 km north of Kannur, the Head Quarter Town...
  
   in South India. It is among the very few temples in South India
  South India
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   where the Darsan (to where the Lord is facing) is towards the west.

A brief history of the temple can be found here.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B2evFU0PARNxODJmOTY0MGQtMmFhNy00NzNjLTg0OGEtOWY2MmM0OTZhMjBi&hl=en

• The Kadinamkulam Padickavilakom Bharanicadu Sree Bhagavathi Temple is the famous Bhadrakali
  Bhadrakali
  Bhadrakāli , is one of the forms of the Great Goddess mentioned in the Devi Mahatmyam. In Sanskrit, the word Bhadra means "blessed", "auspicious", "fair", "beautiful", "good", "fortunate", "prosperous"....
  
   temple located in Kadinamkulam. The festival starts on the shivrathri day of every year. and also the famous kaniyapuram masjid is also located in kadinamkulam panchayat.

Channankara is the major production of coir in the panchayat there is so many coir society in the
panchayat also and there is so Many big Auditoriums.

Photo Gallery

Some photos of Kadinamkulam can be found online @
http://picasaweb.google.com/kadinamkulam