Chalakudy

Chalakudy is a municipal town situated on the banks of Chalakudy River in Thrissur district of the Kerala state in India. It is the headquarters of Chalakudy taluk. It is the base camp for travellers to Athirappilly Falls and Vazhachal Falls. Chalakudy lies on National Highway 544 and located about 47 km (23 mi) north of the city of Kochi, and 30 km (19 mi) south of Thrissur. Chalakkudy In the 16th century, the banks of the Chalakudy river became known as "Yagashalakudi" as the place where the monks regularly set up parnasalas and rested during their travels."Yagashalakudi" was later transformed into "Chalakudy"

Chalakudy
Town
Chalakudy
Chalakudy South Junction
Chalakudy
Location in Kerala, India
Chalakudy
Chalakudy (India)
Coordinates: 10.30°N 76.33°E / 10.30; 76.33
CountryIndia
StateKerala
DistrictThrissur district
Government
 • TypeTaluk
 • BodyMunicipal Council
 • M L AT J Saneesh Kumar Joseph
Population
 (2011)
 • Total49,525
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
680307
Telephone code0480
Vehicle registrationKL-64, KL-8, KL-45
Chalakudy River bank on a summer sunrise
A theme park in Chalakudy (Entrance)
Holy Land at Chalakudy Church
Government Hospital
A morning in Chalakudy market
Parayan thodu
Athirappilly Fall

History

The name "Chalakudy" is derived from two words "Yagashala" (temporary settlement for conducting sacrifices) and "koti" (flag). Once Chalakudy was famous all over India as a place for conducting sacrifices. Many "rishis" (including Saptarshis) used to come over here as it was considered as a sacred land. In order to identify these settlements, they hoisted flags next to it. Thus those entire area got its name "yagashalakoti". History also says during the second Chera dynasty, people outside kerala visited Chalakudy to learn vedas and Kalaripayattu from Chukkikulam Shala. These people lived in the banks of Chalakudy River and this accommodation is called Kudi. The combination of these two words Shalakudi is later modified into Chalakudy.[1]

Demographics

As per 2011 census report, Chalakudy municipality had population of 49,525 of which 23,744 are males while 25,781 are females.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 4574 which is 9.24% of total population of Chalakudy (M). In Chalakudy, Female Sex Ratio is of 1086 against state average of 1084. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Chalakudy is around 920 compared to Kerala state average of 964. Literacy rate of Chalakudy city is 97.03% higher than state average of 94.00%. In Chalakudy, Male literacy is around 98.09% while female literacy rate is 96.07%. Chalakudy town has 50.87% Christians, 42.1% Hindus and 6.91% Muslims.

Administration

Chalakudy Municipality came into existence in the year 1970. The municipality covering an area of 25.23 km2 is divided into 36 electoral wards. Chalakudy is a Grade-II municipality.[2] Chalakudy is an assembly constituency & Lok Sabha constituency.[3] Benny Behanan (INC) is the current MP of the Parliamentary constituency and T J Saneesh Kumar Joseph (INC) is the current M.L.A. of Legislative Assembly Constituency.[4][5]

Transport

Road

Located along the National Highway 544, between Kochi and Coimbatore. Another major road is State Highway 21 which connects Chalakudy to Vazhachal and ends at the border of Tamil Nadu.

Railways

The main rail transport system in Chalakudy is operated by the Southern Railway zone of Indian Railways, and comes under Trivandrum railway division.[6][7]

Airport

The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport in Nedumbassery which is 19 km from Chalakudy. All the major domestic and international flights are available here. Direct flights are available to New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Pune, Goa, Mangalore, Calicut, Thiruvananthapuram, Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Bahrain, Kuwait, Muscat, Malé, Colombo, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Salalah, Jeddah and Riyadh.

Business

Madura Coats, Geetha Flour Mill, Apollo Tyres, Codemazk, Paulson Distillery, Choice Foods, Amoeba Associates, Carborundum Limited, Eddie Current and the Sree Shakti Paper Mills are the major industrial establishments.

Education

Schools

Colleges

Institutes
  • GTEC Computer Education Chalakudy
  • GINTERNATIONAL Finishing School Chalakudy

Important Persons

References
  1. "ചരിത്രം | Chalakudy Municipality". www.chalakudymunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. "Profile". Janasevana Kendram. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  3. "Assembly Constituencies — Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
  4. "Members : Lok Sabha". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  5. "Members - Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  6. "Categorization of Stations" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  7. "Southern Railway Welcomes You". sr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. "Crescent Public School Chalakkudy, Thrissur – Crescent Public School". Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  9. "Vyasa Vidyanikethan Central School Chalakudy". Retrieved 27 June 2019.

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