Coordinates: 10.33° N 76.23° E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Irinjalakuda
Irinjalakuda
State  - District(s)	Kerala  - Thrissur
Coordinates	10.33° N 76.23° E
Area  - Elevation	- 39 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001)  - Density	28,873  -

Irinjalakuda is a city and a municipality in Thrissur district in the Indian state of Kerala. In many ways it represents the small towns that dot the whole of Kerala. This town is famous for Koodalmanikyam Temple that has Bharatha as the main deity. It is also the home town of two renowned Malayalam authors, Sachidanandan and Anand and Malayalam film comedians Innocent and Edavela Babu. Image File history File links India-locator-map-blank. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories; the states and territories are themselves further subdivided. ... The divisions of a district. ...   (IPA: ; ) is a state on the Western Coast of south-western India. ... An elephant carrying Thidambu during Thrissur pooram festival. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Indian Standard Time (IST) is the time zone for India. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... An elephant carrying Thidambu during Thrissur pooram festival. ... India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories; the states and territories are themselves further subdivided. ...   (IPA: ; ) is a state on the Western Coast of south-western India. ... Koodalmanikyam Temple and the big pond inside Koodalmanikyam Temple is the only Hindu temple in India where Bharata (Lord Sangameshwara), the brother of Sree Rama is worshiped. ... Bharata is the name of three different persons in Hindu mythology. ... Innocent, full name Innocent Vincent, is a Malayalam actor born in Irinjalakuda in Thrissur district of Kerala, India. ...

This is a home town of the well known companies like K.P.L. oill mills, K.L.F. oil mills klfoil, Delicious cashew nuts, K.S cattle feeds, Chandrika Ayurvedic soaps, Champion pyrotechnics, C.K.K. Metals, Pappai ice creams etc.

Irinjalakuda is also known for cultural and social institutions such as Unnayi Warrier Kalanilayayam and Yajurveda Patashala.

Unnayi Warrier is a renowned writer who lived in Kerala about three hundred years ago. He was born in Irinjalakuda in Trichur district in Kerala and gave immense contribution to the art of Kathakali the classical dance form of Kerala. His contributions include Nalacharitham and other stories from the Indian epics of Mahabharatha and Ramayana.

Irinjalakuda has two beautiful old churches and a good percentage of the population is Christian, mainly Roman Catholic.

Geography

Irinjalakuda is located at 10.33° N 76.23° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 39 metres (127 feet). The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

Festivals

• Koodalmanikyam Temple utsavam (festival) in April/May which lasts for 10 days.
• Pindi Perunnal (Parish Feast) is conducted in January, second week, every year which lasts for three days.
• Shatrughna Temple visiting nalambalam.
• Sree Kallada Temple Porathissery.

Koodalmanikyam Temple and the big pond inside Koodalmanikyam Temple is the only Hindu temple in India where Bharata (Lord Sangameshwara), the brother of Sree Rama is worshiped. ... The Shatrughna Temple is situated at Payammal, which is 6 km from the Koodalmanikyam temple at Irinjalakuda in Thrissur District of Kerala in India. ...

Colleges and Schools

• St. Joseph's Girls College
• Christ College official website
• National High School Alumni site of National School
• Little Flower Convent (Girls school)
• Don Bosco High School (Irinjalakuda)|Don Bosco High School]] - Alumni site of Don Bosco Irinjalakuda
• Govt. Model Boys High School
• Sree Narayana Higher Secondary School
• Lisieux Convent & Home Science College
• Govt. Girls High Schoolofficial website
• St. Mary's High School [1]
• Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Vidya Mandir
• N.S.S. Sangameshwara English Medium School

Transportation

Irinjalakuda is 20 km south of Thrissur and the Irinjalakuda town railway station is located 4 km away from the town centre at Kalletumkara, en route to Chalakudy. Chalakudy is 16 km east, and the temple town of Kodungalloor is 18 km south of Irinjalakuda, Edathirinji is 4 km far from Irinjalakuda respectively. For the district with the same name, see Thrissur district. ... Chalakudy is a city and a municipality in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India. ... Kodungalloor is a well known tourist location in Kerala due to St. ...

Nearest railway station is the Irinjalakuda station (about 6 km away at Kallettumkara), although several trains stop only at Trissur. Nearest airport is Cochin International Airport. Thrissur (Malayalam: തൃശു൪) is a city situated in the central part of Kerala state, India. ...

Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Irinjalakuda had a population of 28,873. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Irinjalakuda has an average literacy rate of 87%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 88%, and female literacy is 86%. In Irinjalakuda, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Irinjalakuda

External links

• Official News Portal of Irinjalakuda
• THANIMA2007 Website
• Edathirinji's Website
• Irinjalakuda website
• Koodalmanikyam Temple Website

Satellite images of Irinjalakuda

• Irinjalakuda
• Busy Tana
• Christ College
• KLF oil Industries