Karukutty

Karukutty is a village panchayat in Aluva Taluk, Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. Classified as a Grade A panchayat, Karukutty comprises 17 wards and falls under Angamaly block panchayat in Aluva taluk. It is part of Angamaly Assembly constituency and Chalakudy Parliament constituency.

Karukutty
Village
Karukutty
Location in Kerala, India
Karukutty
Karukutty (India)
Coordinates: 10°13′0″N 76°23′0″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictErnakulam
TalukasAluva
Government
  BodyKarukutty Panchayat
Area
  Total33.57 km2 (12.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
  Total24,860
  Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
683 576
Telephone code91 484
Vehicle registrationKL-7, KL-41 and KL-63
Nearest cityAngamaly, Chalakudy, Aluva
Sex ratio0.971 /
Literacy90.28%
Lok Sabha constituencyChalakudy
Civic agencyKarukutty Panchayat
Distance from Kochi36 kilometres (22 mi) N (land)
Distance from Thrissur40 kilometres (25 mi) S (land)

History

Located on the southern border of the erstwhile Cochin kingdom, Karukutty has been influenced by the cultures of both Travancore and Cochin kingdoms and has been cited in ancient Portuguese records. Remnants of an old fort, referred to locally as Kottathendu (കോട്ടത്തെണ്ട്), can be seen here. The fort - Nedumkotta (നേടുംക്കോട്ട) was built jointly by the Travancore and Cochin kingdoms to resist invasions by Tipu Sultan. Numerous other artifacts and vessels used by natives to store their treasures and valuables have also been excavated. There is a popular saying that goes "Karukutty kandaal maru kutty venda" (കറുകുററി കണ്ടാല്‍ മറുകുററി വേണ്ട). It roughly translates to "If you have reached Karukutty, then you need not go looking else where" – a sign of the self-sufficient and prosperous nature of the locality. The name itself literally translates to dark woodlands, suggesting the dense vegetation that covered this region till the 12th century.

Geography

Spread over an area of 33.57 km² in central Kerala, the terrain is primarily of five types - plain land, valley, high land, sloped terrain and hilltops.

Borders

East: Mookkannoor panchayat
North: Chalakudy River and Koratty panchayat
West: Parakkadavu panchayat
South: Angamaly municipality

References

    Michael pynadath, Nikhil Matthew, Antony George are well wishers from karukutty.

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