Karukachal

Karukachal is a fast-growing town in Changanassery Taluk in Kottayam district of Kerala state in India. The name "Karukachal" was coined from the words "Karuka"(Karukapullu in Malayalam) which is a type of grass which grew in plenty and "chal" meaning a small body of flowing water. Karukachal in Changanacherry-Vazhoor Road which is almost a century old.The next nearest town, Chanaganasserry, is 14 km (8.7 mi) & Kottayam is 20 km from Karukachal.

Karukachal
town
Karukachal bus station
Karukachal Location in Kerala, India Karukachal Karukachal (India)
Coordinates: 9.5°N 76.63333°E / 9.5; 76.63333
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Panchayath	Karukachal
Government
• Type	Panchayath
Area
• Total	22.4 km2 (8.6 sq mi)
Elevation	81 m (266 ft)
Population
• Total	20,133
• Density	900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	686540
Telephone code	+91- 0481
Vehicle registration	KL -33, KL-05
Website	lsgkerala.in/karukachalpanchayat/

Schools and Colleges

• NSS Higher Secondary School karukachal
• Subhash Memorial U P School Champakara
• Sarada Vidya Mandiram Champakara
• Rajahamsasrama VidhyaPeedom
• St Joseph's U.P School Champakara
• L P School Panayampala
• CMS High School, Nedungadappally
• CMSLPS, Nedungadappally
• St. Philominas, Nedungadappally

Hospitals

1. Government Hospital (PH Centre)
2. NSS Hospital
3. Mercy Nursing Home
4. Royal Med Care Centre

Religion

Hindus and Christians constitute majority of the population with a minority of Muslims.

Places of Worship

There are a number of temples in Karukachal. Nethalloor Devi Temple in Kottayam Road, Sree Mahadeva Temple, Vettikavumkal Junction and Ayyappa Temple in Central Junction are the main temples in Karukachal.

1. Grace Point Community Church
2. Panayampala St Mary's Orthodox
3. Syrian Church, Panayampala
4. St.Stephen's Orthodox Syrian Church
5. St.Mary's Orthodox Church Elavumkal
6. St. George's Malankara Catholic Church
7. St. Joseph's church Champakara
8. St. Mary's Church Koothrappally
9. Jerusalem Marthoma Church
10. St. Thomas Marthoma Church in Kottayam Road are the main churches.

There is a mosque on Changanacherry road in the center of Karukachal Town.

Administration

Karukachal is part of Kanjirappally Constituency for Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections and part of Pathanamthitta (Lok Sabha constituency) for Indian General Elections. N. Jayaraj (LDF, Kerala Congress) is the sitting MLA. Anto Antony of INC is the MP representing Mundakayam.

Banks and Financial Institutions

All the major banks have branches in Karukachal.
These include:
State Bank of India
Canara Bank
CSB Bank
Federal Bank
Union Bank of India
Kerala Gramin Bank
South Indian Bank
Axis Bank
HDFC BANK etc.
There are a number of service co-operative banks as well.

Transportation

• bus

Round-the-clock bus services connect Karukachal to Kozhencherry, Ranny, Changanassery, Erumely, Kottayam, etc. One of the State Highways (SH-09) connecting Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts from Kanjikuzhy to Kozhencherry pass through Karukachal and is the most frequent bus route.

• train

The nearest train station is the changanassery railway station . While the nearest major railway station is Kottayam railway station , which is about 20 km away.

• airport

The nearest airport is kochi International Airport (cok), Which is about 70 km away .

Notable people

• Kottayam Nazeer (Actor)