Anchal
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Anchal അഞ്ചൽ |
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A Bus Stand in Anchal
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 Anchal
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| Coordinates: 08°55′45″N 76°55′05″E / 8.92917°N 76.91806°ECoordinates: 08°55′45″N 76°55′05″E / 8.92917°N 76.91806°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Government | |
| • Body | Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.45 km2 (9.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 33,088 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Other Languages=English, Tamil, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 691306 |
| Telephone code | 0475 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-02, KL-25 |
| District | Kollam |
| Civic agency | Panchayat |
| Climate | Monsoon (Köppen) |
| Literacy Rate | 95% |
Anchal is a city located in the centre of the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is located between the National Highway 744 and the Main Central Road. The nearest city to Anchal is Punalur.Anchal is the second largest fast developing town in Kerala state. The city is also close to Kadakkal, an agricultural village known for its spice production and the site of the Kadakkal Devi Temple.Trivandrum formerly known as Thiruvananthapuram is 62 km away from Anchal.Kollam{Quilone} the district head quarters is 36km away from the city.
There are a number of different legends about the origin of the name Anchal. One legend speaks of how there used to be an "Anchalappis (അഞ്ചലാപ്പീസ്)" at the site of the present range office junction from which the name "Anchal" originates. Another speaks of how five famous disputes evolved in the region, eventually giving it the name of the land of five disputes, proverbs or puzzles. (അഞ്ചു തർക്കങ്ങളുടെ നാട് ) These five disputes are as follows:
Situated at Aeram, between the Anchal – Thadicadu road, the Anchal pond is constructed like a pool with a shape that loosely resembles a rectangle. However, it is connected to a water channel—more specifically, a natural stream. Its shape cannot be considered a perfect rectangle either with it having rounded edges at sides reminiscent of a bath. This has caused confusion in its definition, much like the famous heap paradox where the problem arises due to the inexactness of definitions involved in what a bath is and what a pond is.
There is a strychnine tree located at Vadamon near Thole school. Some of its leaves taste sweet and the other leaves do not have any special taste, not even the usual bitter taste typical of the leaves of the strychnine tree. Since no one has ever seen this tree bloom or fruit, it is uncertain what taste the seeds will have.
There is a temple at Aeram which appears to be situated in the paddy fields (wet unstable ground). However upon closer examination one can find that the altar is situated in solid ground, this causes a confusion as to whether the temple is in the field or in solid land.
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