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Bharanikkavu

Bharanikkavu
ഭരണിക്കാവ്
Bharanickavu
Census Town
Buddha Shrine at Bharanikkavu
Buddha Shrine at Bharanikkavu
Coordinates: 9°11′05″N 76°32′40″E / 9.1846700°N 76.5445700°E / 9.1846700; 76.5445700Coordinates: 9°11′05″N 76°32′40″E / 9.1846700°N 76.5445700°E / 9.1846700; 76.5445700
Country  India
State Kerala
District Alappuzha
Population (2001)
 • Total 15,715
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 690503
Telephone code 0479-233xxxx
Vehicle registration KL-31A
Nearest city Kollam
Literacy 100%
Lok Sabha constituency Alappuzha
Climate moderate (Köppen)

Bharanikkavu is a Panchayat in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. The Village by the same name is a part of it. The name is derived from the historic Bharanikkavu Devi temple situated here.

The 2001 Census of India found that Bharanikkavu had a population of 15715, with 7374 males and 8341 females.

Kattanam- * Mankavil Garden Village

Library: Grameena Grandhasala, Bharanickavu

Subhash Grandha Parayana Sala, Pallickal

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The Temples of Bharanikkavu, the Churches of Kattanam, the Mosque in Choonad and the Budha statues represent the religious harmony of the panchayat.

St.Thomas Marthoma Church, Pallickal

bharanikkavu devi temple other festivals. 1. meena bharani pongaala 2. sivarathri maholtsavam 3. navarathri mandapa utsavam 4. vruchika chirappu 5. ashtamirohini uriyati

The statue of Lord Buddha housed at the Bharanikkavu Temple is a protected monument under the Department of Archaeology.


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