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Karunagapally

Karunagappally
കരുനാഗപ്പള്ളി
Karunagappally
Municipal Town
Karunagappally Town Aerial View
Karunagappally Town Aerial View
Karunagappally is located in Kerala
Karunagappally
Karunagappally
Karunagappally is located in India
Karunagappally
Karunagappally
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 9°3′16″N 76°32′7″E / 9.05444°N 76.53528°E / 9.05444; 76.53528Coordinates: 9°3′16″N 76°32′7″E / 9.05444°N 76.53528°E / 9.05444; 76.53528
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kollam
Government
 • Body Karunagappally Municipality
 • Chairperson M Sobhana
 • Vice Chairman Sakeena Salam
Area
 • Total 66.34 km2 (25.61 sq mi)
Elevation 14 m (46 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 25,336
 • Density 856/km2 (2,220/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 690518
Telephone code +91 (0)4762
ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Vehicle registration KL-23
Nearest city Kollam (27 km)
Sex ratio 999 /
Literacy 94.26%
Civic agency Karunagappally Municipality
Climate Am/Aw (Köppen)
Avg. annual temperature 27.2 °C (81.0 °F)
Avg. summer temperature 35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 24.4 °C (75.9 °F)

Karunagappalli, also written as Karunagappally (Malayalam: കരുനാഗപ്പള്ളി), is a municipality in Kollam district of Kerala, India. Karunagappalli is situated 27 km north of Kollam and 60 km south of Alappuzha. Karunagappalli taluk consist of Alappad, Ochira, Adinad, Karunagappally, Thazhava, Pavumba, Thodiyoor, Kallalibhagom, Thevalakkara, Chavara, Neendakara, Clappana, Kulasekharapuram, Thekkumbhagam, Ayanivelikulangara, Panmana and Vadakumthala. The Municipality is bound on the north by Kayamkulam, east by Kunnathur taluk, south by Kollam and on the west by the Arabian Sea.It is the major town other than kollam and most developing place in the district

There is one Government Engineering College situates in Karunagappally named: College of Engineering Karunagappally also known as CEK

The main tourist attraction is the House boat facility in Alumkadavu which is close (only 3 km) to Karunagappally town. Sree Narayana Trophy boat race, an annual boat race is organised in the Kannety (Pallickal) River, Karunagappally, during the season of Onam Festival. The famous Chinese fishing nets can be found on the banks of the lagoon. The Amritapuri ashram is also situated in vallikavu,which is 8 km from karunagappally. Other tourist attractions are Alumkadavu Backwater, Oachira temple, Pandarathuruth Church, Sheik Masjid Mosque, Padanayarkulangara Mahadeva Temple, Thazhava, Sasthamkotta Lake etc.


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