Kandankary

Kandankary
Kandankary
Coordinates: 9°25′30″N 76°27′50″E / 9.42500°N 76.46389°E / 9.42500; 76.46389Coordinates: 9°25′30″N 76°27′50″E / 9.42500°N 76.46389°E / 9.42500; 76.46389
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Talukas	Kuttanad
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	689573
Telephone code	0477
Vehicle registration	KL-66, KL-04
Nearest city	Alappuzha/Aleppey,Changanassery,Thiruvalla
Literacy	97.64%.

Kandankary is a small village in Kerala, India.^[1] It is located in Champakulam Panchayat in Kuttanadu Taluk. It is presumed that this region (most part of Kuttanad) was a very big forest in ancient years, but later destroyed by a forest fire. It is still possible to see "kari" (coal) if we dig deep into the soil. So this place name end-up with Kari.

This village is famous for its ancient temple Kandakarykkavu Devi Temple & St. Joseph's Church Kandamkary & DVHSS Kandankary

Geography

Kandankary is located 14 km from Changanacherry,

22 km from Alappuzha & 27 km from Kottayam

Economy

The major income is still from Agriculture and fishing despite tourism.

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