Kannetty

Kannetty
Kannetty; കന്നേറ്റി
	Village
	Kannetty kayal
	Kannetty Location in Kerala, India
	Coordinates: 9°3′16″N 76°32′7″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	690518
Telephone code	+91 (0)4762
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-23
Nearest city	Kollam (27 km) Karunagappally
Sex ratio	999 ♂/♀
Literacy	94.26%
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)

Kannetty is a village situating in the outskirts of Karunagappally, Kollam district, Kerala state , India. Kannetty is famous for the Vallam kalis conducted in the backwater of the same name.[1]

Geography

The main geographic feature of this place is the backwater named Kannetty kayal. It is linked to National Waterway 3 by feeder canal. Several Vallam kalis are conducting in this backwater.

Vallam kali

Several Vallam kalis including Sree Narayana trophy vallamkali, Ayyankali trophy vallam kali, etc are conducting in the Kannetty-kayal. [2]

Sree Narayana Trophy Vallam kali

Sree Narayana Trophy Vallamkali is one of the main Vallam kali in Kerala is conducting annually on Chathayam day of Onam. [3]

Ayyankali Trophy vallam kali

This vallam kali is conducting as a memorial of Ayyankali, a social reformer in Kerala.[4]

Politics

Kannetty is a part of chavara legislative assembly and Kollam (Lok sabha constituency). Currently N.K Premachandran is serving as the Member of parliament of Kollam.

Demographics

Malayalam is the native language of Parakode.

References

"Events & Festivals - Kannetti boat race". Kerala State Tourism Department. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
"Chambakulam Chundan wins Sree Narayana Trophy". The Hindu. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
"Sree Narayana Trophy Vallamkali". Mathrubhumi. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
"Ayyankali trophy vallamkali". Madhyamam Daily. 24 September 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

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[1] "Events & Festivals - Kannetti boat race". Kerala State Tourism Department. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

[2] "Chambakulam Chundan wins Sree Narayana Trophy". The Hindu. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

[3] "Sree Narayana Trophy Vallamkali". Mathrubhumi. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

[4] "Ayyankali trophy vallamkali". Madhyamam Daily. 24 September 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.