Kadakkavoor

Kadakkavoor
Village
Kadakkavoor railway station
Kadakkavoor railway station
Kadakkavoor is located in Kerala
Kadakkavoor
Kadakkavoor
Location in Kerala, India
Kadakkavoor is located in India
Kadakkavoor
Kadakkavoor
Kadakkavoor (India)
Coordinates: 8°41′09″N 76°45′21″E / 8.6857°N 76.7557°E / 8.6857; 76.7557
CountryIndia
StateKerala
DistrictThiruvananthapuram
TalukChirayinkeezhu
Government
 • BodyKadakkavoor grama panchayat
 • PresidentSheela S.
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
22,632
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695306
Telephone code0470
Vehicle registrationKL-16

Kadakkavoor (also spelled Kadakkavur) is a village in Chirayinkeezhu taluk, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, India. It lies about 8 km north-west of Attingal, on the Thiruvananthapuram–Kollam section of the Southern Railway, and is a centre of the coir industry.: 142  The village forms a grama panchayat and had a population of 22,632 at the 2011 census. The coastal settlement of Anchuthengu was historically an enclave within Kadakkavoor.

History

Anjengo (now Anchuthengu), the coastal site of an early European trading post, was historically an enclave within the village of Kadakkavoor.: 768  The Quilon–Trivandrum railway, on which Kadakkavoor lies, opened to traffic on 1 January 1918.: 465  The Trivandrum district's earliest registered trade union, the Chirayinkil Taluk Coir Workers' Union, was established at Vakkom in Kadakkavoor on 6 December 1940.: 406 

Demographics

At the 2011 India census, Kadakkavoor had a population of 22,632 in 5,144 households, comprising 10,880 males and 11,752 females.: 170 

Governance

Kadakkavoor is administered by the Kadakkavoor grama panchayat, which is divided into 16 wards. Following the 2020 local body elections, Sheela S. of the CPI(M) was elected panchayat president and Prakash R. vice-president.

Wards of Kadakkavoor grama panchayat
No.NameNo.Name
1Melattingal9Oottuparambu
2Sankaramangalam10Railway Station
3Keezhattingal11Kadakkavur
4Vilayilmoola12Nilakkamukku
5Sasthamnada13Bhajanamadam
6Thinavila14Mananakku
7Ayikkudi15Perumkulam
8Thekkumbhagam16Kalloorkonam

Economy

Kadakkavoor is a centre of the coir industry, which processes fibre from coconut husk;: 142  coir, cotton weaving and oil pressing have historically been its main industries.: 771  The village has a service co-operative bank.

Education and healthcare

Kadakkavoor has six primary schools, four middle schools, four secondary schools and two senior secondary schools; the nearest degree college lies 5–10 km away.: 170  The village has a primary health centre, a maternity and child welfare centre, a family welfare centre and an alternative-medicine hospital; the nearest community health centre is more than 10 km away.: 170 

Transportation

Kadakkavoor is served by Kadakkavoor railway station on the Thiruvananthapuram–Kollam section of the Southern Railway.: 142  Land has been acquired for a railway over-bridge at the Kadakkavoor–Murukkumpuzha level crossing (LC No. 570).

Landmarks

A shrine dedicated to Sastha stands by the shore of the Anchuthengu backwater. The village is also the site of the Daivapura temple, consecrated to Bhagavathi, where Ulakuda Perumal is honoured.: 142  The village also has a Roman Catholic church.: 771 

References

  1. ↑ "India Post :Pincode Search". Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 District Census Handbook: Thiruvananthapuram (Part A: Village and Town Directory) (PDF). Census of India 2011, Series 33. Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Kerala District Gazetteers: Trivandrum. Trivandrum: Superintendent of Government Press. 1962.
  4. ↑ "Kadakkavoor Village Population – Chirayinkeezhu – Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Kadakkavoor Grama Panchayat – elected members (2020)". Local Self Government Department, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Rank List for the post of Junior Clerk in Kadakkavoor Service Co-operative Bank Limited" (PDF). Co-operative Service Examination Board, Government of Kerala. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "New platform inaugurated". The Hindu. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Land Acquisition – Construction of Kadakkavoor–Murukkumpuzha (LC No. 570) Railway over bridge – SIA Study". District Administration, Thiruvananthapuram. Retrieved 19 June 2026.