Vadakkencherry
Vadakkencherry | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Vadakkencherry town | |
  Vadakkencherry Location in Kerala  Vadakkencherry Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 10°35′25.9″N 76°29′00.2″E / 10.590528°N 76.483389°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Government | |
| • Body | Vadakkencherri Grama Panchayath |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 678683 |
| Telephone code | 91 4922 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-9, KL-49 |
| Nearest city | Thrissur (33 km (21 mi) away) Palakkad (34 km (21 mi) away) |
| Parliament constituency | Alathur |
| State Legislative Assembly constituency | Tharoor |
Vadakkencherry is a fast developing town, village[1][2] and gram panchayat[3] in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is situated in Thrissur-Palakkad route (NH-544), at almost the same distance from both cities. It is a part of Alathur Taluk, and a major commercial area in region. It is usually confused with Wadakkancherry, a town having similar name, but situated in Thrissur district. So, the name is shown as 'Vadakkencherry-Malabar' in many important books.
The main temple
The main village street is divided into two retta(two) theruvu and otta(one) theruvu. The Main Lakshmi Narayana Perumal Temple[4] is situated in the upper platform of the village at the end of the retta theruvu, facing east as per vasthu sastra. The most important festival is Navaratri, with festivities peaking on Ekadasi day (11th day) in a grand celebration.[5]
Road and Transport
The National Highway 544 from Salem to Ernakulam passes through the Vadakkencherry . Because of this, the region is well connected by road to all parts of Kerala including the state capital. A number of private and government buses ply on this road between Thrissur and Palakkad. there is a private bus stand located in the heart of Vadakkencherry town named Indira Priyadarshini bus stand under Vadakkencherry Panchayath and also a (KSRTC) sub depo under Kerala State Road Transport Corporation is also located in vadakkencherry.
Education
- College of Applied Science, Vadakkencherry
- Cherupushpam Girls Higher Secondary School
- Government Higher Secondary School, Kizhakkencherry
- Mother Teresa Upper Primary School
- St. Francis School (ICSE), Elavampadam
- Sree Narayana Public School
- The Shobha Academy[6]
- Saphire Public School
- G.L.P School, Mangalam
- Gandhi Smarak Up School
- A. U. P. School
- NES English Medium UP School
- Anglo Vernacular Lower Primary School
- Chamy Ayyar Higher Secondary School, Ayakkad
- R K English Medium School
- Blooming Buds
- Li'l Angels Play School
- Eminent Institute of Open Schooling
- St.Marys English Medium School
Healthcare
- E.K. Nayanar Memorial Co-operative Hospital & Research Centre
- Government Hospital
- Government Ayurveda Hospital
- St.Joseph's Hospital
- Divine Medical Mission Hospital
- AVITIS Clinic
- Karunya Hospital
Cinema Halls
- Jayabharath Movies
- Jayabharath Screen 1 & 2
- CVM Cinemas
- Thangam Theater
- KAM Oscar Cinemas
Picture gallery
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Vadakkencherry town -
Mangalam Palam, Vadakkencherry -
Shivarama Park Vadakkencherry -
Aanachamayam, presented by Sree Nagasahayam Temple -
St. Mary's Polytechnic College -
Priyadarshini Bus Stand Vadakkencherry -
KAM OSCAR theater Vadakkencherry -
Vadakkencherry town in 2011
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References
- ^ "About Villages and Revenue Department – Palakkad". Palakkad NIC. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Vadakkencherry Village". Local Government Directory. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "VADAKKANCHERI-VILLAGE PANCHAYAT". Panchayat Portals. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Welcome to temples of God's Own Country".
- ^ "Vadakencherry Grama Brahmana Samooham".
- ^ Sanandakumar, S. "CSR project: Sobha Group's PNC Menon developing Kerala's Palakkad region & educating children". The Economic Times.
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