Anchal

Anchal is a town in the east central part of Kollam district of Kerala,India. It has the advantage of being located strategically between NH-208 and the MC road. It is one of the "Special Grade Panchayats" of Kollam district. Historically parts of the Anchal Range Office Junction today (R.O Junction) used to be a forest with unpaved roads that led to Trivandrum. (college junction ,Mukkada junction,market junction are the main other junctions in anchal .Ayoor, Kulathupuzha, Punalur.,Kottarakkara are the nearest towns.Panayamcherry situated to the north-west of Anchal used to be its cultural center in times the past. Yeroor is situated in the East side . 4 km from anchal.Kalary devi temple is situated near the city.

History

There are different legends to how the name Anchal came into being. One legend speaks of how there used to be an "Anchalappis (അഞ്ചലാപ്പീസ്)" at what used to be the present Range Office junction which eventually gave it its name. Another speaks of how five disputes evolved in the region eventually giving it its name as being the land of five disputes or proverbs or puzzles (അഞ്ചു തർക്കങ്ങളുടെ നാട് ). The disputes being

Anchal (disambiguation)

Anchal may refer to:

See also

Anchal (name)

Anchal may be either a surname or given name