Kadakkad

Kadakkad
Kadakkadu
Municipal Division
Kadakkad Sree Bhadrakali Temple
Kadakkad
Location in Kerala, India
Kadakkad
Kadakkad (India)
Coordinates: 9°13′N 76°42′E / 9.22°N 76.70°E / 9.22; 76.70
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictPathanamthitta
Government
 • BodyPandalam Municipality
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code04734
Vehicle registrationKL-26
Nearest cityPandalam
Lok Sabha constituencyPathanamthitta
ClimateTropical monsoon (Köppen)

Kadakkad is a municipal division in Pandalam. Situated in the banks of Achankovil river; Kadakkad divided into two divisions, Kadakkad North and Kadakkad South.[1] Pandalam-Pathanamthitta road is the major road passing and Kadakkad-Kaipattoor road proposed to be upgraded to NH standards.[2]

Etymology

The name Kadakkad derived from Kharan (An Asura inhabited this place) and Kadu (Forest).

Places of Worship

Institutions

References

  1. ^ "Kadakkad, Pandalam". Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Kadakkad-Kaipattoor Road proposed to be upgraded to NH standards". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Model Integrated Farming Demonstration Centre at Kadakkad". The Hindu. Pathanamthitta. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  4. ^ "District Soil Testing Laboratory, Kadakkad, Pandalam, Pathanamthitta". Kerala Agriculture. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.