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Kadakkal
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Kadakkal Thiruvathira - A well-known festival ritual
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| Coordinates: 8°49′33″N 76°55′01″E / 8.825695752°N 76.91692471°E / 8.825695752; 76.91692471 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN |
691536
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| Telephone code | 91-(0)474 |
| Vehicle registration | KL 82 |
| Nearest city | Kollam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kollam |
| Website | www |
Kadakkal is a historic town located in the eastern part of Kollam district, Kerala. It is 44 km away from both Kollam City and Thiruvananthapuram. State highway 64 passes through the town. Kadakkal is well known for the social revolutionary activities held in the pre-independent period of India.The town is an important business centre and is known for its Trade (Kadakkal Chantha),Kadakkal Viplavam Kadakkal Riot Case,Festivals (Kadakkal Thiruvathira),Religious unity & spice production. Kadakkal is reachable through Nilamel, and is well connected to nearby villages like Anchal, Kilimanoor, Parippally and Madathara. Kadakkal is one of the place which facilitates the easiest roadway access to the neighbouring state Tamil Nadu & is one of the upcoming Municipality in Kollam district. The town is only 50 km away from Tamil Nadu border , Trivandrum central & Kollam city.
Kadakkal is known for a long time, where one of the notable movements of Indian independence movement took place. Kadakkal Riot Case is listed by the Home Ministry, Government of India as one of the 39 movements that led to India getting freedom from the British Raj.[1] known as the "Kadakkal Riot Case" and was led by Franco Raghavan Pillai.
Kadakkal town is an important business center. Kadakkal Chantha (Market) is famous, especially for its agrarian commodity business like coconut, areca nut, copra, tapioca, rubber, etc. Kadakkal Grama Panchayat is a Special Grade Panchayat.[2] It spreads over an area of 48.9 km2 and has a population of 45291 with 21749 males and 23542 females, according to 2001 census.[3] Pangode, Chithara, Nilamel, Ittiva, Kummil and Chadayamangalam are the neighborhood Panchayats.
Educational facilities from lower primary schools to professional colleges are present in Kadakkal. The institutions are run by private management and government authorities. Institutions include:
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Kadakkal Devi Temple is a famous temple of this region. The uniqueness of the main Devi temple is that there is no idol. The temple is maintained by Travancore Devaswom Board. The temple is well-known for the thiruvathira festival celebrated in February or March, and is one of the most attractive festivals in Travancore & Kollam area. The temple festivities attract large crowds from various parts of the state. The festival is celebrated over a period of ten days programme. The main attraction of the festival is Eduppukuthira (Chariot). The deity is known as Kadakkal Amma and is considered a very powerful deity by the devotees. The ten-day "Thiruvathira" festival comes to an end with 'Kuruzi'.
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