Kannetty
Kannetty
കന്നേറ്റി | |
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Village | |
 Kannetty kayal | |
  Kannetty Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 9°3′16″N 76°32′7″E / 9.05444°N 76.53528°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 690518 |
| Telephone code | +91 (0)4762 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-23 |
| Nearest city | Kollam (27 km) Karunagappally |
| Sex ratio | 999 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 94.26% |
| Climate | Am/Aw (Köppen) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 27.2 °C (81.0 °F) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 35 °C (95 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 24.4 °C (75.9 °F) |
Kannetty is a village situated on the outskirts of Karunagappally, Kollam district, Kerala, India. Kannetty is famous for the Vallam kalis conducted in the backwater of the same name.[1] old Kothukumukku bridge is situated in kannetty.[2]
Geography
[edit]The main geographic feature of the village is the backwater named Kannetty kayal. It is linked to National Waterway 3 by feeder canal. Several Vallam kalis are conducting in this backwater.
Vallam kali
[edit]Several Vallam kalis including Sree Narayana trophy vallamkali, Ayyankali trophy vallam kali, etc are conducting in the Kannetty-kayal.[3]
Sree Narayana Trophy Vallam kali
[edit]Sree Narayana Trophy Vallamkali is one of the main Vallam kali in Kerala is conducting annually on Chathayam day of Onam.[4]
Ayyankali Trophy vallam kali
[edit]This vallam kali is conducting as a memorial of Ayyankali, a social reformer in Kerala.[5]
Politics
[edit]Kannetty is a part of chavara legislative assembly and Kollam (Lok sabha constituency). Currently N.K Premachandran is serving as the Member of parliament of Kollam.
Demographics
[edit]Malayalam is the native language of Parakode.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Events & Festivals - Kannetti boat race". Kerala State Tourism Department. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Kothukumukku Bridge View Point - Tourist attraction in Kuttivattom, India". Top Rated Online. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Chambakulam Chundan wins Sree Narayana Trophy". The Hindu. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Sree Narayana Trophy Vallamkali". Mathrubhumi. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Ayyankali trophy vallamkali". Madhyamam Daily. 24 September 2017. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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