Kangazha

An Old Pillar
Pillar of Kangazha

Kangazha
Village
St.Peters Church
St.Peters Church
Coordinates: 9°33′00″N 76°43′05″E / 9.550°N 76.718°E / 9.550; 76.718
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKottayam
Government
 • TypePanchayath
 • BodyKangazha grama panchayath
Area
 • Total31.19 km2 (12.04 sq mi)
Elevation
81 m (266 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total18,644
 • Density600/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
686541(pathanadu po),686555(kanjirappara)
Telephone code0481
Vehicle registrationKL-33
Literacy96%
Websitehttp://lsgkerala.in/kangazhapanchayat

Kangazha is a panchayath and village in the Changanacherry Taluk of the Kottayam District of Kerala State in India. It is located 21 kilometers east of Kottayam and 10 kilometers north of Karukachal. It lies midway between the backwaters of Western Kerala and the misty mountains of the Western Ghats.