Bharananganam

Bharananganam
Town
Bharananganam Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
Bharananganam Syro-Malabar Catholic Church
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Coordinates: 9°42′00″N 76°43′40″E / 9.70000°N 76.72778°E / 9.70000; 76.72778
CountryIndia
StateKerala
DistrictKottayam
Population
 • Total16,000
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
686578
Telephone code914822
Vehicle registrationKL- 35
Literacy100%
Lok Sabha constituencyKottayam
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPala
Bharanamganam Church
Bharananganam
Bharanamganam School
Bharananganam town

Bharananganam, is a Christian pilgrimage centre in South India on the banks of the Meenachil River, four kilometres (2.5 mi) away from Pala and four kilometres (2.5 mi) from Plassanal, in Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people, who cultivate cash crops like rubber.