Changanassery

Changanassery
Municipality[1]
Clockwise, top to bottom: St. Berchmans College; The Anchuviḷakku; Iḷamkavu Devi Temple; The boat jetty; NSS Hindu College
Changanassery is located in Kerala
Changanassery
Changanassery
Changanassery is located in India
Changanassery
Changanassery
Coordinates: 9°28′00″N 76°33′00″E / 9.466667°N 76.55°E / 9.466667; 76.55
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKottayam
Government
 • BodyMunicipality
Area
13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi)
 • Metro
43.8 km2 (16.9 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2011)
47,485
 • Density3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi)
 • Metro
127,987
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
686101
Telephone code0481
Vehicle registrationKL 33

Changanassery, (Malayalam: ചങ്ങനാശ്ശേരി; IPA: [t͡ʃɐŋːɐnaːʃeːɾi]) is a municipality[1] in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is located 17 km (10.6 mi) south of the district headquarters in Kottayam and about 115 km (71.5 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Changanassery has a population of 47,485 people, and a population density of 3,517/km2 (9,110/sq mi).

Changanassery is an important market town, was historically one of the centres of administration and culture in the Central Travancore region. The Changanassery market, established in AD 1805, served as the main trading point in the transport of rice, pepper, dry ginger, and piece goods between the coastal areas in the west and the mountains of the east. The "Anchu Vilakku" lamps were installed by the locals in 1905 near the boat jetty, and continues to serve as a symbol of the religious and ethnic harmony of the region.[3][4] Changanassery is also famous for SB College, one of the oldest and prestigious institutions established by Catholic Church in 1922 and for providing higher education to Travancore Region in Kerala in beginning of 20 th Century. The College Tower of SB College, with Christ The King on top of it, continues to stand as symbol for wisdom and education in Kerala.[5][6]

Thus, the Anchuvilaku, Changanassery Market and College Tower of SB College stand as landmarks in both Changanassery and Kottayam

  1. ^ a b https://lsgkerala.gov.in/system/files/2017-10/localbodies.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Changanacherry Market".
  4. ^ "From Anchuvilakku to Vandipetta, Changanassery beckons tourists with heritage sites".
  5. ^ Reporter, Staff (17 June 2021). "Historic SB college to celebrate 100 years". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  6. ^ Mathews, Stephen (11 December 2020). "ST BERCHMANS COLLEGE : CHRIST KING CAMPUS". Stephen Musings. Retrieved 4 October 2024.