Karunagappalli

Karunagappally
Karunagappally is located in Kerala
Karunagappally
Karunagappally
Location in Kerala, India
Karunagappally is located in India
Karunagappally
Karunagappally
Karunagappally (India)
Coordinates: 9°3′16″N 76°32′7″E / 9.05444°N 76.53528°E / 9.05444; 76.53528
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKollam
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • ChairmanKottayil Raju
 • Vice ChairmanSakeena Salam
Area
 • Total18.65 km2 (7.20 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total49,604
 • Density2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
DemonymKarunagapallikkaran
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
690518
Telephone code+91 (0)4762
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL-23
Nearest cityKollam (24 km)
Sex ratio999 /
Literacy94.26%
Civic agencyKarunagappally Municipality
ClimateAm/Aw (Köppen)
Avg. annual temperature27.2 °C (81.0 °F)
Avg. summer temperature35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature24.4 °C (75.9 °F)

Karunagappally is a municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is 24 km north of Kollam and 60 km (37 mi) south of Alappuzha. Karunagappally taluk consists of Alappad, Ochira, Adinad, Karunagappally, Thazhava, Pavumba, Thodiyoor, Kallalibhagom, Thevalakkara, Chavara, Neendakara, Clappana, Kulasekharapuram, Thekkumbhagam, Ayanivelikulangara, Panmana, Ponmana and Vadakumthala.[2] The taluk is bound on the north by Kayamkulam, on the east by Kunnathur taluk, on the south by Kollam and on the west by the Arabian Sea. It is one of the fastest developing towns in Kerala and is part of Kollam metropolitan area.

Karunagappally is the location of a government engineering college named the College of Engineering Karunagappally, also known as[3] CEK, and a Government Arts & Science College under the University of Kerala. Europeans called Karunagappally Martha. It is also home to renowned Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University's campus.

  1. ^ "Karunagapally Municipality Profile". www.kudumbashree.org.
  2. ^ [1] Archived 10 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine Taluks & Villages - Kollam District
  3. ^ "CEK - College of Engineering Karunagappally". College of Engineering Karunagappally.