Kumarankary

Kumarankary
Village
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Population  (2001)
• Total	51,960
Languages
• Official	Malayalam
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	686103
Telephone code	0477
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Climate	Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	20 °C (68 °F)

9°27′35″N 76°29′55″E / 9.4596494°N 76.4985867°E / 9.4596494; 76.4985867 Kumarankary is a village in Kuttanad, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India. It borders Kottayam and Alappuzha districts.

Administration

Kumarankary is spread over Kottayam and Alappuzha districts but it is considered to be a part of Alappuzha district. It is spread in 2 wards(WARD 3&4) of Veliyanadu Grama Panchayat in Veliyanad Block Panchayat(Alappuzha district) and ward number 21 of Vazhappally Grama Panchayat in Madappally Block Panchayat(Kottayam district).

Location

Kumarankary village is located 5.5 km to the west of Changanacherry, a Historic town of Central Travancore and 4 km North of Alappuzha-Changanacherry road. a population of about 600.

Points of interest

• Kumarankary Sri Dharma Sastha Temple
• St Mary Church

Transportation

Until recently, the only transportation available to reach Kumarankary is the boat operated by water Transport Department from Changanacherry which disembarks at the Kumaramkary Ambalam (temple) Jetty. Present development of road networks from Changanacherry and Kottayam town made the travel to the village easier. Now there is regularly scheduled bus service from Changanassaery KSRTC depot to Kumarankary.

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