Kalloorkkad

Kalloorkadu Kalloorkadu
village
Kalloorkadu Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Ernakulam
Government
• Panchayat President	Jolly Nedumkallel
Population (2001)
• Total	12,838
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	686668
Telephone code	0485
Vehicle registration	KL-17
Nearest city	Kochi, Kottayam
Lok Sabha constituency	Idukki
Climate	Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	32.5 °C (90.5 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	20 °C (68 °F)
Website	www.ekm.kerala.gov.in

Kalloorkadu is a village in Ernakulam district in Kerala, India.

Location

Kalloorkad is situated in Muvattupuzha taluk of Kerala State, 13 km from Muvattupuzha, 12 km from Thodupuzha, and 5 km from Vazhakulam.Kalloorkad village is located in the border of Ernakulam district very near to Idukki district. The economy of Kalloorkad is reliant on agriculture, and main the cultivations are rubber and pineapple. The village is well connected with towns like Thodupuzha, Muvattupuzha and Kothamangalam through local bus transport and there are some KSRTC buses also present in there.

Demographics

As of 2001 Kalloorkkad had a population of 12838 with 6460 males and 6378 females. The town is mainly made up of Syrian Catholic Christians and Hindus. Muslims are very rare compared to other nearby places. It is a panchayat and it has minor towns such as Kalloorkad, Nakapuzha, and Kaloor. There are three high schools and one higher secondary school. St. Mary's Church Nakapuzha is a famous Marian pilgrim center, where many are coming during the festivals. The festival is from September 1 to September 15. There are two more churches one in kalloorkad and other in Kaloor.

Government

The place falls under Muvattupuzha assembly constituency, which is part of Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency). It was part of Muvattupuzha (Lok Sabha constituency) until 2004. The municipality is headed by the Municipal Chairman.