Anchal
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Anchal[1] is an urban town[2] located in the centre of Kollam district in Kerala, India.
Etymology
There are a number of different legends about the origin of the name Anchal. One legend is that there used to be an "Anchalappis" at the site of the present range office junction, from which the name "Anchal" originates. Another legend is, how five disputes evolved in the region, leading to the name of the land of five disputes, proverbs or puzzles.portmanteau of Anch meaning five and Aal meaning Banyan tree.[3]
Transport
The nearest railway stations are the
Trivandrum International Airport, located 55 km from Anchal in the city of Thiruvananthapuram.[citation needed] It is the main international airport in the state of Kerala and offers both national and international flights.[5] Anchal is located between the National Highway 744 and the Main Central Road
and Hilly highway is also passing through Anchal.The new bypass ,a long standing demand of the local people was thrown open for traffic from May 17,2024. Multiple bus services also run between Anchal and other places in Kerala.
Demographics
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In the
2011 Census of India, Anchal had a population of 33,098 of which 15,732 are male and 17,356 are female. The literacy rate is 95%, with 96.7% of males literate and 93.49% of females literate.[2] The total employed population is 11,960. 71% of the population that are employed are male and 29% are female.[6][needs update
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Notable people
- Rajiv Anchal - a film director, screenwriter, and sculptor who works in Malayalam language cinema
- B. Kemal Pasha - a retired judge of the high court of Kerala[7]
- Resul Pookutty - Academy Award winning Sound Engineer
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anchal.
- ^ Bhaskaran, P Bhaskaran. Kollam: A Historic Perspective.
- ^ a b "Anchal Population - Kollam, Kerala". Census2011.co.in. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b അഞ്ചല് ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് (Anchal Grama Panchayat) » ചരിത്രം Archived 25 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Lsgkerala.in
- ^ "RAIL NEWS CENTER: At a glance: Longest railway platforms in India". Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Trivandrum Airport, International Airport Trivandrum, Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, Thiruvananthapuram Airport, kerala, india". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Anchal Village Population - Pathanapuram - Kollam, Kerala".
- ^ Website High Court of Kerala
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