Kozhencherry
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Kozhencherry
കോഴഞ്ചേരി | ||
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Vidhan Sabha constituency Aranmula | | |
Civic agency | Grama Panchayat |
Kozhencherry is a
Etymology
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History
Kozhencherry is situated in the central
Kozhencherry is a very fertile land and cultivating plantations, paddy,
On 11 May 1935 Sri. C Keshavan, in a public meeting at Kozhencherry, demanded to open roads and schools to the public and to stop the rule of Divanji and form a democratic rule. It influenced the public to participate in the Freedom Struggle with Mahatma Gandhi. For that he was arrested and put him in to jail. For the memory of this event one momentum on stone is erected in the center of the Kozhencherry Town.
In the field of education, Kozhencherry made available contribution to the
Kozhencherry has its own highlights in sports and games. Volleyball was started in the beginning of 20th century itself. Kozhencherry contributed players even to Indian teams and national levels. The Janatha Sports Club is conducting a All India Volleyball Tournament. The Horty Cultural Society is holding a flower show every year.
In the field of social organisation Rotary club, Lion's Club, Y's men club, Junior chamber, YMCA, YWCA, Y's Men, Fine Arts Society and many other societies and clubs are working at Kozhencherry. People from Kozhencherry is working all over the world in good positions and helping the economic growth of our country.
Geography
The total area of this village includes hill areas, plane lands, semi hill areas and paddy fields
Climate
Climate data for Kozhenchery, Kerala | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.6 (88.9) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30 (86) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.0 (85.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23 (73) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24 (75) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 32 (1.3) |
35 (1.4) |
44 (1.7) |
61 (2.4) |
77 (3.0) |
360 (14.2) |
273 (10.7) |
219 (8.6) |
328 (12.9) |
274 (10.8) |
99 (3.9) |
94 (3.7) |
1,896 (74.6) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[3] |
Administration
Kozhencherry is part of Pathanamthitta district. Before the formation of the Pathanamthitta district in 1982, Kozhencherry belonged to Kollam district.
Tourism
The very famous Maramon Convention conducted in this village at the sand bed of pampa river. The statue of C. KESAVAN, famous for Kozhencherry speech during Freedom Fight is very near to Village office. District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) office is in Kozhencherry village near Panchayath stadium. There is no other tourism spot in this village.
Education
- St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry
- St. Mary's Girls High School, Kozhencherry
- St. Thomas Higher Secondary School, Kozhencherry
- Marthoma Senior Secondary School, Kozhencherry
Transport
Kozhencherry is largely dependent on private buses and most long-route
The nearest railway stations are at Thiruvalla 17.7 km (11.0 mi) and Chengannur which are nearly 12.1 km (7.5 mi) away.
The proposed
The nearest extant airport is
Hospitals
- Poyanil Hospital
- Mulamoottil Eye Hospital & Research Center
- Muthoot Hospitals Kozhencherry
- District Hospital, Kozhencherry
Notable people
- Mathai George Muthoot - entrepreneur and businessman
- George Alexander Muthoot - entrepreneur and businessman
- M. G. George Muthoot - entrepreneur and businessman
See also
- Kozhencherry East
- Pathanamthitta District
References
- ^ "Kozhenchery in Pathanamthitta (Kerala)". citypopulation.de/en.
- ^ "Kozhenchery Population". Census of India. 17 March 2023.
- ^ "CLIMATE: Kozhenchery", Climate-Data.org. Web: [1].