Country India District Palakkad Vehicle registration KL- 09 | State Kerala Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) | |
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Chandranagar is a suburb of Palakkad town in Palakkad district, Kerala, south India.
Contents
- Map of Chandranagar Colony Palakkad Kerala
- Location
- Temples
- Rifle Club
- Transportation
- Satellite view
- References
Map of Chandranagar Colony, Palakkad, Kerala
Location
Chandranagar is 5 km from the centre of the town. Chandranagar housing Society, founded in 1956, is the first housing colony in the state and one of the largest. Within Chandranagar itself there are many small colonies like Surya Nagar, Sahayadri Colony"Thara Nagar" "santhi colony" "yanagar Colony" etc. There are two main entrances for this colony, the main one being near the National Highway 47 (NH 47) and National Highway 213 (NH 213) junction. The colony stretches almost 3 km along the NH 47,There are around 700 houses with nearly 2800 residents.
Temples
There are many temples within chandranagar colony. The most famous temple is Sri Ganesha Temple. Schools like Bharath Matha, Mookambika & Shishya School are based in here. Many banks have branches in Chandranagar. HDFC, PNB, UBI, SBI, Indus Ind, BoI etc. are some of them.
Rifle Club
Chandranagar also has a Rifle Club for target-shooting practice. Many Vehicle Showrooms like Bajaj, Hero, Suzuki, Maruti etc. are available within the vicinity. Hotels include Chanakya, Sri Chakra and Aryaas serve the flavours to people who cross Chandranagar on their way to Coimbatore or Thrissur via National Highway 47.
Transportation
Chandranagar town connects to other parts of India through Palakkad city. National Highway No.544 connects to Coimbatore and Bangalore. Other parts of Kerala is accessed through National Highway No.66 going through Thrissur. The nearest major railway station is Shornur. The nearest airport is Coimbatore.