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Country
  
India

District
  
Thrissur

State
  
Kerala

Taluk
  
Thrissur

Mulakunnathukavu

Block
  
Puzhakkal Block Panchayat

Lok Sabha Constituency
  
Alathur (Constituency #9)

Mulakunnathukavu ( /mʊlɑːkunnɑːθʊkɑːvʊˌˈɡrɑːmɑːˌpənˈɑːjθ/ mula-KKUN-nathu-KA-vu GRA-ma pan-CHA-yth; Malayalam: മുളകുന്നത്തുകാവ് ഗ്രാമ പഞ്ചായത്ത്), is part of Puzhakkal block, in Thrissur taluk, in Thrissur district. It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of Thrissur city. KILA is located here

Contents

Map of Mulagunnathukavu, Killannur, Kerala 680581

Transportation

  • Mulakunnathukavu railway station is located here.
  • SH 22 is the major road passing through
  • Etymology

    The word "Mulakunnathukavu" can be broken down as, Mula-kunnathu-kavu.

    In Malayalam it means ...

  • mula => bamboo tree
  • kunnathu => atop a hill
  • kavu => temple
  • This translates to ...

  • "a temple atop a hill with bamboo trees"
  • There are different spellings of this panchayat, in various texts, and hence it is worth having a comprehensive list, of all the misspellings ...

    Correct Spelling: Mulakunnathukavu

    History

    In ancient days it was then part of Vijayapuram "pravrithi" in Trichur "taluq".

    Mulakunnathukavu Grama Panchayat was previously known as "Killannur Grama Panchayat"

    Wards in the village

    The group of villages forming the wards given in the table below are together governed by Mulakunnathukavu Grama Panchayat. For the purposes of census, the area under Mulakunnathukavu Grama Panchayat comes under Killannur (CT).

    References

    Mulakunnathukavu Wikipedia