Chirakkara Chirakkara Kollam | |
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village | |
 Chirakkara village scene | |
| Nickname: Anathavalam | |
 Interactive map of Chirakkara | |
| Coordinates:8°50′44″N76°42′59″E / 8.845619°N 76.716360°E /8.845619; 76.716360 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 17,342 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 691578 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-2 |
| Nearest town | Paravur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kollam |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chathannoor |
Chirakkara is a village inKollam district in the state ofKerala,India.[1] Chirakkara is 16 km away from thetown of Kollam and 8 km away fromParavur Town, which is famous for festivals, estuary, backwaters and beaches.
| Ward No | Ward name | Member | Party | Alliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kochalummoodu | Bindu Sunil | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 2 | College Ward | Usha Jagadeesan | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 3 | Kannetta | Maya Suresh | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 4 | Eram South | Sreekumar (Chandu) | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 5 | Uliyanadu | Ambili Rajendran | BJP | NDA |
| 6 | Edavattam | Ullas Krishnan U S | Independent | OTH |
| 7 | Chirakkara | Sajana S | INC | UDF |
| 8 | Kulathoorkonam | Ramya M | BJP | NDA |
| 9 | Chirakkara Temple | Arya M | BJP | NDA |
| 10 | Chirakkarathazham | Kiran A S | INC | UDF |
| 11 | Kuzhuppil | Devidas (Kannan) | BJP | NDA |
| 12 | Polachira | Prameela | INC | UDF |
| 13 | Ozhukupara | Saritha | CPI(M) | LDF |
| 14 | Nedungolam | Ajitha Biju | INC | UDF |
| 15 | Malakkayal | Ratheesh M R (Unni) | BJP | NDA |
| 16 | Nedungolam West | Rajani Sajeev | BJP | NDA |
| 17 | Vilappuram | Ajitha Kumari | INC | UDF |
As of 2011[update] Indiacensus, Chirakkara had a population of 17342 with 8007 males and 9335 females.[2][1] Chirakkara is a village formed by dividing Meenad Village of Kollam Taluk of Kollam District. Likewise, Chirakkara is a Grama Panchayath formed by dividingChathannoor Grama Panchayath. The developing tourist spotPolachira is at Chirakkara Grama Panchayath. Panchayath headquarters is at Chirakkarathazham. The place named Chirakkara is here where famous Devi Temple situates. Chirakkara is a rural area.[citation needed]
Chirakkara is just 2 km fromParavur-Parippally road.The nearest railway station isParavur Railway Station, which is 8 km from Chirakkara. There is bus service from kottiyam through Chathannoor to Chirakkara.[citation needed]
1)Chirakkara Devi Temple2) Vilappuram Bhagavathy Temple3) Kottekkunnu Subrahmanya Swami Temple4) Chirakkara ayiravilly Temple5) Yakshippura sreebhagavathi temple6) Gurunagappan Temple Chirakkara-chirakkarathazham7) Uliyanadu Mahadevar Temple8) Ayyappa Temple, Kotheri9) Mahadeva Temple, Chirakkarathazam 10) Vevukkonnam Temple, Chirakkara11) Polachira Sree Mahavishnu Temple12) Chamundeshwari deviTemple Kunnathoor13) Vevukonam temple, Chirakkara14) NagatharaMoorthy kavu, Chirakkara
1) S.N. College,Chathannoor2) Government H.S., Uliyanad3) Government H.S., Chirakkara.4) Government H.S., Nedumgolam5) Anandavilasam Library,Vilappuram6) Chirakkara public library7) Kairali Vayanashala (library)8) Chirakkara Co-operative Bank9) Indian Bank Chirakkara10)DVLPS Puthenkulam(Devaraja Vilasom LP School)
Anathavalam: The famous Anathavalam (The centre where domestic elephants are there) is just in its border.[citation needed]
Polachira: The best sight seeing place and foreign bird sanctuary.[citation needed]
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