Kadakkad
Kadakkadu
Municipal Division
Kadakkad Sree Bhadrakali Temple
Kadakkad Sree Bhadrakali Temple
Kadakkad is located in Kerala
Kadakkad
Kadakkad
Location in Kerala, India
Kadakkad is located in India
Kadakkad
Kadakkad
Kadakkad (India)
Coordinates: 9°13′N 76°42′E / 9.22°N 76.70°E / 9.22; 76.70
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictPathanamthitta
Government
  BodyPandalam Municipality
Languages
  OfficialMalayalam
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code04734
Vehicle registrationKL-26
Nearest cityPandalam
Lok Sabha constituencyPathanamthitta
ClimateTropical monsoon (Köppen)

Kadakkad is a Municipal division in Pandalam. Situated in the banks of Achankovil river; Kadakkad divided into two provinces, Kadakkad North and Kadakkad South.[1] Pandalam-Pathanamthitta road is passing through here and Kadakkad-Kaipattoor road proposed to be upgraded to NH standards.[2]

Etymology

The name Kadakkad derived from Kharan (An Asura inhabited this place) and Kadu (Forest).

Places of Worship

Institutions

References

  1. "Kadakkad, Pandalam". Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  2. "Kadakkad-Kaipattoor Road proposed to be upgraded to NH standards". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. "Model Integrated Farming Demonstration Centre at Kadakkad". The Hindu. Pathanamthitta. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  4. "District Soil Testing Laboratory, Kadakkad, Pandalam, Pathanamthitta". Kerala Agriculture. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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