Mulakunnathukavu

Mulakunnathukavu
Grama Panchayat
Mulakunnathukavu Railway Station
Coordinates: 10°35′48″N 76°12′34″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Taluk	Thrissur
Block	Puzhakkal Block Panchayat
Lok Sabha Constituency	Alathur (Constituency #9)
നിയമസഭ (Niyamasabha) (or Vidhan Sabha or Legislative Assembly) Constituency	Wadakkanchery (Constituency #65)
Government
• Type	Grama Panchayat
• Body	Mulakunnathukavu Grama Panchayath
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Index Number (PIN)	680581 - Mulakunnathukavu (Mulagunnathukavu) PO
Telephone code	+91-487
Vehicle registration	KL-08
Climate	Tropical monsoon (Köppen Am)
Website	http://lsgkerala.in/mulakunnathukavupanchayat

Mulakunnathukavu is part of Puzhakkal block, in Thrissur taluk, in Thrissur district.[1] It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of Thrissur city. KILA is located here.

Transportation

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

Education

• Kerala University of Health Sciences
• Government Medical College, Thrissur
• Westfort Institute of Paramedical Science
• Institute of Management and Technology, Pottor
• FUTURE EDUCITY, Poomala, Thrissur

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

#	Misspelling	Comment
1	Mulagunnathukavu
2	Mulangunnathukavu
3	Mulamkunnathukavu
4	Mulankunnathukavu
5	Mulankunnathukav
6	M G Kavu	No "g" in correct spelling
7	M.G. Kavu	No "g" in correct spelling
8	MG Kavu	No "g" in correct spelling

History

In ancient days it was then part of Vijayapuram "pravrithi" in Trichur "taluq".[2]

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).

Ward Number	Ward Name	Census Town
1	Chirakkunnu	Killannur (CT)
2	Gramala	Killannur (CT)
3	Udayanagar	Killannur (CT)
4	Thiroor Kizhake Angadi	Killannur (CT)
5	Poomala	Killannur (CT)
6	Chottupara	Killannur (CT)
7	Poolakkal	Killannur (CT)
8	Thadaparambu	Killannur (CT)
9	Thiroor	Killannur (CT)
10	Kaleapady	Killannur (CT)
11	Mulakunnathukavu	Killannur (CT)
12	Ammankuzhy	Killannur (CT)
13	Kozhikunnu	Killannur (CT)
14	Akkodikavu	Killannur (CT)

References

1. Elected Members in Mulakunnathukavu Grama Panchayat Details
2. Kingdom of Cochin Census of 1891