Kundara

Kundara
കുണ്ടറ
Kundara
Census Town

St.Mary's Church in Kundara
Kundara
Kundara

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 8°59′48.84″N 76°52′19.56″E / 8.9969000°N 76.8721000°E / 8.9969000; 76.8721000Coordinates: 8°59′48.84″N 76°52′19.56″E / 8.9969000°N 76.8721000°E / 8.9969000; 76.8721000
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kollam
Elevation 37 m (121 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 33,959[1]
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 690501
Telephone code +91 (0)474
ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Vehicle registration KL-02
Nearest city Kollam (13 km)
Sex ratio 1096 ♂/♀
Literacy 93.99%
Civic agency Elamballoor Panchayat
Climate Am/Aw (Köppen)
Avg. annual temperature 27.2 °C (81.0 °F)
Avg. summer temperature 35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 24.4 °C (75.9 °F)

Kundara (Malayalam: കുണ്ടറ ) is a census town in Kerala and is part of Kollam Metropolitan Area, India.[2] Kundara is situated 13 km east of Kollam city, 14 km west of Kottarakkara and 24 km north of Paravur. Kundara is a historical town significant for its place in the Indian freedom struggle.[3] Kundara was once the Industrial hub of Southern Kerala with prominent industries like Kerala Electricals Limited, Aluminium , Aluminium Industry Limited of Kundara, Lakshmi Starch company etc operating from here. Most Industrial units became sick industries and got shut down. Kundara is aiming for a revival of industrial tradition through Technopark Kollam.[4][5]

Kundara is located in the shores of Kanjiracode lake a branch of Ashtamudi Lake which has one of the most finest quality Green chromide (Karimeen) fish available in India. This lake recently received Marine Stewardship council recognition for sustainable fishing.[6]

Kundara consists of four main areas namely, Elamballoor, Aasupathrimukk, Mukkada and Aarumurikkada.

History

Kundara has a prominent place in history of Kerala and independence struggle of India due to the Kundara proclamation that happened here in 1809 by Velu Thampi Dalawa then Diwan of Travancore princely state.[7]

Demographics

Religion in Kundara[8]
Religion Percentage
Hinduism
  
 63%
Islam
  
 18%
Christianity
  
 18%
Others
  
 1%
Distribution of religions
†Includes Not Stated, Sikhs (<0.01%), Buddhists (<0.01%).

As of the 2011 India census.[9] Kundara is a Census Town city in district of Kollam, Kerala. The Kundara Census Town has population of 33,959 of which 16,198 are males while 17,761 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3243 which is 9.55% of total population of Kundara. In Kundara Census Town, Female Sex Ratio is of 1096 against state average of 1084. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Kundara is around 993 compared to Kerala state average of 964. Literacy rate of Kundara town is 93.99% lower than state average of 94.00%. In Kundara, Male literacy is around 96.42% while female literacy rate is 91.80%.

Politics

Kundara itself is a constituency of Legislative Assembly of Kerala its sitting M.L.A, J. Mercykutty Amma is a minister in the state cabinet. Kundara is a part of Kollam and has a Parliament constituency.

Transport

Kundara railway station

Industries

References

  1. ↑ "Elampalloor Population Census 2011". Census 2011. Census Population 2015 Data. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Thrikadavur becomes part of Kollam city". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Rajeev, Sharat Sunder (2015-10-16). "The unsung artist". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  4. ↑ "Kollam Urban Region". Census 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Kollam city population Census". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Kerala's Ashtamudi lake gets recognition for sustainable clam fishing". The Hindu. 2014-11-07. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  7. ↑ Rajeev, Sharat Sunder (2016-05-06). "Home of the brave". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  8. ↑ "Kundara/Elamballoor Town Census 2011 data". Census2011. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Elampalloor City Population Census 2011 - Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  10. ↑ "Kundara East Railway Station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Kundara Railway Station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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