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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kadakkal
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| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| image_skyline = Kadakkal thiruvathira.jpg
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| image_caption = Kadakkal Thiruvathira - A well-known festival ritual
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|8.825695752|N|76.91692471|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kollam district|Kollam]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 691536
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91-(0)474
| registration_plate = KL 82

| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Kollam]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Kollam
| website = {{URL|http://www.kadakkalonline.com/}}
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'''Kadakkal''' is a historic town located in the eastern part of [[Kollam district]], [[Kerala]].

==History==
Kadakkal is known for a long time and is the place where one of the notable movements of [[Indian independence movement]] took place. [[Kadakkal Riot Case]] is listed by the Home Ministry, Government of India as one of the 39 movements that led to India getting freedom from the [[British Raj]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Home Ministry|first=Government of India|title=List of Freedom Movements|url=http://mha.nic.in/hindi/sites/upload_files/mhahindi/files/pdf/Annexure%2017.pdf|publisher=Government of India|access-date=29 January 2014}}</ref> It is known as the "[[Kadakkal Riot Case]]" and was led by Franco Raghavan Pillai.
[[File:Kadakkal farm.jpg|thumb|Vayal Koyithu]]

==Economy==
Kadakkal town is an important business centre. Kadakkal Chantha (Market) is famous, especially for its agrarian commodity business like coconut, areca nut, copra, tapioca, rubber, etc. Kadakkal Grama Panchayat is a Special Grade Panchayat.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kadakkal|first=Panchayat|title=Kadakkal Panachayat Website|url=http://lsgkerala.in/kadakkalpanchayat/general-information/|publisher=Government of Kerala|access-date=29 January 2014}}</ref> It spreads over an area of 48.9 km<sup>2</sup> and has a population of 45291 with 21749 males and 23542 females, according to 2001 census.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kadakkal |first=Panchayat |title=2001 Census - Population details |url=http://lsgkerala.in/kadakkalpanchayat/general-information/ |access-date=29 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201160236/http://lsgkerala.in/kadakkalpanchayat/general-information/ |archive-date=1 February 2014 }}</ref> [[Pangode]], [[Chithara]], [[Nilamel]], [[Ittiva]], [[Kummil]] and [[Chadayamangalam]] are the neighboring Panchayats.

== Transport ==
[[File:Kollam Railway Station Entrance.jpg|165px|thumb|Kollam Junction railway station]]
* Nearest Bus stations: Kadakkal Panchayath Bus station, Punalur KSRTC Bus station (24.5 km), Chadayamangalam KSRTC Bus station (11.5 km)
* Nearest railway stations: {{rws|Punalur}} (27.7 km), {{rws|Paravur}} (32.3 km), {{rws|Kottarakkara}} (33.7 km), {{rws|Kollam Junction}} (43.2 km), {{rws|Varkala}} (32.3 km)
* Nearest Airport: [[Trivandrum International Airport]](50 km)

==References==
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== External links ==
{{commons category|Kadakkal}}
*[http://kadakkalamma.org/ Kadakkal Amma]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130628110647/http://www.kadakkalonline.com/ Kadakkal Online]
*[http://wikimapia.org/150785/Kadakkal-town wikimapia kadakkal]
{{Kollam district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Kollam district]]

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