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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:Kangaha History.jpg|alt=An Old Pillar|thumb|Pillar of Kangazha]]<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}<br />
{{unreferenced|date=September 2014}}<br />
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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Kangazha<br />
| other_name = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
| image_skyline = St. Peter's C.S.I Church, Kangazha.jpg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = St.Peters Church<br />
| pushpin_map = <br />
| pushpin_label_position = <br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|9.550|N|76.718|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = [[Panchayath]]<br />
| governing_body = Kangazha grama panchayath<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 31.19<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 81<br />
| population_total = 18644<br />
| population_as_of = 2001<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 686541(pathanadu po),686555(kanjirappara)<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 0481<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Literacy]]<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = 96%<br />
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL]]-33<br />
| website = http://lsgkerala.in/kangazhapanchayat<br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
'''Kangazha''' is a [[Panchayati Raj|panchayath]] and [[village]] in the [[Changanacherry]] [[Tehsil|Taluk]] of the [[Kottayam district|Kottayam District]] of [[Kerala]] State in [[India]]. It is located 21&nbsp;kilometers east of [[Kottayam]] and 10&nbsp;kilometers north of [[Karukachal]]. It lies midway between the backwaters of Western Kerala and the misty mountains of the [[Western Ghats]].<br />
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==Adjacent areas==<br />
* West - [[Nedumkunnam]]<br />
* North - [[Pampady]]<br />
* East - [[Manimala]] and [[Cheruvally]]<br />
* South - [[Ezhumattoor]] and [[vaipur]]<br />
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The nearest railway stations are Kottayam (21&nbsp;km) and Changanacherry (22&nbsp;km), and the nearest airport is [[Cochin]] Airport (Nedumbasserry) about 100&nbsp;km away. Kangazha is on the [[Changanassery]] - [[Vazhoor]] state highway which joins Kottayam - Kumaly NH at Pulickalkavala on the north side and on the [[Karukachal]] Manimala road on the east side.<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
[[Kanva]], the father of [[Shakuntala]] had visited Kangazha and he stoned the Sivalinga in Kangazha. And thus the term Kanvaya which was referred to point this incident become the name of this village and later ''Kanvaya'' had reestablished as ''Kangazha''.<br />
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Kangazha Mahadeva Temple (Temple of Lord Shiva)<br />
Pathanadu Kavu Bhagawati Temple<br />
Elamkavu Sri Bhadrakali Temple<br />
Uma-Maheswar Temple, Edayarikapuzha<br />
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==Places of worship==<br />
* St. Thomas Orthodox Church (Kangazha pally)<br />
* Kangazha Mahadeva (Lord Shiva) Temple<br />
* <br />
* Pathanadu Kavu Bhagawati Temple<br />
* Bethel gospel Assembly church Anchani<br />
* Elamkavu Sri Bhadrakali Temple<br />
* <br />
* Edayarikkapuzha Uma-Maheswara Temple<br />
* The Pentecostal Mission (TPM) Church, Mundathanam<br />
* Town Masjid Pathanadu, (Managed by kangazha puthoorpally juma-ath)<br />
*Kangazha St Lazarus Orthodox Old Chapel.<br />
* St Antony's Catholic Church, Mundathanam<br />
* St Johns Orthodox Church, Mundathanam<br />
* St.Peter's C.S.I Church, Kangazha - The first Christian church in Kangazha (Estd.1864)<br />
* Puthoorppally Juma-Masjid, Kangazha<br />
* Salvation Army Church, Edayappara<br />
* St George chapel, cheeramattom<br />
* St.Andrews C.S.I Church Mundathanm<br />
*<br />
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== Economy ==<br />
[[File:Rubber trees in Kerala, India.jpg|thumb|Rubber trees in a plantation]]<br />
The economy of Kangazha is primarily from agriculture. Kangazha is one of the [[rubber]] producing villages in Kerala because the hilly terrain, high humidity and good rain make it suitable for rubber cultivation. Other major crops are [[coconut]], [[tapioca]] and [[Black pepper|pepper]]. [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|NRIs]] are also another major source of income.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Kottayam district}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Kottayam district]]</div>>Shonebrooks