Kannetty
Village in Kerala, India
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Kannetty is a village situated on the outskirts of Karunagappally, Kollam district, Kerala, India. Kannetty is famous for the Vallam kalis conducted in the backwater of the same name.[1] Old Kothukumukku bridge is situated in Kannetty.[2]
Kannetty
കന്നേറ്റി | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Kannetty kayal | |
  Kannetty Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 9°3′16″N 76°32′7″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 690518 |
| Telephone code | +91 (0)4762 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-23 |
| Nearest city | Kollam (27 km) Karunagappally |
| Sex ratio | 999 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 94.26% |
| 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) |
Geography
The main geographic feature of the village is the backwater named Kannetty kayal. It is linked to National Waterway 3 by feeder canal. Several Vallam kalis are conducting in this backwater.
Vallam kali
Several Vallam kalis including Sree Narayana trophy vallamkali, Ayyankali trophy vallam kali, etc are conducting in the Kannetty-kayal.[3]
Sree Narayana Trophy Vallam kali
Sree Narayana Trophy Vallamkali is one of the main Vallam kali in Kerala is conducting annually on Chathayam day of Onam.[4]
Ayyankali Trophy vallam kali
This vallam kali is conducting as a memorial of Ayyankali, a social reformer in Kerala.[5]
Politics
Kannetty is a part of chavara legislative assembly and Kollam (Lok sabha constituency). Currently N.K Premachandran is serving as the Member of parliament of Kollam.
Demographics
Malayalam is the native language of Parakode.
