Ancharakandy
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Ancharakandy is a census town
in Kannur district
in the state of Kerala
, India
. The village is a Gram Panchayat
and situated 18 km away from Kannur as well as Thalasseri (Tellichery) town.
, Ancharakandy had a population of 21,882. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Ancharakandy has an average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 49% of the males and 51% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The village includes Ancharakandy Cinnamon Estate, established by the East India Company
in 1767. The estate, reputed to be Asia's largest, and associated processing plant are still operational and visitors can view the process of preparing cinnamon spice and extraction of oil. In 1903, the local king, Pazhassi Raja and the British Army waged war for control of the estate.
Asia's first Land Registrar's office is located in a 242 year old building built in 1767 by Lord Brown. The Kannur medical college, established in 2006, is equipped with a 500 bed super specialty hospital.
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...
in Kannur district
Kannur district
Kannur District is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India. The town of Kannur is the district headquarters, and gives the district its name. The old name Cannanore is the anglicised form of the Malayalam name Kannur. Kannur District is bounded by Kasaragod District to the north and...
in the state of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The village is a Gram Panchayat
Gram panchayat
Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...
and situated 18 km away from Kannur as well as Thalasseri (Tellichery) town.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Ancharakandy had a population of 21,882. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Ancharakandy has an average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 49% of the males and 51% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The village includes Ancharakandy Cinnamon Estate, established by the East India Company
East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
in 1767. The estate, reputed to be Asia's largest, and associated processing plant are still operational and visitors can view the process of preparing cinnamon spice and extraction of oil. In 1903, the local king, Pazhassi Raja and the British Army waged war for control of the estate.
Asia's first Land Registrar's office is located in a 242 year old building built in 1767 by Lord Brown. The Kannur medical college, established in 2006, is equipped with a 500 bed super specialty hospital.
Schools
- Anjarakandy Higher Secondary SchoolAnjarakandy higher secondary schoolAnjarakandy Higher Secondary School is situated in Ancharakandy, Kannur district, Kerala, India, about 15 km south of Kannur town. More than 13000 students study in the school, from standard 5 through to standard 10 and additional +1 and +2 classes in higher secondary sections.The school was...
is located in Anjarakandy Village. - Mamba Central LP School is also situated in Mamba village. It has classes from Standard 1 to 5. Established in 1881 by sri Kunhikkannan Ezhuthachan. This school received the "Best LP school in Kannur District" award.