Anchery
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Anchery {അഞ്ചേരി}in Puthuppally
Puthuppally
Puthuppally Puthupally is situated 8 km south of Kottayam town encircled by rivers, paddy fields and hills having a 30000 + population of various cast and creeds...

 Panchayat in the Kottayam
Kottayam
Kottayam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative capital of the Kottayam district. Kottayam Kottayam (Malayalam: കോട്ടയം) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative...

 district 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....

, South India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

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Geography

It is situated 10 km away from kottayam Railway Station, via kottayam-puthupally-karukachal bus route.

Name

As per the government records, this region is known as Pariyaram. However the name Anchery is known to this region because of Anchery family. It is also believed that the name Anchery Puthiyakavu Devi Temple also may have coined the name Anchery. Anchery name is originated from the Malayalam word Anchu (five), and Cheri(Division or area of land).

History

Anchery Kudumbam
Anchery Kudumbam
-Introduction:The Anchery Kudumbam family members live mainly in and around Anchery, Pariyaram, Puthuppally, Meenadom, Thottakadu, Pampady and Manarcadu in Kottayam Taluk. They also inhabit places like Kothamangalam, Adimali, Vandenmedu, Thiruvalla, Edathua, Varadoor and Kudamalloor...

(Family) is the descendants of Anchery Punnoose Mappila servant of the king of Thekkumcore, in the 16th century. He migrated and settled in Anchery from Bharananganam near Palai, Kerala. (Reference: Anchery Kudumba Charithram -history of the Anchery family). The family members are now scattered all around the world. On May 1 of each year, there is a gathering of family members (Anchery Kudumbayogam) to meet and get-together. The official website of Anchery Kudumbam is http://www.ancherrykudumbam.net

St. Peter’s Jacobite Church was the first historical church in Anchery built by 5 forefathers all had a common name ITTY. The church was also known "ANCHUE ITTY PALLI" and is presently known as St. Peters Orthodox Church. The church parish day is the lands festival(perunall)where everyone comes without any grade .There is one Hindu temple known as Anchery puthiya kavu which has the same historical preference as anche itty palii,which has a famous festival,meenabharanni mahaulsavam(kumbakodham). Anchery Christos Marthoma church, St. Mary’s Malankara Catholic church, St. John’s CSI Church and Carmel India Pentecostal Church are other Churches in Anchery.The public library
Public library
A public library is a library that is accessible by the public and is generally funded from public sources and operated by civil servants. There are five fundamental characteristics shared by public libraries...

 is located at Narimattam Kavala in which has a history around 60 year and also [YMCA]situated in the same place.There is a State Bank of Travancore
State Bank of Travancore
State Bank of Travancore , is a subsidiary of the State Bank Group and also has private share-holders. It is the premier bank of Kerala State, India, where it has 700 branches...

 (Pariyaram) Branch located in narimattom kavala . The Pariyaram Government upper primary School is the only educational institution in Anchery,the school has given us many product ,well educated people inside India and abroad,business magnet and they followed to bring up well educated generations .there is post office,and ayurvedic clinic located in Kathayil Paalam and .There is a government veterinary hospital which was has passed many years of successful service towards domestic animals,long back many people came from distance places for treatment.

Agriculture

The land and water in this region is filled with great potential. The common agriculture led by the people are rubber plantation, tapioca
Tapioca
Tapioca is a starch extracted Manihot esculenta. This species, native to the Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and most of the West Indies, is now cultivated worldwide and has many names, including cassava, manioc, aipim,...

 (yucca
Yucca
Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. Its 40-50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flowers. They are native to the hot and dry parts of North...

), banana
Banana
Banana is the common name for herbaceous plants of the genus Musa and for the fruit they produce. Bananas come in a variety of sizes and colors when ripe, including yellow, purple, and red....

 and/or lantain, ppcoconut, black pepper
Black pepper
Black pepper is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit, known as a peppercorn when dried, is approximately in diameter, dark red when fully mature, and, like all drupes, contains a single seed...

and many other tropical agricultural products are the major source of revenue in this place.
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