Sreekrishnapuram
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Sreekrishnapuram is a small village near Cherpulassery in Palakkad District
Palakkad district
Palakkad District is one of the 14 districts of the Indian state of Kerala. The city of Palakkad is the district headquarters. Palakkad is bordered on the northwest by the Malappuram District, on the southwest by the Thrissur District and on the east by Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The...

 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....

 State, 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...

. The village was once the seat of Nedunganad Rulers. Later on Eralpad Raja, the second Raja of Zamoorin defeated the Nedungadies and annexed it to their principality.

Language & Religion

The Malayalam language is spoken. Hinduism is the majority religion. Christians are a minority in Sreekrishnapuram.

Main attractions

The Easwaramangalam Ganapathy and Pariyanampatta Bhagavathi temples are well known in Kerala State. The Elephant home in Mangalamkunnu is the largest one owned by a private party in Kerala.. One among the famous five Sree Rama temples is situated at Karimpuzha.

Politics

Sreekrishnapuram is part of Ottapalam Assembly Constituency and is part of Palghat (Lok Sabha constituency)
Palghat (Lok Sabha constituency)
-Assembly segments:Palghat Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:#Kongad#Mannarkkad#Malampuzha#Palghat#Ottapalam#Shoranur##-Assembly segments:Palghat Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:...

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