Kandanassery is a village in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India. Located between

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road, Kandanassery is a village known for its coconut tappers and agriculturalists. Kandanassery has borders with adjacent villages of Chowalloor, Mattom, Thaikkad, Nambazhakkad and Chowalloorpady. Kandanassery has one government school up to Upper Primary, and 3 Anganvadis. The famous temples in Kandanassery are Vazhavil Bhagvathi Kshethram, Chittikaattil Bhagavathy Kshethram, Muzhuvalangara Mahavishnu Temple & Kaluthipara Temple. Kandanassery is the home of the industrialist

M. P. Ramachandran Moothedath Panjan Ramachandran is an Indian businessman from Thrissur, Kerala. He is the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Jyothy Labs.He has completed his B. Com degree from St. Thomas College, Thrissur. Career In 1971, he started working as ...

, the chairman of Jyothi Laboratories. Many people of Kandanassery are NRIs working mostly in the Middle East. The famous

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author late

Kovilan Kandanisseri Vattamparambil Velappan Ayyappan (9 July 1923 – 2 June 2010) or V. V. Ayyappan, better known by his pen name Kovilan, was an Indian Malayalam language novelist and freedom fighter from Kerala. He is considered one of the most pro ...

was born here, as well as the late film director Pavithran. Noted Monuments with historic significance near Kandanassery are the Munimada, Kalluthipara and Kodakkal.

Demographics

India

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, Kandanassery had a population of 12,343 with 5,732 males and 6,611 females.

References

Villages in Thrissur district {{Thrissur-geo-stub