Karukachal is a town in Changanassery

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. The name "Karukachal" was coined from the words "Karuka"(''Karukapullu'' in

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) which is a type of grass which grew in plenty and "chal" meaning a small body of flowing water. Karukachal in Changanacherry-Vazhoor Road which is almost a century old.

Schools and Colleges

*NSS Higher Secondary School karukachal *Sarada Vidya Mandiram Champakara *Rajahamsasrama VidhyaPeedom *St Joseph's U.P School Champakara

Hospitals

# Government Hospital (PH Centre) # NSS Hospital # Mercy Nursing Home # Royal Med Care Centre

Religion

Hindus and Christians constitute majority of the population with a minority of Muslims.

Places of Worship

There are a number of temples in Karukachal. Nethalloor Devi Temple in Kottayam Road, Sree Mahadeva Temple, Vettikavumkal Junction and Ayyappa Temple in Central Junction are the main temples in Karukachal. St. George's Malankara Catholic Church, St. Joseph's church Champakara, St. Mary's Church Koothrappally, Jerusalem Marthoma Church, St. Thomas Marthoma Church in Kottayam Road are the main churches. There is a mosque on Changanacherry road in the center of Karukachal Town.

Banks and Financial Institutions

All the major banks have branches in Karukachal.
These include:
State Bank of India
Canara Bank

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etc.
There are a number of service co-operative banks as well.

Hotels

There is a 4-star hotel in Changanacherry-Vazhoor Road and a number of small restaurants all around Karukachal.

Media

* Puthooram, an Indian cable TV operator

Transportation

Round-the-clock bus services connect Karukachal to

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, Changanassery,

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, etc. One of the State Highways (SH-09) connecting Kottayam and

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s from Kanjikuzhy to Kozhencherry pass through Karukachal and is the most frequent bus route.

Notable people

Kottayam Nazeer Kottayam Nazeer is an Indian actor, impressionist, and an artist from Kerala. Kottayam Nazeer started his career as a stage artist . Recently he also started his career in painting. Family Nazeer is married to Haseena. They have two sons, Mo ...

(Actor) * Mathew Cherian (Entrepreneur)

References

{{Central Travancore Villages in Kottayam district