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Anchal
Sign in to savethumb Anchal is a growing town this one gram panchayat in Punalur Assembly constituency and punalur Taluk the Kollam district in Kerala, India.
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- Instance of
- town
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Kollam district
- Area
- 24.45
- Elevation
- 45
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Anchal bus stand DSC 0073.JPG
- Dialing code
- 0475
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- Commons category
- Anchal
- postal code
- 691306
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thumb Anchal is a growing town this one gram panchayat in Punalur Assembly constituency and punalur Taluk the Kollam district in Kerala, India.
==Etymology== There are several legends about the origin of the name Anchal. One legend is that there used to be an "Anchalappis" at the site of the present range office junction, from which the name "Anchal" originates. Another legend is how five disputes evolved in the region, leading to the name of the land of five disputes, proverbs or puzzles. Another myth is that the five Banyan trees, or "Aal", in the region are the origin of the name Anchal, a portmanteau of Anch, meaning five, and Aal, meaning Banyan tree.
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