Skip to content
Kunnamkulam
EntityQ2234522· pop 22· linked from 673 articles

Kunnamkulam

Sign in to save

Kunnamkulam is a municipal town located in the Thrissur District of Kerala, India, with historical origins tracing back to the Paleolithic age. Its strategic location and excellent connectivity make it an important economic and cultural node, linking the southern regions of Kerala with North Malabar, and serving as a crucial point for travel and trade. Kunnamkulam is situated approximately—Thrissur (22 km south), Kochi (90 km south), and Palakkad (80 km northeast) and 8 km from the renowned pilgrimage centre of Guruvayur.

Weather now

cached 1190h ago
27°overcast clouds
86% 4.2 m/s OpenWeatherMap

7-day forecast

via Open-Meteo

Place details

Locality
Kunnamkulam
Region
Kerala
Country
India
Population
63,903
Timezone
Asia/Kolkata

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Air quality

59US AQIModerate
PM2.5
10.6 µg/m³
PM10
16.6 µg/m³
As of 2026-08-12 08:30 · Open-Meteo

Key facts

Settlement.name
Kunnamkulam
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Arieal View of Kunnamkulam Old Bus Stand.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Aerial view of Kunnamkulam old bus stand
Settlement.pushpin_map
India Kerala#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Kerala, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Kerala
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Thrissur
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Taluk
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Kunnamkulam
Settlement.government_type
Municipality
Settlement.governing_body
Kunnamkulam Municipality
Settlement.leader_title
M.L.A
Settlement.leader_name
A. C. Moideen (CPI(M))

via Wikipedia infobox

~31 min read

Encyclopedic overview

46 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Demographics
  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • Government
  • Municipal administration
  • Legislative representation
  • Administration
  • Judicial First Class Magistrate Court
  • Police station
  • Community and cultural facilities
  • Notable initiatives
  • ''Subhiksha'' project (Hunger-free town initiative)
  • Carbon neutrality goal
  • Civic accountability and waste management
  • Notable landmarks
  • Arthat St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral (''Arthat Valiyapally'')
  • St. Matthias' Orthodox Church (''Ambala Palli''), South Bazar
  • Thalakkottukara Shiva Temple
  • Cheruvathur Mahadeva Temple
  • YMCA Kunnamkulam
  • Culture
  • Printing industry
  • Line houses (''angadi pura'' or ''veeducal'')
  • ''Onathallu''
  • Healthcare
  • Education
  • Government Schools
  • Colleges
  • ASAP Community Skill Park
  • Sport
  • Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) Ground
  • Jawahar Basketball Stadium
  • Transport
  • Road
  • Kunnamkulam bus stand
  • Rail
  • Air
  • In popular culture
  • "Town of duplicates" label
  • "Kunnamkulam Map" terminology
  • Climate
  • Archaeology
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References

Kunnamkulam is a municipal town located in the Thrissur District of Kerala, India, with historical origins tracing back to the Paleolithic age. Its strategic location and excellent connectivity make it an important economic and cultural node, linking the southern regions of Kerala with North Malabar, and serving as a crucial point for travel and trade. Kunnamkulam is situated approximately—Thrissur (22 km south), Kochi (90 km south), and Palakkad (80 km northeast) and 8 km from the renowned pilgrimage centre of Guruvayur.

==History==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kunnamkulam” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (13)

On the map

3 mapped locations