Karunagappalli
Karunagappally | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 9°3′16″N 76°32′7″E / 9.05444°N 76.53528°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Chairman | Kottayil Raju |
| • Vice Chairman | Sakeena Salam |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.65 km2 (7.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 49,604 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Karunagapallikkaran |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 690518 |
| Telephone code | +91 (0)4762 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-23 |
| Nearest city | Kollam (24 km) |
| Sex ratio | 999 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 94.26% |
| Civic agency | Karunagappally Municipality |
| Climate | Am/Aw (Köppen) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 27.2 °C (81.0 °F) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 35 °C (95 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 24.4 °C (75.9 °F) |
Karunagappally is a municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is 24 km north of Kollam and 60 km (37 mi) south of Alappuzha. Karunagappally taluk consists of Alappad, Ochira, Adinad, Karunagappally, Thazhava, Pavumba, Thodiyoor, Kallalibhagom, Thevalakkara, Chavara, Neendakara, Clappana, Kulasekharapuram, Thekkumbhagam, Ayanivelikulangara, Panmana, Ponmana and Vadakumthala. The taluk is bound on the north by Kayamkulam, on the east by Kunnathur taluk, on the south by Kollam and on the west by the Arabian Sea. It is one of the fastest developing towns in Kerala and is part of Kollam metropolitan area.
Karunagappally is the location of a government engineering college named the College of Engineering Karunagappally, also known as CEK, and a Government Arts & Science College under the University of Kerala. Europeans called Karunagappally Martha. It is also home to renowned Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University's campus.