Chirakkal, Thrissur

Town in Kerala, India
10°24′41″N 76°10′22″E / 10.411360°N 76.172891°E / 10.411360; 76.172891Country IndiaStateKeralaDistrictThrissurNamed forChira(River)Government
 • TypeDemocracy • BodyPanchayathLanguages
 • OfficialMalayalam, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)ISO 3166 codeIN-KLVehicle registrationKL-08

Chirakkal is a small village in Thrissur district of Kerala, South India. It is fifteen kilometers from Thrissur city, on the Cherpu-Thriprayar road.[citation needed]

Chirakkal is in the bank of Karuvannur River. The major area of Chirakkal is covered with paddy and coconut fields. Chirakkal has got three Major Hindu temples, Shiva (Vendrasseri Shiva Kshethram CBE), Devi (Thiruvanikkavu Amma) and Krishna (Kurumpilavu Shree Krishna Kshethram CBE) and several other family-owned temples, one Christian church named St Antony Church, Chirakkal and one mosque. Chirakkal has one LP government school and one management UP and high school in the name of Bhodhananda Swami, the first disciple of Sree Narayana Guru.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Triple lockdown in Irinjalakuda, Muriyad". The Hindu. 24 July 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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