Kadukutty

Kadukutty is a village in the Thrissur district of Kerala, south India. It is the seat of a Gram Panchayat, under the administrative block of Chalakudy. It surrounded by the Chalakudy river in the three sides. Kadukutty is famous for its natural beauty and bio-diversity.

Agriculture in this area includes cultivation of rice paddy, betel nut and coconutFact|date=February 2007.Some ceramic industires like tile facory,potteries are also there. The village is composed of a number of household settlements amidst the paddy fieldsFact|date=February 2007. There are about 10 to 50 households of mixed religious backgrounds in each settlementFact|date=February 2007. Kadukutty has Christian churches and Hindu temples reflecting the predominantly Hindu-Christian population makeupFact|date=February 2007. It is also a Roman Catholic parish

Kadukutty is a village with 100% literacy. There are two primary schools and two pre-primary schools. There s a small library functioning under the panchayat at, Thaikoottam. For health care, there is a Hospital , St. Joseph Hospital, which is having all the primary requisites in case of emergency.

It is very easy to reach Kadukutty from the important stations of the state. Nearby rail way stations are Chalakudy (9km), Muringoor(5km),Koratty(5km). Near by KSRTC stand is chalakudy (7km). Kadukutty is just 5km away from NH-47. Famous Muringoor retreat center, Church of Koratty Muthy, Karimpanakkavu Temple etc are very closely situated to kadukutty.

Country : IndiaState : KeralaDistrict : ThrissurTaluk : MukundapuramArea : 2sqKm app.Population : 2000 app.Boundaries : Chalakudy River(West,south,north) , Annanad(North-east), Kathikudam (North-east)

References

* [http://www.kerala.gov.in/dept_panchayat/telnoof_tsr.htm#dpc List of Gram Panchayats] of Kerala.
* [http://www.ernakulamarchdiocese.org/parishes.htm List of parishes] of the Ernakulam Roman Catholic diocese.
* [http://www.ecostatkerala.org/pdf/panchayat/thrissur.pdf Panchayat Level Statistics] , 2001, published by the Kerala government.
* [http://wikimapia.org/944845/ Satellite map of Kadukutty] .