Ancharakandy

Ancharakandy
—  city  —
Ancharakandy Location of Ancharakandy in Kerala and India
Coordinates	11°54′N 75°18′E / 11.90°N 75.30°E / 11.90; 75.30Coordinates: 11°54′N 75°18′E / 11.90°N 75.30°E / 11.90; 75.30
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Kannur
Population	21,882 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 670611, 670612

Ancharakandy (or Anjarakandy) is a census town in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India. The village is a Gram Panchayat and situated 18 km away from Kannur as well as Thalasseri (Tellichery) town.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Ancharakandy had a population of 21,882. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Ancharakandy has an average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 49% of the males and 51% of females literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. The village includes Ancharakandy Cinnamon Estate, established by the East India Company in 1767.^[2] The estate, reputed to be Asia's largest, and associated processing plant are still operational and visitors can view the process of preparing cinnamon spice and extraction of oil. In 1903, the local king, Pazhassi Raja and the British Army waged war for control of the estate.^[3][4]

Asia's first Land Registrar's office is located in a 242 year old building built in 1767 by Lord Brown.^[4] The Kannur medical college, established in 2006, is equipped with a 500 bed super specialty hospital.

Schools

• Anjarakandy Higher Secondary School is located in Anjarakandy Village.^[5]
• Mamba Central LP School is also situated in Mamba village. It has classes from Standard 1 to 5. Established in 1881 by sri Kunhikkannan Ezhuthachan. This school received the "Best LP school in Kannur District" award.^[6]

References

1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
2. ^ The Hindu, Plantations add spice to the fun, Oct 26, 2005
3. ^ Indian Govt, Travel & Tourism - Kerala
4. ^ ^{a b} http://www.keralaregistration.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=28
5. ^ The Hindu, Kannur Medical College, September 28, 2008
6. ^ "List of LP schools in Kannur district". Dept of Education, Government of Kerala. http://www.education.kerala.gov.in/schoollist/lp/knr.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-04.