Karicharakadavu

Karicharakadavu
village
Karicharakadavu Location in Kerala, India Karicharakadavu Karicharakadavu (India)
Coordinates: 8.601262°N 76.835479°E / 8.601262; 76.835479 Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-

Karicharakadavu is a small village in Andoorkonam, situated to the north around 8.5 km from Kazhakuttom town and around 4 km from Kaniyapuram.

It is situated on the banks of the Parvathyputhenaar - a canal constructed by the "Duraay" - a term for the "Pathan contractors", who were part of Tipu Sultan's military and had settled in Kerala during the reign of Marthanda Varma. The "Duraay", traditionally warriors on horseback, were sent in by Tipu Sultan to assist Marthanda Varma in controlling the internal rebellion that was taking place during the pre-independence time.

The Pathans or the Deccani Muslims – residents of this small village are descendants of the "Duraay" and speak Urdu at home. Traditionally a coir business belt which has dwindled over the years as coir prices have fallen. A coir workers welfare society operates here.

Karicharakadavu has an old temple called the Karichara Bhagavathy temple, known locally as Parakkarikkovil, which is believed to be around 250 years old.

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