Bharanikkavu
Bharanikkavu is a Panchayat in the Kayamkulam legislative assembly in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. The village by the same name is a part of it.
The name is derived from the historic Bharanikkavu Devi temple situated here.
Demographics
The 2011 Census of India found that Bharanikkavu had a population of 15922, with 7265 males and 8657 females.Constituent Regions
Fast Growing Constituent Region
KattanamEducational Institutions & Libraries
Library:Grameena Grandhasala, Bharanickavu
Subhash Grandha Parayana Sala, Koickal Jn. Pallickal
Colleges:
- St. Thomas Nursing college, Vetticode
- Maha Guru College of Engineering, Kattachira, Pallickal
- Sree Nagaraja Vilasam U. P. School, Vetticode
- Sree Nagaraja School, Vetticode
- Mar Thoma UP School, Kattanam
- St thomas Mar Thoma High School
- St.Thomas Senior Secondary School, Kattanam
- F. G. M. M. L. P. School, Bharanickavu
- Kattachira L. P. School, Kattachira
- Captain N. P. Pillai Memorial Higher Secondary School, Kattachira
- Mahakavi Kumaranasan Central School, Pallickal, Naduvilemuri
- Government UP School, Moonamkutty
- Pope [Pius XI Higher Secondary School, Kattanam]
- C.M.S. High School, Pallickal
- Government L.P. School, Pallickal Naduvilemuri
- Government U.P. School, Bharanikkavu
- Veda Vyasa Vidya Peedom, Kattanam
- C.M.S. L.P. School Monkuzhy
- Gayathri Central School, Mankuzhy, Moonamkutti
- Kerala University Information Center, Moonamkutty, Pallickal
- Karuna InfoStudies, Pallimukku, Kattanam
Religious Harmony & Festivals
The Temples of Bharanikkavu, the Churches of Kattanam, the Mosque in Choonad and the Budha statues represent the religious harmony of the panchayat.Temples
- Bharanikkavu Devi Temple, Bharanikkavu
- Shri Nagaraja Temple, Vetticode
- Mahavishnu Temple, Kattachira
- Muttakkulam Devi Temple, Kattachira
- karimuttam temple, Peringala
- Karimuttathu Devi Temple, Mankuzhy
- Arekara Devi Temple, Kattachira
- Cheruvilathu Sri Mannadi Bhagavathi Temple
- Poovathoor Sastha Temple, Ilippakulam
- Panickasheril Shiva Temple, Kattachira
- Pallipuram Devi Temple, Kattanam, Vettikode
- Valliya Veedu Devi Temple, Kattanam
- MannadiKuttiyil Devi Temple, Kattanam
- Orukuzhiyil Saktheesha Temple, Kattanam
- Nadayil Kuttiyil Sree Bhadra Devi Temple, Pallickal
- Mannachirethu Puthenkavil Sree Bhadra Bhagavathi Temple, Kattanam, Nambukulangara
- Kattachira Tharal thekkathil Shri Nagaraja Temple
- ValiyavedU Devi Temple Kattanam
- Konathu Devi Temple, Manjadithara
- Mandaykkattu Devi Temple, Pallickal
- Padikal Panthaplavil Devi Temple, Bharanickavu South
- Mahalekshmi Devi Temple, Manjadithara
- Chirayil devi temple, Kurathikadu
- Mangaram Devi temple Mangaram
Churches
- St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Kattanam
- Malankara Catholic Church, Kattanam
- St. Thomas Marthoma Church, Kattanam
- St.Thomas Marthoma Church, Pallickal
- St. James CSI Church, Kattanam
- CSI Church, Vetticodu
- Catholic Church, Achamkutty
- CSI Christ Church Monkuzhy
- The Pentecost Mission, Bharanickavu
Festivals
- The Ashwathi Mahotsavom & Koottamkottu @ Muttakkulam Devi Temple held in Kumbham every Year
- The Meenabharani Mahotsavom of Bharanikkavu Devi Temple, the associated Noottonnu Kalam and Ezhunnallathu.
- The Aayillya Pooja and Ezhunnallathu of Shri Nagaraja Temple, Vetticode.
- The Perunnal at the St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Kattanam.
- Pathamudaya Mahothsavam of Pallipuram Devi Temple.
- Uthrdam Thirunnal Mahotsavom at Nadayil Kuttiyil Sree Bhadra Devi Temple in Meenam.
1. Meena Bharani Pongaala
2. Sivarathri Maholtsavam
3. Navarathri Mandapa Utsavam
4. Vruchika Chirappu
5. Ashtamirohini Uriyati
- Rohini Mahotsavom @ Mahalekshmi Temple Manjadithara