Kulanada


Kulanada is a village in the district of Pathanamthitta bordering with Alappuzha district in Kerala state within India. Kulanada assumed its name from the combination of words "Kulam" and "Nada". Kulam meaning pond and Nada meaning the temple where the king of Pandalam worshiped.
The Kulanada village has population of 21,217 of which 9777 are males while 11440 are females as per Population Census 2011.
BJP is the current ruling party in Kulanada Panchayath and chithira is the newly elected president of panchayath.
Malayalam is the Local Language spoken here.

Sub Villages Of Kulanada

Location

Nearby places are Pandalam, Omalloor and Aranmula. The temple which is famous for Uri Vazhipadu,Ulanadu Sreekrishna Swami Temple is located in Kulanada village. The closest railway station is Chengannur. Close Airports are Thiruvananthapuram or Cochin.

Eminent personalities

  • Benyamin : Renowned Malayalam language novelist and screenwriter.
  • P. K. Manthri : Prominent cartoonist is known for his famous caricature characters Pachu and Kovalan.
  • Titto P Thankachen: A well-known Malayalam film lyricist.
  • Akash Akhilesh: Founder of Kerala’s first eco-friendly brand, Green Lover and Indian Book of Records holder for launching a startup at 19.

    Schools

  • Grama Panchayath Higher Secondary school, Kulanada
  • Govt. L.P. School, Kulanada
  • Shishuvihar, Ulanadu
  • GiriDeepam L.P School, R.R.U.P School, Paivazhi
  • Govt. U.P. School, Manthuka
  • Y.M.C.A KG Pre-School
  • M.S.L.P School Ulanadu
  • R.R.U.P. School, Paivazhi
  • St. John's U.P School Ulanadu *Prathiksha Buds Rehabilitation Center, Ulanadu

    Temples

  • Kulanada Devi Temple
  • Kaipuzha Sree Krishna Swami Temple
  • Pulikkunnil Sree Dharmma Sastha Temple
  • Gurunathanmukadi Sri Ayyappaguru
  • Ullannur SreeBhadraDevi Temple
  • Ulanadu Sree Krishna Swami Temple
  • Thumpamon Sree Vadakkunadha Temple
  • Thumpinadi Malankaavu Siva Parvathi Temple.

    Churches

  • St. Mary's Orthodox Valiyapally, Ullannur
  • St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Manthalir
  • St. John's Orthodox Church, Ulanadu
  • St. Peters Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Chapel, Kulanada
  • St. George Orthodox Chapel, Kulanada
  • St. Thomas Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Cathedral, Manthalir *St.Joseph Malanakara Catholic Church Manthuka
  • St. Jude's Church
  • St. John's Marthoma Church, Kaipuzha, Puthuvakkal
  • The Pentecostal mission church, Kulanada
  • The India Pentecostal Church of God, Kulanada
  • Assemblies of God Church, Kulanada.