Bharanikkavu Bharanickavu
Census Town
Sree Buddha at Bharanikkavu Devi Temple
Coordinates: 9°11′05″N 76°32′40″E / 9.1846700°N 76.5445700°E / 9.1846700; 76.5445700
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Population  (2001)
• Total	15,715
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	690503
Telephone code	0479-233xxxx
Vehicle registration	KL-31
Nearest city	Kollam
Literacy	100%
Lok Sabha constituency	Alappuzha
Climate	moderate (Köppen)

Bharanikkavu is a Panchayat in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.

^[1] The Village by the same name is a part of it.^[2]

The name is derived from the historic Bharanikkavu Devi temple situated here.

Demographics

The 2001 Census of India found that Bharanikkavu had a population of 15715, with 7374 males and 8341 females.^[2]

Constituent Regions

• Bharanikkavu
• Pallickal
• Vetticode
• Kattanam
• Mankuzhy
• Choonadu
• Kattachira

Fast Growing Constituent Region

Kattanam

Educational 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

Schools:

• Sree Nagaraja Vilasam U. P. School (NRVUPS), Vetticode
• Sree Nagaraja School (CBSE), 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 (South)
• 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

Education Related:

• Kerala University Information Center, Moonamkutty, Pallickal

Training Centres:

• 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 (AYICKATTU) 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 (Kochambalam), 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.

bharanikkavu devi temple other festivals. 1. Meena Bharani Pongaala 2. Sivarathri Maholtsavam 3. Navarathri Mandapa Utsavam 4. Vruchika Chirappu 5. Ashtamirohini Uriyati

1. Rohini Mahotsavom @ Mahalekshmi Temple Manjadithara

Monuments and Historic Significance

The statue of Buddha housed and worshiped at the Bharanikkavu Temple where is a protected monument under the Department of Archaeology.