Kunnukara
town
Kootala Bhagavathy Temple
Nickname:  Land of hill
Coordinates: 10°9′0″N 76°18′0″E / 10.15000°N 76.30000°E / 10.15000; 76.30000
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Ernakulam
City UA	Kochi
Government
• Body	Kunnukara Panchayat North Paravur Taluk
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	683578
Telephone code	0484
Vehicle registration	KL-42
Nearest city	North Paravur
Lok Sabha constituency	Ernakulam
Civic agency	Kunnukara Panchayat
Climate	moderate (Köppen)
Website	www.kunnukara.webs.com

Kunnukara is a census town and panchayat in Paravur Taluk of Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. The village is situated on the airport road connecting North Paravur (NH66) and Nedumbassery (NH544). North Paravur is the nearest town, 7 km from this village. Aluva (10 km) and Angamaly (12 km) are also near to Kunnukara. Its administrative headquarters is in Kunnukara Town itself. The Mini Civil Station has four hospitals, all the Govt. offices, a Khadi Unit Supermarkets etc.

History

Kunnukara panchayat was once part of Ayroor village union in Alengad taluk, later Alengad merged with N.Paravur and Kunnukara became panchayat. This place was under Kingdom of Cochin. During Mysorean invasion of Kerala, Tipu Sultan travelled through Manjaly via Kunnukara.

Geography

Kunnukara is surrounded by Periyar river in south, Chalakudy river in north and Manjaly Canal in its centre and west, Kunnukara is the part of Kerala backwaters. The surrounding areas are Chengamand panchayat in east, Thrissur district - Kuzhur panchayat in North, Puthenvelikkara panchayat in west and Karumallore panchayat to the south. Kunnukara is considered to be the rice grain of Paravur. The main source of income in the panchayat comes from agriculture. Different types of cultivations are there in the panchayat. Brick construction is a major industry in the panchayat.

Civic Administration

Kunnukara belongs to Parakkadav block panchayat. These are the wards or places in Kunnukara: Aduvassery, Kuttipuzha, Chalakka, Ayroor, Vayalkara, Kuthiathode.

Nearest Railway Stations

• Aluva Railway Station
• Angamaly Railway Station
• Chowwara Railway Station

Nearest Airports

• Cochin International Airport