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Panachikkad

Panachikkad is a city in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.

Panachikkad
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The place

Panachikkad is a city in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Panachikkad

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Vazhappally Maha Siva Temple

    Vazhappally Maha Siva Temple is a Hindu temple located in Vazhappally near Changanassery in Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala. The temple is administered by the Travancore Devaswom Board.

    9.3 km · shiva temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayapuram

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayapuram ) is a diocese located in the city of Kottayam in the ecclesiastical province of Verapoly in India.

    6.4 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary

    Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is situated at Kumarakom in Kottayam taluk of Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala, on the banks of Vembanad Lake. Set in the Kerala Backwaters, the bird sanctuary is visited by many migratory bird species.

    5.3 km · national park in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Thazhathangady Juma Masjid

    The Thazhathangady Juma Masjid is a mosque situated in Thazhathangady, in the district of Kottayam, in one of the heritage zones of the state of Kerala, India, The mosque is located adjacent to the Meenachil River. Completed in c. 824 CE, the mosque is one of the oldest mosques in India.

    8.4 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Panachikkadu Temple

    The Panachikkadu Temple or Panachikkad Saraswathi Temple, also known as the Dakshina Mookambika Saraswathy Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Saraswati. The temple is located in the southern region of the Indian Peninsula, in Panachikkad in Kottayam District, Kerala, India.

    300 m · Hindu temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral

    The Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral, also known as the Vimalagiri Cathedral or as Angathattu Palli located at Kottayam is the cathedral of the Diocese of Vijayapuram. Built in the Gothic architectural style, the church has a 172-foot tall tower which is one of the tallest church towers in Kerala.

    6.7 km · church building in Kottayam, Kerala, India · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Thirunakkara Sree Mahadeva Temple, Kottayam

    Thirunakkara Mahadevar Temple is a Hindu place of worship in Kottayam, India, dedicated to Shiva. It is one of the 108 revered Shivalayas in Kerala.

    6.9 km · Holy temple of Lord Shiva · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Munroe Lighthouse

    The Munroe Lighthouse is a landmark in Pazhukkanila area of Kottayam, Kerala.

    5.4 km · lighthouse in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Morkulangara Devi Temple

    Morkulangara Devi Temple is a famous Hindu temple in the Kottayam District of Kerala state in India. The presiding deity is Bhagavathy.

    5.4 km · Hindu temple · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Neerazhi Palace

    Neerazhi Palace was the royal palace of the Thekkumkur kingdom. Palace is located at Puzhavathu in Changanassery.

    7.8 km · building in Changanassery in Kottayam district, India · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting to Panachikkad

Airports
Cochin (COK), 70 km · Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 124 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 175 km
Stations
Changanasseri railway station, 9.7 km · Kottayam Railway Station, 6.7 km
  • Kochi → Panachikkad
    55 km · quickest by road, 1h 57m · ₹480–600
  • Thiruvananthapuram → Panachikkad
    124 km · quickest by road, 3h 27m · ₹940–1,170
  • Coimbatore → Panachikkad
    171 km · quickest by road, 4h 46m · ₹1,600–2,000
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Panachikkad

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Panachikkad. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inFrequent ferries (run by the Kerala State Water Transport Corporation) from Alappuzha (Alleppey) run throughout the day.
  • Get aroundLocal taxis are also available, though they are considerably more expensive than autorickshaws.

From Wikivoyage: Kottayam, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-08.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    GaviIN

    6 ways of moving, 16 sources

    68 km
  2. 02
    ThekkadyIN

    8 ways of moving, 14 sources

    71 km
  3. 03
    SuryanelliIN

    6 ways of moving, 18 sources

    91 km
  4. 04
    KanthalloorIN

    6 ways of moving, 13 sources

    103 km
  5. 05
    VattavadaIN

    6 ways of moving, 19 sources

    106 km

If you know how people move in Panachikkad – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Panachikkad

Panachikkad is 55 km from Kochi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.