Kidangoor, Kottayam
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Kidangoor കിടങ്ങൂർ |
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 Kidangoor
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| Coordinates: 9°40′0″N 76°36′0″E / 9.66667°N 76.60000°ECoordinates: 9°40′0″N 76°36′0″E / 9.66667°N 76.60000°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 686572 |
| Telephone code | 04822 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-35 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Nearest city | Palai |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kottayam |
| Climate | Tropical monsoon (Köppen) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 35 °C (95 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
Kidangoor is a village in Kottayam district, near Pala, India. It is strategically located between the two major towns in Kottayam District, Kottayam and Pala.
The Meenachil River flows through the heart of Kidangoor Village. The village is mentioned in many old manuscripts and is believed to have been existent at least from the 4th century.
This village is situated in Kidangoor Panchayath and is the birthplace of three famous people - P.K. Vasudevan Nair, better known as "Comrade PKV", a former Chief Minister of Kerala and Kidangoor Gopalakrishna Pillai, former General secretary of the N.S.S ( Nair Service Society) and P.R.Krishna Warrier (Unni Sir) former President and Former General Secretary of the Warrier Samajam. It is the birthplace of V.T. Bhattathiripad.Dr T. K. Jayakumar, who created history by conducting the first heart transplant in the government sector in the state. Dr Joseph Padinjath, who was the first president of Kerala Knanaya Congress,and is also from here.
The village was once a centre for education for the nearby villages as it had one lower primary school and two high schools 75 years ago. The first library in this village was established in 1927 by socialist Irittukuziyil Paramupilla who built NSS high school. The literacy rate is very high as this small village has three secondary schools and three lower primary schools in the vicinity. There is also an engineering college here called College of Engineering Kidangoor (CEK) under CAPE following CUSAT syllabus.
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