About Village
Kainakary was part of the Chembakassery Dynasty.Kainakary is known for its scenery Five rivers originating from the Western Ghats, including the sacred Pamba River, drain into the Vembanad lake in the tip of Kainakary.The major income source of native people is from agriculture and fishing, while income from tourism is increasing. As per 2019 stats, Kainakary North villages comes under Kuttanad assembly & Mavelikkara parliamentary constituency. Alappuzha is nearest town to Kainakary North which is approximately 10km away.
Demography
In Kainakary North village population of children with age 0-6 is 893 which makes up 10.77 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kainakary North village is 1032 which is lower than Kerala state average of 1084. Child Sex Ratio for the Kainakary North as per census is 1002, higher than Kerala average of 964. Kainakary North village has higher literacy rate compared to Kerala. In 2011, literacy rate of Kainakary North village was 97.82 % compared to 94.00 % of Kerala. In Kainakary North Male literacy stands at 98.62 % while female literacy rate was 97.05 %.
Geography
Kainakary is known for its scenery Five rivers originating from the Western Ghats, including the sacred Pamba River, drain into the Vembanad lake in the tip of Kainakary. The village is close to more than five lakes, which are vast in area. The village itself has numerous small water bodies, rivers, canals and ponds. People dwell near to canals and river banks mainly. Being part of Kuttanad, vast paddy lands make up the major part of the village. These paddy lands are below sea water level. .
Socio-Economic
The major income source of native people is from agriculture and fishing, while income from tourism is increasing. Inland water tourism using small boats, home stays, and resorts is showing tremendous presence in the past few years. Some adjacent, non-major incomes include vegetable gardens, fresh water clam farming, fish ponds, and duck farming during off-crop seasons. There is a practice of working one rice crop during monsoons and fish farming during summer in the same paddy fields around the year.
Ecology
Whenever, we introduce new techniques in any field, there will be both positive and negative impacts. If the positive impact is more beneficial we go for the implementation of new technique and try to minimize or overcome the negative effects. In this session, we study a few negative impacts in Kuttanad taluk by introducing modern practices in agriculture. Transformation of cropping pattern from food crops to cash crops Rice is a staple . food produced and consumed in Kerala. Kuttanad is mainly remembered as the rice bowl of Kerala and The fields lie at a level of 2.5 m below mean sea level . Geographically Kuttanad is having certain unique topological features. Kuttanad is manmade granary of Kerala . There are farmers cultivating cash crops other than food crops. The conversion of paddy fields for growing coconut and garden crops altered the economy leading to environmental problems. The paddy cultivators believe that they should stick on to ways on making profit. The environmentalists argue that conversion of paddy land into other crops will affect the ecological balance. Conversion from one cultivation to other negatively affects the nature of land. It leads to changes in the drainage factor of the land leading to water logging during rainy season.
Tourism
Tourism - Major Attractions 1. Chavara Bhavan - Birth place of Saint Chavara Kuriakose Elias 2. Vattakkayal House Boat Jetty - A newly built boat jetty stretching into Vattakayal Lake. 3.Chithira church in chithira kayal 4.R -Block