About Village
Kangazha is a village in the Changanacherry Taluk of the Kottayam District of Kerala State in India. It is located 21 kilometers east of Kottayam and 10 kilometers north of Karukachal. It lies midway between the backwaters of Western Kerala and the misty mountains of the Western Ghats. The nearest railway stations are Kottayam and Changanacherry , and the nearest airport is Cochin Airport (Nedumbasserry) .
Demography
Kangazha village has population of 21340 of which 10349 are males while 10991 are females as per Population Census 2011
Geography
East - Vellavoor village, West - Nedumkunnam village, North - Vazhoor village, South - Nedumkunnam Vellavoor villages
Socio-Economic
The economy of Kangazha is primarily from agriculture. Kangazha is one of the rubber producing villages in Kerala Other major crops are coconut, tapioca and pepper. NRIs are also another major source of income.
Ecology
It lies midway between the backwaters of Western Kerala and the misty mountains of the Western Ghats.
Tourism
Kanva, the father of Shakuntala had visited Kangazha and thus the term Kanvazha become the name of this village and later Kanvazha had reestablished as Kangazha. Kangazha Mahadeva Kshethram, Puthoorppally Juma-Masjid and St.Peters C.S.I Church are major places of worship.