Karumkulam

Coordinates: 8°21′24″N 77°03′03″E / 8.3568°N 77.0508°E / 8.3568; 77.0508
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Karumkulam
village
Karumkulam is located in Kerala
Karumkulam
Karumkulam
Location in Kerala, India
Karumkulam is located in India
Karumkulam
Karumkulam
Karumkulam (India)
Coordinates: 8°21′24″N 77°03′03″E / 8.3568°N 77.0508°E / 8.3568; 77.0508
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThiruvananthapuram
Founded byKannan Sreekandan
TalukasNeyyattinkara
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2001)
 • Total27,331
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
695526
Vehicle registrationKL-20

Karumkulam is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India.[1][2]

Demographics[edit]

As of 2001 India census, Karumkulam had a population of 27331 with 13769 males and 13562 females.[1]

Education[edit]

  • Lakshmi School
  • Convent School

Access[edit]

Karumkulamis 21 km from Thiruvananthapuram and 7 km from Athiyannoor.[3]

Post office[edit]

Karumkulam village has a post office and the postal code is 695526.[4][5]

Stray dog menace[edit]

In 2016, the village filled local newspapers because a woman got killed by the attack of stray dogs. A large number of dogs wander the streets of Pulluvila to eat chicken waste dumped by hotels. Many children were attacked in the past also. Kochouseph Chittilappilly is the chairman of the Stray Dog Free movement, which advocates action against the risks allegedly posed by stray dogs in Kerala, including the amendment of legislation forbidding the killing of these dogs.[6] The movement has pointed to the danger of rabies and referred to stray dogs as a "menace".[7] Chittilappilly has staged hunger strikes to protest this legislation, and what he claims is governmental failure to address this issue.[8][9] He has stated that the government's actions amount to valuing stray dogs over human lives and property.[10] He has encouraged citizens to pressure the government to amend these laws, and to kill stray dogs themselves despite the accompanying 50-rupee fine.[7][11] Chittilappilly has been arrested under statutes preventing cruelty to animals after tying four stray dogs in front of a police station.[12]

The movement is related to governmental plans to cull stray dogs which have prompted an international campaign to "Boycott Kerala Tourism".[6][13][14] Opponents of the Stray Dog Free movement have argued that vaccination and spay/neuter campaigns are a more effective and humane method of controlling the stray dog population. Members of the Stray Dog Free movement have alleged that opposition is being funded by rabies vaccine manufacturers.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Yahoo Maps India : Karumkulam". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Pulluvila to Pulluvila".
  4. ^ "Pin Code: PULLUVILA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA, India, Pincode.net.in".
  5. ^ "Pulluvila, Thiruvananthapuram District Pincode 695526". Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Kerala's Leading Businessman Goes on Hunger Strike Against Street Dogs". NDTV.com. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Chittilappilly Stages Fast Against Stray Dog Menace". The New Indian Express. 5 March 2016. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  8. ^ "A day's strike to tackle stray menace". The Hindu. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  9. ^ "Chittilappilly to stage hunger strike in T'puram". The Times of India. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  10. ^ Basheer, KPM (20 October 2015). "A dogged drive against stray dogs". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Chittilappilly launches hunger strike over stray dog menace". Mathrubhumi. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  12. ^ "Chittilappilly booked for cruelty against strays". The Times of India. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  13. ^ Mohan, Neethu (14 July 2015). "Stray dogs culling: Boycott Kerala campaign gains momentum". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  14. ^ "How far will India's dog-lovers go to save strays?". BBC News. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  15. ^ Ajeesh, A. (20 February 2016). "NGOs opposing culling of stray dogs financed by anti-rabies vaccine lobby: Collector Biju Prabhakar". Prokerala.


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