Karumkulam

Karumkulam
village
Karumkulam
Karumkulam

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 8°21′24″N 77°03′03″E / 8.3568°N 77.0508°E / 8.3568; 77.0508Coordinates: 8°21′24″N 77°03′03″E / 8.3568°N 77.0508°E / 8.3568; 77.0508
Country  India
State Kerala
District Thiruvananthapuram
Founded by Kannan Sreekandan
Talukas Neyyattinkara
Government
 • Body Gram panchayat
Population (2001)
 • Total 27,331
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 695526
Vehicle registration KL-20

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

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Karumkulam had a population of 27331 with 13769 males and 13562 females.[1] Pulluvila is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala state, India.

Education

Access

Karumkulamis 21 km from Thiruvananthapuram and 7 km from Athiyannoor.[3][4][5]

Post office

Karumkulam village has a post office and the pincode is 695526.[6][7]

Stray dog menace

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.[8] 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.[9] The movement has pointed to the danger of rabies and referred to stray dogs as a "menace".[10] Chittilappilly has staged hunger strikes to protest this legislation, and what he claims is governmental failure to address this issue.[11][12] He has stated that the government's actions amount to valuing stray dogs over human lives and property.[13] He has encouraged citizens to pressure the government to amend these laws, and to kill stray dogs themselves despite the accompanying 50-rupee fine.[10][14] Chittilappilly has been arrested under statutes preventing cruelty to animals after tying four stray dogs in front of a police station.[15]

The movement is related to governmental plans to cull stray dogs which have prompted an international campaign to "Boycott Kerala Tourism".[9][16][17] 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.[18]

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-10. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  2. ↑ "Yahoo Maps India : Karumkulam". Retrieved 2008-12-18.
  3. ↑ http://www.onefivenine.com/india/villages/Thiruvananthapuram/Athiyannoor/Pulluvila
  4. ↑ http://www.keralatourism.org/routes-locations/pulluvila/id/14607
  5. ↑ https://www.google.com/maps/dir/8.3460757,77.0368529/Pulluvila,+Kerala,+India/@8.3475007,77.0312981,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x3b05a8c60b0c97bd:0xdf3fae80f9783f80!2m2!1d77.037736!2d8.3474119
  6. ↑ https://pincode.net.in/KERALA/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/P/PULLUVILA
  7. ↑ http://www.xombom.com/pincode/pulluvila-thiruvananthapuram-pincode/118507/
  8. ↑ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1647893/pack-of-100-strays-mauls-mother-and-partly-eats-her-on-beach-in-the-southern-indian-state-of-kerala/
  9. 1 2 "Kerala's Leading Businessman Goes on Hunger Strike Against Street Dogs". NDTV.com. 2015-10-26. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  10. 1 2 "Chittilappilly Stages Fast Against Stray Dog Menace". The New Indian Express. 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  11. ↑ "A day's strike to tackle stray menace". The Hindu. 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  12. ↑ "Chittilappilly to stage hunger strike in T'puram". The Times of India. 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  13. ↑ Basheer, KPM (2015-10-20). "A dogged drive against stray dogs". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  14. ↑ "Chittilappilly launches hunger strike over stray dog menace". Mathrubhumi. 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  15. ↑ "Chittilappilly booked for cruelty against strays". The Times of India. 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  16. ↑ Mohan, Neethu (2015-07-14). "Stray dogs culling: Boycott Kerala campaign gains momentum". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  17. ↑ "How far will India's dog-lovers go to save strays?". BBC News. 2015-08-10. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  18. ↑ Ajeesh, A. (2016-02-20). "NGOs opposing culling of stray dogs financed by anti-rabies vaccine lobby: Collector Biju Prabhakar". Prokerala.


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