Irinjalakuda

Irinjalakuda
Municipal Council
Irinjalakuda
Clockwise from top: Koodalmanikyam Temple, Irinjalakuda Municipal Office, St. Thomas Cathedral, Civil Station
Nickname:  Varadanangalude Nadu
Irinjalakuda Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Irinjalakuda Irinjalakuda (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 10°20′N 76°14′E / 10.33°N 76.23°E / 10.33; 76.23
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Municipality	1936
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Irinjalakuda Municipal Council
• Chairperson	Suja Sanjeevkumar
Area
• Total	33.57 km2 (12.96 sq mi)
Elevation	39 m (128 ft)
Population  (2011; after amalgamation with neighbouring Porathissery Grama Panchayath)
• Total	62,521
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	680 121, 680 122, 680 125, 680 711, 680 712
Telephone code	0480
Vehicle registration	KL-45
Website	village.kerala.gov.in/Office_websites/indexor.php?nm=1248Irinjalakudavillageoffice

Irinjalakuda is a municipal town in Thrissur district, Kerala, India. It is the headquarters of Irinjalakuda Revenue Division, Thrissur Rural Police and Mukundapuram Taluk. After Thrissur, this town has most number of administrative, law-enforcement, and judicial offices in the district. The place is well known for Koodalmanikyam Temple and the Thachudaya Kaimals,^[1] who had princely status until 1971.^[2] The earliest recorded history of this temples date back to the ninth century of Common Era (CE).