Kottayam-14km Ernakulam-58km Kanakkary is a small village in Kottayam district of Kerala state, India.

The name Kanakkary is attributed to a lady who frequently visited the village to collect Kanam (revenue tax) in the pre-historic times.

Kanakkary is located 4.4 km from Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple and near the Vedagiri spinning mill.

Political activist and the leftist leader late Chinnan (R. Ramakrishnan Nair ), Former Sub-Editor of Mangalam daily and writer Adv.

Govt High School Kanakkary which was inaugurated by former Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi boasts the biggest play grounds of the Palai education district.