Q. The first post office in Kerala was established at:

A
Kollam
B
Thiruvananthapuram
C
Alappuzha
D
Kottayam
Solution:

Anchal post was the early postal service started in the kingdom of Travancore and Cochin before Independence of India. It was started in Travancore in 1729 by Anizham Thirunal Marthandavarma and later in Cochin in 1770s. Later it was merged with the India Posts & Telegraph on 1 April 1951 after Independence of India.

The first Anchal post office was opened in 1852 in Alappuzha at the time of Uthram thirunal Marthandavarma.

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