Kottayam, is one of 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. Kottayam district comprises six municipal towns: Kottayam, Changanassery, Pala, Erattupetta, Ettumanoor, and Vaikom. It is the only district in Kerala that neither borders the Arabian Sea nor any other states.
Pala is a town and a municipality in Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is the headquarters of the Meenachil taluk and the Pala Revenue Division.
Meenachil is the north-eastern region of Kottayam district in Kerala, south India. The name originates from Meenakshi, the Hindu Goddess. Pala is the main city in Meenachil. The arterial river of the district is also named Meenachil.
Mundakayam, is a town in Kanjirappally Taluk in the Kottayam District of Kerala. It is the doorway to the high ranges of southern Kerala, and is at the border of Kottayam and Idukki districts. The next nearest town, Kanjirappally, is 14 km (8.7 mi) & Erumely is 12 km from Mundakayam. Mundakayam has rubber plantations, and greenery. The Manimala River runs through Mundakayam. It is located 48 km east of the district headquarters at Kottayam and 148 km from the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. The name Mundakayam is said to be derived from the Mundi cranes that used to be seen along the Manimala River banks.
Bharananganam, is an important christian pilgrimage centre in South India, and is located on the banks of the Meenachil River, four kilometres (2.5 mi) away from Pala and four kilometres (2.5 mi) from Plassanal, in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala. Bharananganam and surrounding places are hilly areas with a lot of vegetation. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people, who cultivate cash crops like rubber.
The MeenachilRiver or Meenachilaar, also known as Kavanar, Valanjar, is a river in Kerala. It is one of the most treacherous rivers in Kerala due to its flash floods, heavy undercurrents and woods and debris it carries from the mountains. It flows through the heart of Kottayam district, Kerala state in southern India. 78km long, originates in the Western Ghats main tributaries are Theekoy aaru from Vagamon hills, Poonjar Aaru and Chittar, flowing westward through the city of Kottayam and other towns like Poonjar, Teekoy, Aruvithura, Bharananganam, Pala, Mutholy, Cherpunkal, Kidangoor and Kumarakom before emptying into the Vembanad Lake on the shore of the Indian Ocean.
Kottayam is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south-west Kerala. Kottayam is located in the basin of the Meenachil River at an average elevation of 3 metres (9.8 ft) above sea level, and has a moderate climate. It is located approximately 155 kilometres (96 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.
Teekoy is a southern Indian village, situated in the eastern part of Kottayam district in Kerala state.
Poonjar is a small Indian town located on the eastern side of Kottayam district in Kerala state, India. Before the independence of India, Poonjar had been the part of Travancore princely state.Erattupetta, Teekoy, bharananganam, and vagamon are the nearest towns and villages of Poonjar.Taluk headquarters,pala is 18 kilometres away from poonjar and kanjirapally is 22.6 kilometres away from poonjar
Mallikassery is a small village near Paika, in Elikulam Panchayat of Kanjirappally Taluk in Kottayam district, in the state of Kerala, India.
Edamattom is a small village on the bank of Meenachil River located in Poovarany Village in the Kottayam district, state of Kerala, India. The town lies 6.5 km (4.0 mi) southeast of Pala. Nearby towns and village include Amparanirappel, Bharananganam, Kizhaparayar, Poovarani and Vilakkumadom. Though it is a very small village, Edamattom is the home to the headquarters of Meenachil Panchayat, as well as accompanying services, including the Krishi Bhavan, the Political Associate Office of the Village (Poovarany) and the Meenachil Service Co-operative Bank. The village also contains an Ayurvedic hospital. The most prominent church in Edamattom is the St. Michael's Church. All these are considerably good landmarks for tourists and strangers, who come to Edamattom to live there. Occupationally, most residents are dependent on agriculture. The primary focus of agriculture in the village is rubber and as such the village contains a rich vegetation of rubber trees.
Chengalam is a village situated in the east of Kottayam District in India.
Kizhaparayar is a small village in Kerala state, India. It is part of the Meenachil Panchayat in Kottayam district. The village situated on the banks of the Meenachil River. There is no traces when the first settlement came to this village. It is a sparsely populated place. Kizhaparayar borders with Edamattom in the South, Palakkadu in North, Pala in the west. The other side of the river is Bharananganam.
Kodungoor is a town in Kottayam district of Kerala state in India and is popularly known as "Vazhoor". Kodungoor is 25 km from the district headquarters, Kottayam, 28 km from Changanassery, 22 km from Pala,27 km from Ettumanoor,26 km from Mundakayam,26 km from Ranni, 7 km from Ponkunnam,4 km from Pallickathode, 9 km from Pampady and 13 km from Kanjirappally. The Kollam-Theni road passes through the town. SH 13 branches out at Kodungoor junction leading to Pala and Manimala, after the junction a little further KK road also branches out towards Changanassery. Thus Kodungoor town plays a vital role in connecting some major towns in Kottayam through roads averaging at 25 km distances.
Kadanad is a Panchayat and Village in Meenachil Taluk of Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Palackattumala is a village in Kottayam District of Kerala, India with a population of around 1500. An oblong tableland located on a small rolling hill, north of Illickal Junction in Pala – Vaikom road. The nearest town is Palai.
Andoor is a village in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. The village is located approximately 9 km north-west of Palai on the road towards Kuravilangad.
Kudakkachira is a small village 9 km away from Palai on Pala-uzhavoor road of Ernakulam - Sabarimala state highway in Kottayam district, Kerala, India. It is part of Meenachil Taluk. The majority of people are Syrian Malabar Nasrani. This region is part of the midlands of south-eastern kerala. Main income is from agriculture, mostly rubber plantations.
Anthinad is a small agricultural village in Kottayam district situated about 6 kilometres away from Palai. The Main Eastern Highway passes through Anthinad and connects it to two of its neighboring towns, Thodupuzha and Pala.
Mutholy is a village in Kottayam district of Kerala State in India on the west side of the City of Pala. Mutholy Gramapanchayath lies on both sides of the Meenachil River. Its nearly 5 km away from the town of Palai. Total area: 18.12 sq km. and population: 15267.
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