Kumbalam, Kollam

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Kumbalam
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Kumbalam
Kumbalam (India)
Coordinates: 8°59′31″N76°39′43″E / 8.991990°N 76.662083°E / 8.991990; 76.662083 Coordinates: 8°59′31″N76°39′43″E / 8.991990°N 76.662083°E / 8.991990; 76.662083
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Kollam
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total4,000
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
691 503
Telephone code0474
ISO 3166 code IN-KL-2 XXXX
Vehicle registration KL-02
Nearest cityKundara
Lok Sabha constituency Kollam
Climate Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)

Kumbalam, is a place in Kollam, Kerala, India. It has a population of around 4,000 and is a part of Perayam grama panchayat. It is in the bank of Astamudi lake and houses an international school. [1] Nearby places are Karikuzhi, Kottappuram and Perayam.

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Education

International School

St. Joseph International Academy follows the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) syllabus. The school is owned and operated by the Valiavila Foundation, a registered charitable trust led by Dr. Joseph D Fernandez.

Higher Secondary School

St. Michael's Vocational Higher Secondary School [2]

Lower Primary School

St. Mary’s Lower Primary School

Library

Kumbalam has had a public library since 1951.[ citation needed ]

Religion

Kumbalam is one of the biggest parishes under Quilon Diocese. St. Michael's Church in Kumbalam [3] is the second largest church in Quilon Diocese. Fr. Lucas Fernandez, Fr. Tobias Fernandez, Msgr Charles M Fernandez, Fr. Dr. Stanislaus M Fernandez SDB, Rev. Dr. Samuel Ryan SJ, Teacher Angelus M Fernandez, Dr.Joseph D Fernandez , Prof. KS Peter, and Prof. S Varghese are from Kumbalam.

Hospital

Primary Health Centre

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