Kunnamthanam

Kunnamthanam
village
Kunnamthanam Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Kunnamthanam Kunnamthanam (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 9°26′0″N76°36′45″E / 9.43333°N 76.61250°E / 9.43333; 76.61250 Coordinates: 9°26′0″N76°36′45″E / 9.43333°N 76.61250°E / 9.43333; 76.61250
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Government
• Body	Panchayat
Population  (2001)
• Total	20,157
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	689581
Telephone code	91469
Vehicle registration	KL-28
Nearest city	THIRUVALLA
Lok Sabha constituency	Pathanamthitta
Vidhan Sabha constituency	THIRUVALLA
Civic agency	Panchayat

Kunnamthanam is a village in Pathanamthitta district in Thiruvalla Revenue Division & Thiruvalla Constituency In the state of Kerala, India. ^[1] Kunnamthanam organized mass yoga practise with 5,000 people. ^[2] It is one of the nine villages that form Mallapally Taluk of Pathanamthitta district. ^[3] The main junction at Kunnamthanam is a major T-junction, as it is situated almost midway between Mallappally and Thiruvalla, at the center of a quadrilateral with Changanacherry and Karukachal as the other two vertices. Famous Madthilkavu Bhagavathi temple and St. Mary's Sehion Orthodox Church (popularly known as Vallamala Church) are situated in Kunnamthanam. NSS High School is the oldest school in this village.

Demographics

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, Kunnamthanam had a population of 20157 with 9466 males and 10691 females. ^[1] Well known as Yoga Village

Schools

• NSS HSS Kunnamthanam
• St.Marys LP School Palakkathakidi

Syrian Christian Settlements

The Syrian Christian colonization profoundly affected the historical backdrop of trade and agribusiness in these parts. The place is, hence, home to numerous Syrian Christian groups of Kerala who own large farms and bungalows, due to the creation of latex.The Christians guarantee their underlying foundations from early settlements from Mesopotamian merchants and East Syriac Christians from Venad. Kunnamthanam turned into a significant warehouse for flavours like pepper, cardamom, and so forth. Syro-Malankara and Syrian Orthodox Christians occupations consisted of landowners, farmers and merchants.

Festivals

Padayani

Kunnamthanam has three popular temples 1) Madathilkavil Bhagavathi Temple, 2) Pulappukave Shiva Temple ^[4] The latter is famous for its Padayani, an ancient festival that has been revived in recent years.

Tourist attractions

Madathilkavu Bhagavathy Temple is one of the famous temples in Pathanamtitta District situated in Kunnamthanam. This Temple is hallmark in Kunnamthanam. ^{[5] [6]}

St Joseph Catholic Church, Kunnamthanam, is located near the Kunnamthanam–Manthanam road. The Little Servants of the Divine Providence is a convent begun here. ^[7] The convent has a retreat center called Zion Retreat Center as well as a Providence Home that takes care of orphans and the elderly. The main attraction of Kunnamthanam grama Panchayat is, Kunnamthanam industrial development area (KINFRA)

References

1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
2. "Kerala's Kunnamthanam yoga model to be adopted by 500 Indian villages".
3. "Administration - Pathanamthitta District". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
4. 'Kunnamthanam Padayani(കുന്നംതാനം പടയണി)
5. Keralatourism.org Kunnamthanam Padayani
6. TheKeralatemples.org: Kunnamthanam Madathilkavu
7. http://divineprovidenceknm.org

External links

• Pathanamthitta District - official website