Kuravilangad

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Kuravilangad
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Kuravilangad
Kuravilangad (India)
Coordinates: 9°45′0″N76°33′0″E / 9.75000°N 76.55000°E / 9.75000; 76.55000 Coordinates: 9°45′0″N76°33′0″E / 9.75000°N 76.55000°E / 9.75000; 76.55000
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Government
  Type Panchayath
  Body Village
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
686633
Telephone code04822
Vehicle registration KL-67
Nearest city Kottayam, Muvattupuzha, Pala
Literacy99.12%
Lok Sabha constituencyKottayam

Kuravilangad is an Indian town located in the northern part of the Kottayam district in Kerala. It is situated in the Meenachil taluk, about 22 km north of the district capital Kottayam and 17 km west of the municipal town Pala.

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Kuravilangad is the largest town in the northern side of the Kottayam district. It includes the entire Kuravilangad panchayath, including Thottuva, Kappumthala, Vakkad, Kurianad, Mannakkanad, Elakkad, and Kalathoor.

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St Mary's Syro Malabar Church, Kuravilangad

Kuravilangad is known for Marian pilgrim center Kuravilangad Church, officially known as St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church Kuravilangad. According to tradition this church was founded in 105 AD.

Education

Kuravilangad is the local hub of education, which caters education to students from both Kottayam and Ernakulam District. Notable educational institutes include Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad [1] St Marys's HS, [2] St. Anne's HSS, De Paul HSS, Chavara Hills High School, and St. Marys Girls High School. [3]

Notable residents

The 10th President of India, Kocheril R. Narayanan, briefly was in Kuravilangad, and matriculated from St. Mary's Boys High School (1936–38). < [4]

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References

  1. "Deva Matha College". Archived from the original on 8 September 2005. Retrieved 17 May 2006.
  2. St Marys's HS
  3. St. Marys Girls High School
  4. "K. R. Narayanan".