Pala, Kerala

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Pala
Municipality [1]
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Pala town
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Pala
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Pala
Coordinates: 9°42′46″N76°41′01″E / 9.71278°N 76.68353°E / 9.71278; 76.68353
CountryIndia
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Government
 • Type Municipality
 • Body Pala Municipality
 • Municipal ChairpersonDiya Binu Pulikkakandam
 • Member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala (MLA) Mani C. Kappan
Area
 • Total
16.06 km2 (6.20 sq mi)
Elevation
31 m (102 ft)
Population
 (2011) [2]
 • Total
22,056
 • Density1,373/km2 (3,557/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
686573, 686574, 686575
Telephone code+9148 22
Vehicle registration KL 35, KL 67
Nearest city Kottayam
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPala
Lok Sabha constituencyKottayam

Pala (IPA: [paːlaː] ) is a municipality [3] in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is located 28 km (17.4 mi) north of the district headquarters in Kottayam and about 167 km (103.8 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Pala has a population of 22,056, and a population density of 1,373/km2 (3,560/sq mi).

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Pala is on the banks of the Meenachil River and is a major hub of Syrian Christian culture in Kerala. [4]

Demographics

As of 2001 Indian census, [5] Pala had a population of 22,640. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Pala has an average literacy rate of 98%, higher than the national average of 73%: male literacy is 98.5%, and female literacy is 97.8%, still much higher than the state average. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Christians make up 65.09% of the population, Hindus 34.19%, Muslims 0.1%, Jain 0.00%, other religions 0.05% and 0.15% not stated.

Religions in Pala Town (2011)
ReligionPercent
Christianity
 
65.09%
Hinduism
 
34.19%
Islam
 
0.1%
Other or not stated
 
0.20%

Current members

WardWard NameCouncilor NamePartyAlliance
001PARAMALAKUNNUAdv. Betty Shaju ThuruthelKC(M)LDF
002MUNDUPALAMShaju ThuruthenKC(M)LDF
003MARKETJosin BinoIndependentOTH
004KIZHATHADIYOORSonia ChittedKECUDF
005PLATHANAMGeorgekutty CheruvallilKC(M)LDF
006KANATTUPARASebastian J. PanaikkalINCUDF
007PULIMALAKUNNUJiji Baiju KollamparambilKC(M)LDF
008KAVEEKUNNURiya ChiramkuzhyINCUDF
009KOCHIDAPPADISiji Tony ThottathilKECUDF
010MOONNANIBiju VarikkaniKECUDF
011MONASTRIRuby Anto PadinjarekereKC(M)LDF
012CHETHIMATTOMTony ThaiparambilINCUDF
013MURIKKUMPUZHABiju PulikkakandamIndependentOTH
014PARIPPIL KUNNUAdv. Binu PulikkakandamIndependentOTH
015PALAMPURAYIDOMDiya Binu PulikkakandamIndependentOTH
016KANNADIYURUMBUTomin VattamalaKC(M)LDF
01712TH MILESanil RaghavanKC(M)LDF
018MUKKALIKUNNULisikutty Mathew KandathiparambilINCUDF
019PALAMaya RahulIndependentOTH
020LALAMBiji Jojo KudakachiraKC(M)LDF
021VELLAPPADULeena Sunny PurayidomKC(M)LDF
022ARUNAPURAMRajitha PrakashINCUDF
023COLLEGE WARDPrincy SunnyKDPUDF
024KOTTARAMATTOMBiju MathewsINCUDF
025NELLIYANIBiju PalupadavilKC(M)LDF
026PUTHENPALLIKUNNURoy FrancisCPI(M)LDF

Sports

The Municipal Stadium is the centre of sports in Pala. [6]

The 61st Kerala State Schools Athletics Championships was held at the stadium in 2017. [7] At least 2500 students from 100 schools attended the sports meet. [8] The 63rd Kerala State Athletics Championship was also held at the stadium in the month of October, 2019. [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Grama Panchayaths" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  3. ↑ "Grama Panchayaths" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Pala- A Rurban Town in Kerala | CEPT - Portfolio". Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  6. ↑ "Municipal Stadium". Pala Municipality.
  7. ↑ "State School sports meet to begin tomorrow; Rally carrying torch reaches Pala".
  8. ↑ "Stage set for Kerala schools athletics meet but field wide open". Times Of India. 20 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Kerala state junior athletics: Young stars get chance to make big".
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