Thekkemala | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 9°19′37″N76°42′19″E / 9.3268200°N 76.7053530°E | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Pathanamthitta |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | KL- |
Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
Climate | Tropical monsoon (Köppen) |
Avg. summer temperature | 35 °C (95 °F) |
Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
Thekkemala is a small sub-village of Kozhencherry in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India.
Thekkemala is a big junction. The roads to Aranmula, Chengannur, Pandalam, and Pathanamthitta join in Thekkemala.
On the way to Kozhencherry there is a big Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church named Mar Beshanania Church. It's a four way junction leading to Pathanamthitta, Punnakadu, Aranmula.
There is also a Pentecostal Mission church named Thekkemala Apostolic Mission (TAMI).
The majority of the population are Christians and Hindus.
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