Vayala

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Vayala
Village
St.George Church Vayala.jpg
St.George Church
Coordinates: 9°43′0″N76°35′30″E / 9.71667°N 76.59167°E / 9.71667; 76.59167
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Government
  Type4
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Code
686 587
Telephone code+91 4822
Vehicle registration KL-67
Nearest city Pala
Lok Sabha constituencyKottayam
St.Sebastian Chapel St Sebastian Chappel at Thuruthimukk, Vayala.jpg
St.Sebastian Chapel

Vayala is a village located in the Meenachil (Pala) Taluk of Kottayam district, Kerala, India. It is approximately 5 kilometers from the village Kuravilangad, about 11 kilometers from Pala municipality town and about 24 kilometers away from district capital Kottayam.

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History

It is believed that the name Vayala [1] is derived from the Malayalam word vayal meaning "paddy field".

Transportation network

Vayala is connected with the district headquarters Kottayam and other major cities. Public transport in the town is largely dependent on buses, run by private operators.

Schools

Churches & temples

Vayala is located 10 km from Ettumanoor town and 6 km from Kuravilangdu Town. Vayala has four Hindu temples (Paruthurthikavu, Njaralappuzha Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, Thrikkayil Sree Subrahmanya Swami Temple, SNDP Balasubrahmaanya kshetram) and a Roman Catholic church Syrian church (St. George Church, Vayala), [2] [3] a Catholic Latin church (St. Marys Church, Vayala-Puthenangady), three Catholic Syrian chapels: St Joseph (Puthenangady, Vayala), St Xavier (Saviour Giri, Vayala), St Sebastian chapel (Thuruthimukku, Vayala), and a Sacred Heart Convent.

Hospitals

Sacred Heart Catholic Nuns operated St. George Mount Hospital, [4] [5] is the only Allopathic Hospital Facility available with Vayala. Also Vayala has a Govt. Veterinary Hospital, Govt. Ayurvedic Hospital [6] and two private operated Ayurvedic Hospitals (Vedasudha [7] and Omsree [8] ).

Neighbouring major cities & towns