Punnavely

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'''Punnavely''' is a village situated on the border of [[Pathanamthitta]] and [[Kottayam]] districts of [[Kerala]], India.
Punnavely is a typical Central Tranvancore village with [[Hevea brasiliensis|rubber tree]] plantations, [[paddy field]]s, pepper and other spices and lot of [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|NRI]]s.

==Etymology==
"''Punna''" is the [[Malayalam]] term for the Ball Nut tree (''[[Calophyllum inophyllum]]''), and "''Vely''" means "fence". Punnavely is famous for its old time fences that were built with logs and branches from ''punna'' trees.

==Location==
Most areas of the wider Punnavely fall under Anicadu [[Gram panchayat|Grama Panchayat]], but because of its location at the boundary between two districts, some of its wards are in Nedumkunnam, [[Kangazha]], and Vellavoor panchayats. The [[Manimala River]] forms the boundary of Punnavely on the East.

[[Kottayam]], [[Changanacherry]], and [[Thiruvalla]] are the three major towns (and railway stations) near the village, approximately 25 km away from the village in three different directions. Other small towns close to the village are [[Mallappally]], [[Nedumkunnam]] and [[Karukachal]] (in a radius of 7 km). Nedumkunnam and Mallappaly are famous for their weekly markets.

The nearest airport is [[Cochin International Airport]] at [[Nedumbassery]], approximately 105 km away. However, [[Trivandrum International Airport]] is also widely used.

==Educational institutions==
Prominent educational institutions at Punnavely are: CMS LP School and CMS High School, managed by the local parish; St James [[Church of South India]] (CSI) Church, which falls under the CSI's Madhya Kerala Diocese; MRSLBV School Higher Secondary School at [[Thelappuzhakadav]], a very famous old school started by Maharani [[Sethu Lakshmi Bayi]] of [[Travancore]] Princely state; and Kumbiluvely Government LP School, which is located in [[Kurishunkal]].

A [[Kindernothilfe|KNH]] Boarding Home for the underprivileged children was functioning in Punnavely for decades but it has since moved elsewhere and the CSI English Medium School now occupies the same building.

==Religion / Religious institutions==
Christians, Hindus and Muslims form the majority of Punnavely's population.

Most of the common [[Kerala]] Christian denominations (Malankara Marthoma, [[Church of South India|CSI]], Orthodox, Malankara Catholic, Roman Catholic, Pentacostal, etc.) are present here. St.Thomas Marthoma Church (Kallammakkal - St.Thomas Marthoma Yuvajanasakhyam , Punnavely), St James CSI Church at High School Jn. and four small churches affiliated to this church, St John's Orthodox Church (a.k.a. Thengumpallil Pally), Little Flower Catholic Church (Syro-Malabar) Punnavely, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Chakkalakunnu (Syro-Malabar) and two more Catholic churches at Mulayamveli & Nooromavu(Syro-Malankara) St. Stephen's CMS Anglican Church, Pattapurayidom, CMS Anglican Church, Ambalathinamkuzhy is also ancient Churches in Punnaveli and all other Christian denominations like Pentecostal Church, India Pentecostal, Church of God, Seventh Day Adventist, Evangelist etc. are in Punnavely. There is a convent (Little Flower Convent, Kulathunkal Kavala) associated with the Catholic Church.{{clarify|date=February 2018}}

Two mosques are situated at Pidannaplavu and Kurunnamveli: Punnavely Muslim Puthoor Pally and Puthukkudi Puthoor Pally

There is one Hindu temple near Mulayamveli. Other temples in close proximity are Anikadu Devi Temple (Kavanalkadvu) [[anikkattilammakshethram]] and Vaipur Temple(Thelapuzha). Shree Krishna Temple is situated at the center of Noorommavu, Anicadu, and managed by Kerala Vishwakarma Mahasabha.

==Hospitals and medical institutions==
St. Martin's Hospital at Chakkalakkunnu and government dispensary at Thelappuzhakkadavu are the nearest hospitals. There are a couple of [[ayurvedic]], [[homeopathic]] and dental clinics function in the village. The nearest medical college is at Kottayam. There are Primary Health Centres at Panakuzhipadi and Pullukuthy. There is also a veterinary clinic at Kulatungal Kavala.

==Facilities==
The main post office is near the CMS High School junction. A sub-post office functional is located at Noorommavu. The telephone exchange in the village serves 80% of the area of the Anicadu Panchayat. All major mobile providers like BSNL, Idea, etc. have their network towers in the village. There is a [[Krishi Bhavan]] (under the agriculture department) in the village. Two Major banks, The [[Catholic Syrian Bank]] and The Thiruvalla East Cooperative Bank, and four village cooperative banks function in the village.

==Culture and population==
The village is inhabited by various religious and caste communities. Farmers and the laborers have developed good inter-communal relationships over the years. There is strong emigration from the area and villagers are known to have migrated all parts of the world.

==Arts, sports and entertainment==
[[Association football|Football]] and [[volleyball]] are still alive in the village although the younger generations are more inclined to [[cricket]].

There is a one arts/sports club: Yuvadeepti Arts and Sports Club (in Kulathunkal Kavala).

==Some important concerns==
The village still lacks modern public transportation. There are only a very few buses to connect Punnavely with neighboring towns. [[Sand mining|Mining of sand]] from the Manimala river bed has been going on despite being banned{{mdash}}trucks and excavators loaded with sand are a commons sight on the road leading out of the village. This activity adversely affects the [[water table]] in the area, causing depletion of water levels in the village's wells.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://threeissues.sdsu.edu/three_issues_sandminingfacts01.html|title=Impacts of sand mining|last=|first=|date=|website=San Diego State University|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

Nowadays, there is a shortage of farm hands in Punnavely leading to a considerable increase in the cost of agricultural production. Consequently, one may find most of the paddy fields uncultivated and many of them being used for vegetable or [[tapioca]] cultivation. A lot of paddy fields have also been converted for housing development.

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Pathanamthitta district]]

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