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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pala
| native_name = 
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| other_name =
| settlement_type = [[Town]]
| image_skyline = File:Pala town.jpg
| image_size = 250px
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| image_caption = Pala Town
| nickname =
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| coordinates = {{coord|9.71278|N|76.68353|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Municipalities of Kerala|Municipality]]
| governing_body = [[Municipalities of Kerala|Pala Municipality]]
| leader_title = Municipal Chairperson
| leader_name = Mrs. Mary Dominic
| leader_title1 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala (MLA)
| leader_name1 = [[Mani C. Kappan]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref>mohua.gov.in › upload › filesPDF
SLBC Kerala size - Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 16
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 31
| population_total = 22,640
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes = <ref>http://www.censusindia.gov.in/towns/ker_towns.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palamunicipality.in/about |title=About Pala |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=25 May 2017}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam]], English
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 686574, 686575
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +9148 22
| registration_plate = KL 35
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Kottayam]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Pala
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = Kottayam
| blank1_name_sec2 = Official website
| blank1_info_sec2 = [http://www.palamunicipality.in Official site]
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'''Pala''' (also written as '''Palai''') is a town and a municipality in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. It is the headquarters of the [[Meenachil]] [[Taluk]] and the Pala Revenue Division.

Pala is situated in the banks of [[Meenachil river]]. It is one of the main gateways to the southern high ranges of the [[Western Ghats]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home {{!}} Pala Municipality|url=http://www.palamunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110083943/http://www.palamunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in/|archive-date=November 10, 2020|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=Pala Municipality}}</ref> Pala connects to the high ranges through [[Thodupuzha]] and [[Kanjirappally]] taluks.{{cn|date=July 2021}}

== Demographics ==
Pala is one of the main Christian cultural centers in Kerala. Population of Pala is predominantly [[Saint Thomas Christians]] (Syrian Catholics/Syro Malabar) who trace their origins to the evangelistic activity of [[Thomas the Apostle]] in the 1st century.
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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. In Pala, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Christians make up 65.09% of the population, Hindus 34.19%, Muslims 0.00%, Jain 0.00%, other religions 0.05% and 0.15% not stated.

==Cuisine of Pala==
''[[Appam]]s'', ''Kallappams'', or ''Vellayappams'' are rice flour pancakes that have soft, thick white spongy centres and crisp, lace-like edges.<ref name="gilmarks">Marks, Gil (2010), Encyclopedia of Jewish Food, John Wiley and sons</ref>

''[[Beef]] ularthiathu'' is a beef dish cooked with a variety of Indian spices. Other dishes include ''Piralan'' (chicken stir-fries), ''Meat Thoran'' (dry curry with shredded coconut), [[Sardines as food|sardine]] and [[Duck as food|duck]] curries, and [[Meen molee]] (spicy stewed fish).<ref name="gilmarks"/>

== Transportation ==
* Nearest [[Airport]] - [[Cochin International Airport]] - 71 km
* Nearest [[Train station|Railway Station]] - [[Ettumanoor railway station]] - 17 km
* Nearest [[Bus stand|Bus Stand]] - Pala
==Sports==

The Municipal Stadium is the centre of sports in Pala.<ref>{{cite web |title=Municipal Stadium |url=http://www.palamunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in/municipal-stadium-0 |website=Pala Municipality}}</ref>The multipurpose stadium is used for [[Sport of athletics | athletics]] and [[Association football | football]]. The stadium also has a synthetic track and a football [[Artificial turf | turf]]. There is also an indoor swimming pool in the sports complex.

The 61st Kerala State Schools Athletics Championships was held at the stadium in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=State School sports meet to begin tomorrow; Rally carrying torch reaches Pala |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/sports/sports-news/state-school-sports-meet-to-begin-tomorrow-rally-carrying-torch-reaches-pala-athletics-1.2322245}}</ref> At least 2500 students from 100 schools attended the sports meet.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stage set for Kerala schools athletics meet but field wide open |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/stage-set-for-kerala-schools-athletics-meet-but-field-wide-open/articleshow/61148689.cms |publisher=Times Of India |date=October 20, 2017}}</ref>The 63rd Kerala State Athletics Championship was also held at the stadium in the month of October, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kerala state junior athletics: Young stars get chance to make big. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/athletics/kerala-state-junior-athletics-young-stars-get-chance-to-make-big/articleshow/71435075.cms}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Meenachil]]
* [[Meenachil River]]
* [[Cherpunkal]]
* [[Bharananganam]]
*[[Pala (State Assembly constituency)]]
* [[List of people from Pala]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|http://www.palamunicipality.in/}}
{{Wikivoyage|Pala}}

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{{Kottayam district}}
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