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	[[File:St Sebastian Chappel at Thuruthimukk, Vayala.jpg\|thumb\|St.Sebastian Chapel]]		[[File:St Sebastian Chappel at Thuruthimukk, Vayala.jpg\|thumb\|St.Sebastian Chapel]]

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

	== History ==		== History ==
	It is believed that the name Vayala<ref>http://lsgkerala.in/kadaplamattompanchayat/history/</ref> is derived from the [[Malayalam]] word ''vayal'' meaning "paddy field".		It is believed that the name Vayala<ref>{{cite web\| url=http://lsgkerala.in/kadaplamattompanchayat/history/ \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106192408/http://lsgkerala.in/kadaplamattompanchayat/history/ \| archive-date=2014-01-06 \|title=ചരിത്രം (History) \| access-date=2024-01-10}}</ref> is derived from the [[Malayalam]] word ''vayal'' meaning "paddy field".

	== Transportation network ==		== Transportation network ==
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	== Churches & temples ==		== 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),<ref>{{~~Cite~~ web\|url=http://www.~~smcimsite~~.~~org~~/parish.php?id=2376\|access-date=~~2021~~-~~06-14\|website~~=www.~~smcimsite~~.~~org~~}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=~~404 Not Found~~\|url=http://www.palaidiocese.com/\|access-date=2021-06-14\|website=www.palaidiocese.com}}</ref> a [[Roman Catholic Church\|Catholic]] Latin church (St. Marys Church, Vayala-Puthenangady), three [[Roman Catholic Church\|Catholic]] Syrian chapels: St Joseph (Puthenangady, Vayala), St Xavier (Saviour Giri, Vayala), St Sebastian chapel (Thuruthimukku, Vayala), and a Sacred Heart Convent.		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),<ref>{{cite web \|title=St.George's Church, Vayala \|url=http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/parish.php?id=2376 \|access-date=27 March 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106090951/http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/parish.php?id=2376 \|archive-date=2014-01-06 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Eparchy of Palai \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129170133/http://www.palaidiocese.com/ \| archive-date=2022-11-29 \|url=http://www.palaidiocese.com/ \| access-date=2021-06-14\|website=www.palaidiocese.com}}</ref> a [[Roman Catholic Church\|Catholic]] Latin church (St. Marys Church, Vayala-Puthenangady), three [[Roman Catholic Church\|Catholic]] Syrian chapels: St Joseph (Puthenangady, Vayala), St Xavier (Saviour Giri, Vayala), St Sebastian chapel (Thuruthimukku, Vayala), and a Sacred Heart Convent.

	== Hospitals ==		== Hospitals ==

	Sacred Heart Catholic Nuns operated St. George Mount Hospital,<ref>http://www.smcim.org/healthcare/sgmhvayala</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=::St. George Mount Hospital::Vayala::Syro Malabar Church Institutions\|url=http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/health_institutions.php?id=7694\|access-date=2021-06-14\|website=www.syromalabarchurch.in}}</ref> is the only Allopathic Hospital Facility available with Vayala. Also Vayala has a Govt. Veterinary Hospital, Govt. Ayurvedic Hospital<ref>http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4206:important-officials-3&catid=87:indian-systems-of-medicine-department&Itemid=2780</ref> and two private operated Ayurvedic Hospitals (Vedasudha<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Vedasudha - Home\|url=https://vedasudha.ch/\|access-date=2021-06-14}}</ref> and Omsree<ref>{{Cite web\|title=OmShree Sidha Hospital – Ayurveda Hospital Kottayam, Kerala\|url=http://omshreeayur.com/\|access-date=2021-06-14\|language=en-US}}</ref>).		Sacred Heart Catholic Nuns operated St. George Mount Hospital,<ref>{{cite web\| url=http://www.smcim.org/healthcare/sgmhvayala \| title=St. George Mount Hospital \| archive-date=2015-09-24 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924102940/http://www.smcim.org/healthcare/sgmhvayala}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=::St. George Mount Hospital::Vayala::Syro Malabar Church Institutions\|url=http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/health_institutions.php?id=7694\|access-date=2021-06-14\|website=www.syromalabarchurch.in}}</ref> is the only Allopathic Hospital Facility available with Vayala. Also Vayala has a Govt. Veterinary Hospital, Govt. Ayurvedic Hospital<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4206:important-officials-3&catid=87:indian-systems-of-medicine-department&Itemid=2780\|title = Kerala State Portal}}</ref> and two private operated Ayurvedic Hospitals (Vedasudha<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Vedasudha - Home\|url=https://vedasudha.ch/\|access-date=2021-06-14}}</ref> and Omsree<ref>{{Cite web\|title=OmShree Sidha Hospital – Ayurveda Hospital Kottayam, Kerala\|url=http://omshreeayur.com/\|access-date=2021-06-14\|language=en-US}}</ref>).

	== Neighbouring major cities & towns ==		== Neighbouring major cities & towns ==
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	==References==		==References==
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	[[File:Government Vocational Higher Secondary School Vayala.jpg\|framed\|center\|Government Vocational Higher Secondary School Vayala]]		[[File:Government Vocational Higher Secondary School Vayala.jpg\|framed\|center\|Government Vocational Higher Secondary School Vayala]]
	{{Kottayam district}}		{{Kottayam district}}

	[[Category:Villages in Kottayam district]]		[[Category:Villages in Kottayam district]]

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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code = 686 587
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| area_code = +91 4822
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[[File:St Sebastian Chappel at Thuruthimukk, Vayala.jpg|thumb|St.Sebastian Chapel]]

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

== History ==
It is believed that the name Vayala<ref>http://lsgkerala.in/kadaplamattompanchayat/history/</ref> 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==
* Govt:V H S S Vayala

== 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),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.smcimsite.org/parish.php?id=2376|access-date=2021-06-14|website=www.smcimsite.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=404 Not Found|url=http://www.palaidiocese.com/|access-date=2021-06-14|website=www.palaidiocese.com}}</ref> a [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] Latin church (St. Marys Church, Vayala-Puthenangady), three [[Roman Catholic Church|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,<ref>http://www.smcim.org/healthcare/sgmhvayala</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=::St. George Mount Hospital::Vayala::Syro Malabar Church Institutions|url=http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/health_institutions.php?id=7694|access-date=2021-06-14|website=www.syromalabarchurch.in}}</ref> is the only Allopathic Hospital Facility available with Vayala. Also Vayala has a Govt. Veterinary Hospital, Govt. Ayurvedic Hospital<ref>http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4206:important-officials-3&catid=87:indian-systems-of-medicine-department&Itemid=2780</ref> and two private operated Ayurvedic Hospitals (Vedasudha<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vedasudha - Home|url=https://vedasudha.ch/|access-date=2021-06-14}}</ref> and Omsree<ref>{{Cite web|title=OmShree Sidha Hospital – Ayurveda Hospital Kottayam, Kerala|url=http://omshreeayur.com/|access-date=2021-06-14|language=en-US}}</ref>).

== Neighbouring major cities & towns ==
{| style="right; margin:0 0 0 0;"
|
{{Geographic Location
|title = '''Major Cities & Towns From Vayala'''
|Northwest = [[Thalayolaparambu]]
|North = [[Muvattupuzha]]
|Northeast = [[Thodupuzha]]
|West = [[Vaikom]]
|Centre = Vayala
|East = [[Pala, Kerala|Pala]]
|Southwest = [[Alappuzha]]
|South = [[Ettumanoor]], [[Kottayam]]
|Southeast = [[Kanjirappally]]
}}
|}

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==References==
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[[File:Government Vocational Higher Secondary School Vayala.jpg|framed|center|Government Vocational Higher Secondary School Vayala]]
{{Kottayam district}}
[[Category:Villages in Kottayam district]]