Vettiyar | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Vettiyar Location in Kerala, India  Vettiyar Vettiyar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°17′N 76°37′E / 9.28°N 76.62°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 690558 |
| Vehicle registration | KL 31 (Mavelikkara) KL 04 (Alappuzha) |
Vettiyar is a village in the district of Alappuzha, in Kerala, India, on the Mavelikkara - Pandalam road. It lies on the banks of Achankovil river. It is situated between Mavelikkara and Pandalam.
Village life
Vettiyar consists of many green paddy fields, rubber plantations, cashew trees, coconut trees, betel leaves.[citation needed] It is a small village where urbanization are improving. Football is the most popular pastime of youths in the village.
Pathamudayam is a festival conducted at Palliyarakkavu temple on 23 April and September 1 to 8.[citation needed]
Temples
- Palliyarakkavu Devi Temple (the village temple)
- Ramanalloor Sree Mahavishnu Temple
- Kandakalankavu Shiva Temple
- Kottalethu Temple
- Parakulangara Devi Temple
- Moorthy Temple
- Sankaran Swamy Kuzhivila
- Chattampi Swami-Kandakalankavu
- Tharayil Nagakshethram
Churches
- Indian Pentecostal Church of God-Bethel
- Indian Pentecostal Church of God Salem
- St. Thomas Marthoma Church, Vettiyar
- New India Bible Church, Kottemala
- Pentecostal Maranatha Gospel Church
- Salom Marthoma Church
- Shalom CSI Church
- Sharon Fellowship Church
- St. Mary's Malankara Catholic Church
- St. Mary's Orthodox Church
- St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India
- OPA-CESS Headquarters, Vettiyar
Schools
- Devi Vilasom Lower Primary School
- Edappon Higher Secondary School
- Janardhanan Memorial Ezhuthu Palli
- Mannam Memorial Lower Primary School
- Mohammaden Lower Primary School, Nalumukku
- T. M. Varghese Memorial High School
- Iratta Pallikkudam