Kozhuvanal

Kozhuvanal
town/village
Village Map
Coordinates: 9.655014°N 76.664207°E / 9.655014; 76.664207
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Government
• Body	Gram Panchayat
• President	Nimmy twinkleraj vakkappulath
Area
• Total	21.012 km2 (8.113 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	12,550
• Density	600/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	686573
Telephone code	04822
Vehicle registration	KL-35
Nearest city	Pala
Sex ratio	1060 ♂/♀
Literacy	99%%
Lok Sabha constituency	Kottayam
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Pala
Civic agency	Gram Panchayat
Climate	monsoon rains from June - November and summer from December to May (Köppen)
Website	www.lsg.kerala.gov.in

Kozhuvanal is a town in Meenachil, in the district of Kottayam, state of Kerala, India.

Location

Kozhuvanal is surrounded by Akalakunnam panchayath in south and west, Meenachil in east, Mutholy and Kidangoor in north. It has amenities including schools, post offices, hospital, churches, temples and stationary shops. State Bank Of Travancore, South Indian Bank, Cooperative Bank, Muthoot Financial Corporation and Kosamattam Financiers have branches in Kozhuvanal.

Panchayath

Kozhuvanal Panchayat has received many awards including the Nirmal Award. It is the first Panchayat in the state to be completely electrified and irrigated. The Panchayat office and the town centre are situated here.

Transportation

Kozhuvanal is connected by road to all neighbouring village centres and to the nearest town, Pala. Towns like Kottayam, Kanjirappally, Ponkunnam and Changanacherry are easily accessible from this place by several local roads and highways. The Cherpunkal-Kozhuvanal Road is famous because of the traffic and of the tourist buses. There is also the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation from Pala to Kozhuvanal Bus Stop.