Kuravilangad

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Kuravilangad
Town
Kuravilangad Kappalottam festival
Kuravilangad Kappalottam festival
Kuravilangad is located in Kerala
Kuravilangad
Kuravilangad
Location in Kerala, India
Kuravilangad is located in India
Kuravilangad
Kuravilangad
Kuravilangad (India)
Coordinates: 9°45′0″N 76°33′0″E / 9.75000°N 76.55000°E / 9.75000; 76.55000Coordinates: 9°45′0″N 76°33′0″E / 9.75000°N 76.55000°E / 9.75000; 76.55000
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKottayam
Government
 • TypePanchayath
 • BodyVillage
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
686633
Telephone code04822
Vehicle registrationKL-67
Nearest cityKottayam, Muvattupuzha, Pala
Literacy99.12%
Lok Sabha constituencyKottayam

Kuravilangad is an Indian town located in the northern part of the Kottayam district in Kerala. It is situated in the Meenachil taluk, about 22 km north of the district capital Kottayam and 17 km west of the municipal town Pala.

Kuravilangad is the largest town in the northern side of the Kottayam district. It includes the entire Kuravilangad panchayath, including Thottuva, Kappumthala, Vakkad, Kurianad, Mannakkanad, Elakkad, and Kalathoor.

St Mary's Syro Malabar Church, Kuravilangad

Kuravilangad is known for Marian pilgrim center Kuravilangad Church, officially known as St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church Kuravilangad. According to tradition this church was founded in 105 AD.

Education[edit]

Kuravilangad is the local hub of education, which caters education to students from both Kottayam and Ernakulam District. Notable educational institutes include Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad[1] St Marys's HS,[2] St. Anne's HSS, De Paul HSS, Chavara Hills High School, and St. Marys Girls High School.[3]

Notable residents[edit]

The 10th President of India, Kocheril R. Narayanan, is from Kuravilangad, and matriculated from St. Mary's Boys High School (1936–38).[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. "Deva Matha College". Archived from the original on 8 September 2005. Retrieved 17 May 2006.
  2. St Marys's HS
  3. St. Marys Girls High School

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