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Puthencavu | |
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village | |
  Puthencavu Location in Kerala, India  Puthencavu Puthencavu (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°19′23″N 76°38′23″E / 9.32306°N 76.63972°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| Government | |
| • Body | Chengannur Municipality |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 689123 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mavelikkara |
| Legislative Assembly constituency | Chengannur |
Puthencavu is a village in Alappuzha District of Kerala, India, located 2 km east of Chengannur along the southern bank of the river Pamba. The village is around 2 km from Arattupuzha, and can be easily accessed from Chengannur and Arattupuzha.
Education[edit | edit source]
Metropolitan Higher Secondary School,[1] run by the Catholicate and MD Schools Corporate Management of the Malakara Orthodox Syrian Church is located at Puthencavu.
Transportation[edit | edit source]
Chengannur Railway Station is the nearest railhead, and Cochin International Airport the nearest airport. The Century Multispeciality Hospital is located very near to Puthencavu Junction. [2]
Structures[edit | edit source]
The 218-year-old Puthencavu St Mary's Orthodox Church[3] is located in the village. The remains of three leaders of the Malankara Sabha, Mar Thoma VI, Mar Thoma VIII & Geevarghese Mar Philoxenos are interred in the church.
Notable people[edit | edit source]
Mahakavi Puthencavu Mathan Tharakan hails from this village and has made significant contributions to the freedom movement and the Malayalam language. His son K. M. Tharakan was a president of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, and a noted writer, novelist and critic.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Metropolitan Higher Secondary School". Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ "Century Hospital Location". Century Hospital.
- ↑ "St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral". St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral. Kerala: Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
External links[edit | edit source]
- http://www.alappuzhaonline.com/puthencavustmaryscathedral.htm
- http://wikimapia.org/17631221/Shaji-George-Chennattu
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