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Thuruthicadu | |
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Village | |
  Thuruthicadu Location in Kerala, India  Thuruthicadu Thuruthicadu (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°25′25″N 76°39′02″E / 9.4235°N 76.6505°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Pathanamthitta district |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 689597 |
| Telephone code | 0469 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-28 |
Thuruthicadu is a village in Kallooppara panchayat in Mallappally taluk and comes under Pathanamthitta district of Kerala state, India. It is situated 3 km from Mallappally and 3 km from Vennikulam. The nearest Indian Railways station is at Tiruvalla (13 km) and the nearest International airports are at Nedumbassery 110 km and Thiruvananthapuram 130 km.
Educational institutions[edit | edit source]
Bishop Abraham Memorial or B.A.M College affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam offers various undergraduate and post graduate courses.[1] Govt U.P school offers education till 7th standard. There are several other primary schools run under various managements.
Economy[edit | edit source]
The economy is basically agriculture based and major crops include rubber, pepper, tapioca. There is a high flow of remittance from NRIs. A branch of The Tiruvalla East Co-operative bank offers basic banking service in this village.
Religion[edit | edit source]
Various sections of Christianity and Hinduism co-exist harmoniously. Followers of St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India, Mar Thoma Church, Oriental Orthodox church, Knanaya, Catholic Church, Pentecostal Churches, and Yuyomaya form major Christian sects.
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