Vayala

Vayala
Vayala
Village town
	St.George Church
	Coordinates: 9°43′0″N 76°35′30″E / 9.71667°N 76.59167°ECoordinates: 9°43′0″N 76°35′30″E / 9.71667°N 76.59167°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Government
• Type	4
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Code	686 587
Telephone code	+91 4822
Vehicle registration	KL-67
Nearest city	Pala
Lok Sabha constituency	Kottayam

St.Sebastian Chapel

Vayala is a small town located in the Meenachil (Pala) Taluk of Kottayam district, Kerala, India. It is approximately 5 kilometers from the village Kuravilangad, about 11 kilometers from Pala municipality town and about 24 kilometers away from district capital Kottayam.

History[edit]

It is believed that the name Vayala^[1] is derived from the Malayalam word vayal meaning "paddy field".

Transportation network[edit]

Vayala is connected with the district headquarters Kottayam and other major cities. Public transport in the town is largely dependent on buses, run by private operators.

Schools[edit]

Govt:V H S S Vayala

Churches & temples[edit]

Vayala is located 10 km from Ettumanoor town and 6 km from Kuravilangdu Town. Vayala has four Hindu temples (Paruthurthikavu, Njaralappuzha Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, Thrikkayil Sree Subrahmanya Swami Temple, SNDP Balasubrahmaanya kshetram) and a Roman Catholic church Syrian church (St. George Church, Vayala),^[2]^[3] a Catholic Latin church (St. Marys Church, Vayala-Puthenangady), three Catholic Syrian chapels: St Joseph (Puthenangady, Vayala), St Xavier (Saviour Giri, Vayala), St Sebastian chapel (Thuruthimukku, Vayala), and a Sacred Heart Convent.

Hospitals[edit]

Sacred Heart Catholic Nuns operated St. George Mount Hospital,^[4]^[5] is the only Allopathic Hospital Facility available with Vayala. Also Vayala has a Govt. Veterinary Hospital, Govt. Ayurvedic Hospital^[6] and two private operated Ayurvedic Hospitals (Vedasudha^[7] and Omsree^[8]).