Erattupetta is a town in Kottayam district

Kottayam district

Kottayam is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India. The district has its headquarters at Kottayam town, located at 9.36° N and 76.17° E. According to the 1991 census, it is the first district to achieve highest literacy rate in the whole of India...

  in the state of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

.It is 38 km east of Kottayam, the District Centre. Erattupetta was known as Erappili and Erappuzha before the Advent of Tamil Muslims into this town. Erattupetta is situated in the foothills of High Ranges. It was the commercial capital of the Poonjar principality until 1949. The hill produce from the Nilgiris were brought down by the Muthuvans for trade. Wagamon

Wagamon

Vagamon is a hill station located in Kottayam-Idukki border of Idukki district of Kerala, India. It has a cool climate with the temperature between 10-23°C during a summer midday. It is situated 1,100 metre above sea level....

, a Hill Station lies some 22 km east of Eruttupetta. Erattupetta's current economy is primarily rubber and scores of large and small estates dot the landscape. Aruvithura St.George's Church ,an Old famous Pilgrimage centre is situated in the Suburbs of Erattupetta.

Erattupetta has Syrian Christians, Hindus and Muslims living peacefully. The Muslims of Erattupetta are Tamil Muslims who made Kerala as their Home. They are called as Tamil Muslims in South and Central Kerala. These Tamil Muslims came from Tamil Nadu during Old days. In Erattupetta, Thodupuzha

Thodupuzha

Thodupuzha is a town and a municipality in Idukki district in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 35.43 km2. It is 62 km from Ernakulam. Geographical Classification of Thodupuzha Region is Midland or Idanad....

 and parts of idukki and pathanamthitta

Pathanamthitta

Pathanamthitta is a large town and a municipality situated in the central Travancore region in the state of Kerala, south India, spread over an area of 23.50 km2. It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The city has a population of 38,000...

 districts Muslims are not Mappila Muslims, the Malayali Muslim Community elsewhere common in Kerala. Lebbas are another Muslim family in Erattupetta and are descendants of Shaikh Saeed Bava (a descendant of Ukasha bin Mihsan, a companion of Prophet Muhammed S.A.). Erattupetta was ancient route from Athirampuzha

Athirampuzha

Athirampuzha is the name of a Panchayat and a small town in Kottayam district of Kerala state, South India. Athirampuzha is situated 10 km north of Kottayam town....

 to Tamil Nadu.

Erattupetta can be easily reachable from North kerala via Angamaly

Angamaly

Angamaly is a satellite town of the city of Kochi, situated north of the city center and a municipality in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is one of the entry points or gateways to Ernakulam district from northern Kerala...

-Muvattupuzha

Muvattupuzha

Muvattupuzha is a municipality in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a junction of three districts namely Ernakulam, Kottayam and Idukki. The town is bordered by Kottayam district on southern side and Idukki district on eastern side approximately 20 km from the town...

-Thodupuzha-Muttom route. It is well connected to Tamil Nadu via Kottayam-Kumali KK Road to Madurai

Madurai

Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...

. Many Famous Personalities hails from Erattupetta and nearby. PC Chacko, P C George, NM Joseph, Kerala Varma Raja are current or former political leaders. Social worker 'KS Kochuthampi' (express).

Geography

Erattupetta is located at 9.7°N 76.78°E. It has an average elevation of 24 metres (78 feet).the town got a major portion known as Aruvithura ,where the famous [NAINAR MASJID]Aruvithura church exists.

Erattupetta is biggest city in an India. These contain Muslim's, Cristian, and Hindus religion. There are living in three potions, the main part of the erattupetta is in front of the Nainar pally juma masdjid.
The main junction is Thekkekkara, chennad junction is called by Chennad kavala in front of the Al-Madeena shopping complex, and apartment.

How to Reach

• Thiruvananthapuram - Kottarakkara - Adoor - Pathanamthitta - Ranni - Erumeli - Kanjirappally - Erattupetta
• Kottayam - Ettumanoor - Pala - Erattupetta
• Kochi/Cochin - Trhippunithura - Poothotta - Thalayolapparambu - Ettumanoor - Pala - Erattupetta

Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Erattupetta had a population of 29,675. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Erattupetta has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 76%. In Erattupetta, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Christians, Hindus and Muslims live here peacefully.
Rubber is the major item of cultivation and this town is known for its popular church St. George of Aruvithura, and most popular mosqu Nainar juma masjid. both means the junction of two rivers). It is one the most fast developing township in central kerala.