Kaipuzha is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 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...

, 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....

, South India

South India

South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

. The name Kaipuzha is derived from the two words Kai (which means "hand") and Puzha (which means "river"). This is a testament to the many small canal-like rivers found in the vicinity. It is bounded by Ettumanoor

Ettumanoor

Ettumanoor is a major town in Kottayam District of Kerala, India, located 11 kilometers north-east of Kottayam town, 65 km from Cochin and 73 km from Cochin International Airport...

 to the east and Mannanam by the south. Nearby villages also include 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....

, Neendoor

Neendoor

Neendoor is a very small town in the Kottayam district in Kerala, India. The town is located 8 km south of Kottayam town, and is bordered by the towns of Kaipuzha, Athirampuzha, Kallara, Manjoor, Vechoor, and Onamthuruthu.-Economy:...

, Kurumulloor, Manjoor, Kallara

Kallara

Kallara is a small town in the Kottayam district in Kerala, India. Nearby villages also include Kaipuzha, Athirampuzha, Ayamkudy, Neendoor, Kurumulloor, Manjoor, and Vechoor. Kottayam is located 10 km south. The prominent land-mark at Kallara is the famous Sree Saradavilasini Temple. The reigning...

, and Vechoor

Vechoor

Vechoor is a village in Vaikom taluk, Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. Vechoor is a short drive away from one of Kerala's tourist destinations, Kumarakom. The Vechur Cow breed of cattle is named after this village....

, the namesake village famous for the Vechur cow

Vechur cow

The Vechur cow is a rare breed of Bos indicus cattle named after the village of Vechur in Kottayam district, Kerala, India...

, smallest breed of cattle found anywhere in the world. Kottayam

Kottayam

Kottayam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative capital of the Kottayam district. Kottayam Kottayam (Malayalam: കോട്ടയം) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative...

 Town is located 7 km south. In the olden days, the area comprising Kaipuzha, 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....

, and Ettumanoor

Ettumanoor

Ettumanoor is a major town in Kottayam District of Kerala, India, located 11 kilometers north-east of Kottayam town, 65 km from Cochin and 73 km from Cochin International Airport...

 were popular places for trade purposes because of the navigable rivers found all over the area. K.E. College, which was founded and named after the Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara was once believed to originally be planned to be built in Kaipuzha, but politics within the community changed that location to nearby Mannanam. It is most famous for the St. George’s Forane Church Kaipuzha, built in 1813. The majority of people in this town are from the Knanaya

Knanaya

The Knanaya also known as Q'nanaya, Q'nai, Kanai, or Thekkumbagar, are endogamous Jews who settled in Kerala, India. Their origins are unclear and are hotly disputed by academic scholars...

 Catholic community. Bishop Thomas Tharayil

Thomas Tharayil

Bishop Thomas Tharayil was born in Kaipuzha, India. He was ordained and served in the Syro-Malabar Church.-External links:* at Catholic-Hierarchy...

, the third bishop of the Knanaya

Knanaya

The Knanaya also known as Q'nanaya, Q'nai, Kanai, or Thekkumbagar, are endogamous Jews who settled in Kerala, India. Their origins are unclear and are hotly disputed by academic scholars...

 Kottayam Archdiocese was born here. The present chief justice of Karnataka High Court, Dr. Cyriac Joseph was born in Kaipuzha.