Thalayolaparambu
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Thalayolaparambu is a village town situated in Kottayam district
of Kerala
state, India
. It belongs to the Vaikom
legislative assembly and Kottayam
parliament constituency, is one of the towns between Kottayam
and Ernakulam
.
This village is the home of famous personalities like the old Chief minister A. J. John, Anaparambil
, the writer Vaikom Muhammed Basheer, the Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan
and the Convenor of Left Democratic Front -LDF- in Kerala Vaikom Vtswan.
. This market opens twice in a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays. It attracts producers, consumers and businessmen from the nearby panchayats including Vaikom
, Keezhoor
and Kaduthuruthy
. In olden times the products from the Kottayam
Division High Range were sent to Kochi
- Alappuzha
markets through this market. Previously economy of this region was mainly concentrated on this market's activities.
Muvattupuzha river which passes through this region is an important factor for the economic activity of this region. In earlier times, large barges, much like country boats, transported goods from Alapuzha to Thalayolaparambu through the intricate networks of waterways. Agriculture
is the main occupation of the people here. Nowadays sand mining
is also part of this area's economy. A small portion of the population is in Persian Gulf
countries.
Federal Bank
, HDFC Bank, State Bank of Travancore
, State Bank of India
, North Malabar Gramin Bank, and Canara Bank
have branches at Thalayolaparambu. Canara Bank
, State Bank of Travancore
, and Federal Bank
have its ATMs at Thalayolaparambu. UAE Xchange, Manappuram Finance and Muthoot Group is also have its branches at Thalayolaparambu
Colleges
Parallel Colleges
Schools
Major institutions like A.J. John Memorial Girls High School, Govt.U.P School, St George English Medium Higher Secondary School, Government Hospital, Nursing School, SevaGram and Mercy Hospital in Pothy are located on the land generously donated by Kuruvila Joseph Kollamparambil (Kunjavuthachan) and Mathew J Kollamparambil (Mathachan) of the erstwhile Kalappurakkalaya Kollamparambil family of Thalayolaparambu.
Among the temples in Thalayolaparambu Pundareekapuram temple
is famous for its wall paintings. The walls of the sanctum sanctorum
of the temple are covered with exquisite paintings which depict episodes from the Hindu
myths and Puranas. The murals in this temple are some of the best in Kerala
. It is situated in Midayikunnam
. Sree Krishna temple, Sree Mathanam Bhagavathi temple, Sree Karthyayani Devi temple, Sree Elamkavu Devi temple, Thrikkarayikkulam Mahadeva temple, Pothy
Mahavishnu temple, Pattupurackal Devi temple and Palamkadavu Sree Durga Devatha temple are also located in this area.
Another important cultural feature of this region is the annual festival (Attuvela) hosted by the Vadayar Ilamkavu temple. A procession is done through the Muvattupuzha river as part of the festival. The main attraction of the procession is the three storied artifact spcially made in large barges for the event. These barges are part of the procession which held at night. All the boats will be decorated using electric lights. This festival attracts a lot of tourists including people from across the world.
The four churches in Thalayolaparambu are St. George Church, St. Michael's Church, Infant Jesus Church and St. Antony's Church.
Mohiyudheen masjid situated in the market is one of the important mosques in this locality. Other mosques in this locality includes Sainudheen thangal thaikavu, and Palankadavu thaikavu.
written by the same author.
The region is also home for various art and literature training centers.
, Kallara
, Kaduthuruthy
Panchayats forms the borders, while in north are Mulakulam
, Velloor
Panchayats. Mulakulam
, Kaduthuruthy
Panchayats forms the eastern part and Maravanthuruthu
, Velloor
and Udayanapuram Panchayats forms the western part of the region.
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...
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....
state, 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 belongs to the Vaikom
Vaikom
Vaikom is a taluk and also its capital town, situated in the North-West of Kottayam in Kerala, India. Its western border is the Lake Vembanad, and is crossed by various estuaries of the River Muvattupuzha. It lies between Ernakulam and Kottayam...
legislative assembly and 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...
parliament constituency, is one of the towns between 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...
and Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
.
This village is the home of famous personalities like the old Chief minister A. J. John, Anaparambil
A. J. John, Anaparambil
Anaparambil Joseph John was an Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, and statesman. He was Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin and Governor of Madras....
, the writer Vaikom Muhammed Basheer, the Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan
K. G. Balakrishnan
Konakuppakatil Gopinathan Balakrishnan is presently the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of India. He was formerly the Chief Justice of India....
and the Convenor of Left Democratic Front -LDF- in Kerala Vaikom Vtswan.
Economy
This small town hosts the biggest market (Malayalam: ചന്ത ) of the locality which was founded by Velu Thampi DalawaVelu Thampi Dalawa
Velayudhan Chempakaraman Thampi was the Dalawa or Prime Minister of the Indian kingdom of Travancore between 1802 and 1809 during the reign of His Highness Maharajah Bala Rama Varma Kulasekhara Perumal...
. This market opens twice in a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays. It attracts producers, consumers and businessmen from the nearby panchayats including Vaikom
Vaikom
Vaikom is a taluk and also its capital town, situated in the North-West of Kottayam in Kerala, India. Its western border is the Lake Vembanad, and is crossed by various estuaries of the River Muvattupuzha. It lies between Ernakulam and Kottayam...
, Keezhoor
Keezhoor
Keezhoor is a small, vibrant village located in the Kottayam District in the southern state of Kerala, India. It is within the Mulakulam panchayat and TehsilVaikom Thaluk...
and Kaduthuruthy
Kaduthuruthy
Kaduthuruthy is a small town in Kottayam District, Kerala, South India.- Geography :Kaduturuthy is located at . It has an average elevation of...
. In olden times the products from the 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...
Division High Range were sent to Kochi
Kochi
-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...
- Alappuzha
Alappuzha
Alappuzha , also known as Alleppey, is a town in Alappuzha District of Kerala state of southern India. As per 2001 census Alleppey is the sixth largest city in Kerala with an urban population of 177,029. Alleppey is situated to the south of Kochi and north of Trivandrum...
markets through this market. Previously economy of this region was mainly concentrated on this market's activities.
Muvattupuzha river which passes through this region is an important factor for the economic activity of this region. In earlier times, large barges, much like country boats, transported goods from Alapuzha to Thalayolaparambu through the intricate networks of waterways. Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
is the main occupation of the people here. Nowadays sand mining
Sand mining
Sand mining is a practice that is becoming an environmental issue as the demand for sand increases in industry and construction. Sand is mined from beaches and inland dunes and dredged from ocean beds and river beds. It is often used in manufacturing as an abrasive, for example, and it is used to...
is also part of this area's economy. A small portion of the population is in Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
countries.
Federal Bank
Federal Bank
Federal Bank Limited is a major Indian commercial bank in the private sector, headquartered at Aluva, Kochi, Kerala. As of March 31 2011 it has 743 branches spread across 24 states in India and 803 ATMs around the country.-History:In the year 1931, Travancore Federal Bank was inaugurated at...
, HDFC Bank, State Bank of Travancore
State Bank of Travancore
State Bank of Travancore , is a subsidiary of the State Bank Group and also has private share-holders. It is the premier bank of Kerala State, India, where it has 700 branches...
, State Bank of India
State Bank of India
The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...
, North Malabar Gramin Bank, and Canara Bank
Canara Bank
Canara Bank is a state-owned financial services company in India. It was established in 1906, making it one of the oldest banks in the country. As on 2009 November, the bank had a network of 3057 branches, spread across India...
have branches at Thalayolaparambu. Canara Bank
Canara Bank
Canara Bank is a state-owned financial services company in India. It was established in 1906, making it one of the oldest banks in the country. As on 2009 November, the bank had a network of 3057 branches, spread across India...
, State Bank of Travancore
State Bank of Travancore
State Bank of Travancore , is a subsidiary of the State Bank Group and also has private share-holders. It is the premier bank of Kerala State, India, where it has 700 branches...
, and Federal Bank
Federal Bank
Federal Bank Limited is a major Indian commercial bank in the private sector, headquartered at Aluva, Kochi, Kerala. As of March 31 2011 it has 743 branches spread across 24 states in India and 803 ATMs around the country.-History:In the year 1931, Travancore Federal Bank was inaugurated at...
have its ATMs at Thalayolaparambu. UAE Xchange, Manappuram Finance and Muthoot Group is also have its branches at Thalayolaparambu
Healthcare
There are many hospitals in/near Thalayolaparambu including- The Government hospital
- The Mercy Hospital in Pothy
Education
There are several high-schools and two colleges in Thalayolaparambu.Colleges
- Dewaswom Board CollegeDewaswom Board CollegeThe Travancore Devaswom Board is a semi-government organisation in the erstwhile Travancore, now southern part of the State of Kerala in India, constituted to manage the Hindu Temples in Kerala, with head office at Nandancode in the state capital Thiruvanathapuram [Trivandrum] The famous Sastha...
DB College Jn.,Thalayolaparambu - Dewaswom Board College KeezhoorJn.Thalayolaparambu
Parallel Colleges
- Universal College
- Kairali College
Schools
- Govt.U.P School
- A.J.John Memorial Girls High School
- Government Boys High School
- St George English Medium Higher Secondary School
- Little flower School Pothy,Thalayolaparambu
- Holy family School,Pothy,Typu
- Vadayar Govt. School
- Infant Jesus High School, Vadayar
Major institutions like A.J. John Memorial Girls High School, Govt.U.P School, St George English Medium Higher Secondary School, Government Hospital, Nursing School, SevaGram and Mercy Hospital in Pothy are located on the land generously donated by Kuruvila Joseph Kollamparambil (Kunjavuthachan) and Mathew J Kollamparambil (Mathachan) of the erstwhile Kalappurakkalaya Kollamparambil family of Thalayolaparambu.
Temples, churches, mosques
The religious harmony of the place is evident as one can see the churches, temples and mosques situated close to each other. Thalayolaparambu is home for eight Hindu Temples, four Churches and two Mosques. These places hosts ancient and modern artworks. Tourists from all over the word is attracted to these places.Among the temples in Thalayolaparambu Pundareekapuram temple
Pundareekapuram temple
Pundareekapuram is a small temple atop a little rise called Midayikunnam near Thalayolaparambu in Kottayam. Architecturally it is not very different from any typical village temple of Kerala. A tiled and saddle roofed square “cuttampalam”encloses a square sanctum sanctorum. Appended to the square...
is famous for its wall paintings. The walls of the sanctum sanctorum
Sanctum sanctorum
The Latin phrase sanctum sanctorum is a Latin translation of the biblical term: "Holy of Holies" which generally refers in Latin texts to the Holiest place of the Tabernacle of Ancient Israel and later the Temples in Jerusalem, but also has some derivative use in application to imitations of the...
of the temple are covered with exquisite paintings which depict episodes from the Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
myths and Puranas. The murals in this temple are some of the best in 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....
. It is situated in Midayikunnam
Midayikunnam
A small hill, Midayikunnam lies near Thalayolaparambu in Kottayam District. It is situated on the Kottayam - Ernakulam route and is easily accessible by local buses from Kottayam....
. Sree Krishna temple, Sree Mathanam Bhagavathi temple, Sree Karthyayani Devi temple, Sree Elamkavu Devi temple, Thrikkarayikkulam Mahadeva temple, Pothy
Pothy
Pothy is a small town near Thalayolaparambu, Kottayam district in Kerala, India. It is 2 km far from Thalayolaparambu, 10 km far from Vaikom, 35 km far from Ernakulam & Kottayam. Kottayam-Eranakulam railway line is going through pothy...
Mahavishnu temple, Pattupurackal Devi temple and Palamkadavu Sree Durga Devatha temple are also located in this area.
Another important cultural feature of this region is the annual festival (Attuvela) hosted by the Vadayar Ilamkavu temple. A procession is done through the Muvattupuzha river as part of the festival. The main attraction of the procession is the three storied artifact spcially made in large barges for the event. These barges are part of the procession which held at night. All the boats will be decorated using electric lights. This festival attracts a lot of tourists including people from across the world.
The four churches in Thalayolaparambu are St. George Church, St. Michael's Church, Infant Jesus Church and St. Antony's Church.
Mohiyudheen masjid situated in the market is one of the important mosques in this locality. Other mosques in this locality includes Sainudheen thangal thaikavu, and Palankadavu thaikavu.
Literature
Thalayolaparambu has made prominent literary personalities. Legendary Malayalam writer Vaikom Mohmmed Basheer was born at Thalayolaparambu. Places in Thalayolaparambu forms an integral part of the novel Paaththummaayude aaduPaaththummaayude aadu
Pathummayude Aadu is a humorous novel by Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. The characters of the novel are members of his family and the action takes place at his home in Thalayolaparambu. The goat in the story belongs to his sister Paaththumma...
written by the same author.
Entertainment
There are two cinema theatres in Thalayolaparambu. Prabus theatre and Nice Movie House. Prabus theatre is the second largest of the biggest cinema theatres in Kerala on the basis of seating capacity.The region is also home for various art and literature training centers.
Geography
This panchayat is 20.63 square kilometers in area. The borders of the region are covered by various panchyats. In the south ThalayazhamThalayazham
Thalayazham is a small village located in Vaikom Taluk, Kottayam district, Kerala, India.-Demographics:As of 2001 India census, Thalayazham had a population of 20,171 with 9,923 males and 10,248 females....
, 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...
, Kaduthuruthy
Kaduthuruthy
Kaduthuruthy is a small town in Kottayam District, Kerala, South India.- Geography :Kaduturuthy is located at . It has an average elevation of...
Panchayats forms the borders, while in north are Mulakulam
Mulakulam
Mulakulam is a quiet village in Kottayam district, Kerala, India and is situated on the banks of the River Muvatupuzha. The village is located about 40 kilometers from both Kottayam town and Kochi city . Piravom is the nearest town. It is lush green with thick vegetation, and old tharavads...
, Velloor
Velloor
Velloor is a village in the Vaikom Taluk of the Kottayam district in Kerala, India.-Location:Regular bus servies are available to the towns of Vaikom and Kottayam...
Panchayats. Mulakulam
Mulakulam
Mulakulam is a quiet village in Kottayam district, Kerala, India and is situated on the banks of the River Muvatupuzha. The village is located about 40 kilometers from both Kottayam town and Kochi city . Piravom is the nearest town. It is lush green with thick vegetation, and old tharavads...
, Kaduthuruthy
Kaduthuruthy
Kaduthuruthy is a small town in Kottayam District, Kerala, South India.- Geography :Kaduturuthy is located at . It has an average elevation of...
Panchayats forms the eastern part and Maravanthuruthu
Maravanthuruthu
Maravanthuruthu is a small village located in the Kottayam district of Kerala India.-Background:“Thuruthu” means island. Village is surrounded by the river Murinjapuzha and is connected to the neighboring villages Thalayolaparambu, Enadi by newly constructed bridges.-Grama Panchayat:Maravanthuruthu...
, Velloor
Velloor
Velloor is a village in the Vaikom Taluk of the Kottayam district in Kerala, India.-Location:Regular bus servies are available to the towns of Vaikom and Kottayam...
and Udayanapuram Panchayats forms the western part of the region.