Upper Kuttanad is a part of India's

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...

 Kuttanad

Kuttanad

Kuttanadu is a region in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India, well known for its picturesque vast paddy fields and its geographical peculiarities. It's the region with the lowest altitude in India, and one of the few places in the world where farming is carried out below sea...

 region. It consists of parts of 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...

, 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...

, and Alapuzha districts.

Kuttanad is broadly divided into Lower Kuttanad

Lower Kuttanad

Lower Kuttanad comprises taluks of Ambalapuzha, Kuttanad and northern half of Karthikapally taluk in Alappuzha district, Kerala, India....

 (Taluks of Ambalapuzha, Kuttanad in Alappuzha district), Upper Kuttanad (some parts of Kuttanad, and Karthikapally Taluks in Alappuzha district, western parts of Tiruvalla taluk in Pathanamthitta district), and North Kuttanad

North Kuttanad

North Kuttanad, in Kerala, India, comprises Vaikom taluk, western parts of Kottayam taluk, and western parts of Changanacherry taluk in Kottayam district....

 (Taluks of Vaikom, and western parts of Changanacherry and Kottayam taluks in Kottayam district.)

Some villages in Upper Kuttanad are Edathua

Edathua

Edathua is a place in Kuttanad, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India.Situated 12 km from Thiruvalla Town, Edathua is famous for the St. George Catholic Church known as 'Edathua Palli' situated here.The church was built by Fr. Thomas Olakkapadil. The Church celebrates its major feast during the...

, Thalavady

Thalavady

Thalavady is an Upper Kuttanadu village and Panchayat located in Kuttanadu Taluk, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India. The geography of Thalavady is dominated by the vast lush green paddy field,unique to Kuttanad villages bordered by a network of canals that runs between the fields and the Pampa...

, Muttar, Veeyapuram

Veeyapuram

Veeyapuram is a village in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala, India. It is located about 10 kilometers east of Harippad town.-Demographics: India census, Veeyapuram had a population of 12003 with 5669 males and 6334 females....

, Peringara

Peringara

Peringara is a village in Pathanamthitta district in the state of Kerala, India.-Demographics: India census, Peringara had a population of 15089 with 7165 males and 7924 females....

, Chathenkeri, Nedumbram, Niranam

Niranam

Niranam is a village in central Travancore region in Kerala, India. It was a port in ancient Kerala, on the confluence of the Manimala and Achankovil River. It is almost from Tiruvalla in Pathanamthitta District of Kerala...

, Kadapra, Parumala

Parumala

Parumala is a small village and island on the Pampa River in Pathanamthitta district in Kerala, India.Parumala is renowned for the presence of the Tomb of St. Gregorios , the Greatest Saint of India belonging to the Indian Orthodox Church and Syriac Orthodox Church, so it is a pilgrimage site...

, Mannar

Mannar, India

Mannar is a major business town mid way between Mavelikara and Tiruvalla, in Alappuzha District of Kerala state, India, on State highway 6. It is also known as The Bell Metal Town. It is situated on the banks of the Pampa River and Manimala River. Mannar is situated 9 km from Chengannur,...

, etc.

There is a demand for an Upper Kuttanad taluk (administrative subdivision) with Edathua

Edathua

Edathua is a place in Kuttanad, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India.Situated 12 km from Thiruvalla Town, Edathua is famous for the St. George Catholic Church known as 'Edathua Palli' situated here.The church was built by Fr. Thomas Olakkapadil. The Church celebrates its major feast during the...

as headquarters.