Kuravilangad

Kuravilangad is an Indian town located in northern Kottayam district of Kerala state. It is situated in the Meenachil taluk, about 22 km north of the district capital Kottayam and 17 km west of the municipal town Pala.

Kuravilangad
Town
Kuravilangad Kappalottam festival
Kuravilangad
Location in Kerala, India
Kuravilangad
Kuravilangad (India)
Coordinates: 9°45′0″N 76°33′0″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKottayam
Government
 • TypePanchayath
 • BodyVillage
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
686633
Telephone code04822
Vehicle registrationKL-67
Nearest cityKottayam, Muvattupuzha, Pala
Literacy99.12%
Lok Sabha constituencyKottayam

Kuravilangad is the largest town in northern Kottayam district. It includes the entire Kuravilangad panchayath, including Thottuva, Kappumthala, Vakkad, Kurianad, Mannakkanad, Elakkad, and Kalathoor.

Kuravilangad is known for Marian pilgrim center Kuravilangad Church, officially known as St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church Kuravilangad. According to tradition this church was founded in 105 AD.

Education

Kuravilangad is the local hub of education, which caters education to students from both Kottayam and Ernakulam District. Notable educational institutes include Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad[1] St Marys's HS,[2] St. Anne's HSS, De Paul HSS, Chavara Hills High School, and St. Marys Girls High School.[3]

Notable residents

The 10th President of India, Kocheril R. Narayanan, is from Kuravilangad, and matriculated from St. Mary's Boys High School (1936–38).

References
  1. "Deva Matha College". Archived from the original on 8 September 2005. Retrieved 17 May 2006.
  2. St Marys's HS
  3. St. Marys Girls High School
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