Keezhoor (kee-zh-oor) is a small village located in the
Kottayam District
Kottayam (), is one of 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. Kottayam district comprises six municipal towns: Kottayam, Changanassery, Pala, Erattupetta, Ettumanoor, and Vaikom. It is the only district in Kerala that neither borders the A ...
in the southern state of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
, India. It is within the
Mulakulam panchayat and Tehsil Vaikom Thaluk (administrative districts). It is located on the main road connecting the larger towns of
Peruva
Peruva is a little small village in the Mulakulam panchayat of kottayam
district in Kerala. It is located 35 km from Kottayam and 40 km from Ernakulam. The other nearby towns are piravom (6 km), Kaduthuruthy (8 km), and ...
(1½ miles east) and
Thalayolaparambu
Thalayolaparambu is a town situated in Kottayam district in Kerala, India. Spanning over an area of 19.3 square kilometres with a population of 22,571 people, this mini-town is home to some of the well-known personalities such as the former Ch ...
(2½ miles west).
History
The initial settlers probably arrived in Keezhoor in the early-to-mid-19th century. Agriculture has been the major economic activity for the people of Keezhoor. In the past three decades immigration to the Persian Gulf, the US and to the UK by medical and other professionals has changed the face of Keezhoor significantly.
Schools
*Govt. Lower Primary school, Planchuvadu
*St. Joseph CBSE School Planchuvadu, Keezhoor
*St. Joseph UP school, Arunnoottimangalam
Colleges
*DB College Keezhoor, Thalayolapparambu
Places of worship
* Keezhoor Devi Kshetram
* Keezhoor Dharma Shasta Temple
* Mount Carmel Church, Keezhoor
References
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Villages in Kottayam district