Kuravilangad is an Indian town located in the northern part of 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
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 ...
. It is situated in the
Meenachil taluk, about 22 km north of the district capital
Kottayam
Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south- ...
and 17 km west of the municipal town
Pala.
Kuravilangad is the largest town in the northern side of 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 ...
. It includes the entire Kuravilangad panchayath, including
Thottuva
Thottuva is a village in Ernakulam District, Kerala, India. It lies on the banks of Periyar River near Kalady. The name Thottuva in Malayalam means "Mouth of the stream". Just as the name suggests, there is a small stream in the village, which j ...
,
Kappumthala
Kappumthala is a village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.
The nearest railway station is at Kuruppanthara and Vaikom road.
26 kilometers from Kottayam and 48 kilometers from Ernakulam
Ernakulam () is the ...
, Vakkad, Kurianad,
Mannakkanad,
Elakkad, and Kalathoor.
![Kirche Kuravilangad Juli 2011](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Kirche_Kuravilangad_Juli_2011.jpg)
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
Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad, is a college for higher education, located at Kuravilangad, Kottayam, Kerala.
It was founded on 3 April 1964, under the inspiration of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Palai, by St.Mary's Forane Church, Ku ...
St Marys's HS, St. Anne's HSS, De Paul HSS, Chavara Hills High School, and St. Marys Girls High School.
St. Marys Girls High School
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Notable residents
The 10th President of India, Kocheril R. Narayanan, briefly was in Kuravilangad, and matriculated from St. Mary's Boys High School (1936–38). <
References
External links
Official website of Kottayam District
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Villages in Kottayam district