Mattathipara is a village, part of

Kadanad Kadanad is a Panchayat and Village in Meenachil Taluk of Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Location Kadanad is situated to the north of Palai in Kottayam District. The Panchayat belongs to Lalam Block and Meenachil Taluk in K ...

grama panchayathu in Palai Assembly constituency, Kottayam district and Karimkunnam grama panchayathu in Thodupuzha Assembly constituency, Idukki district, Kerala, India. The flourishing of Mattathippara began in the 1970s with the entry of rubber plants. Agriculturists who cultivate rubber, pepper,coffee,banana, grampoo,coconut and other edible crops Perumkunnu hills also located in Mattathipara.Starting point of pampanal waterfalls is in perumkunnu hills.

Institutions

* Holy Cross Church, Gagultha * Sree Dharmasastha Devi Temple (2 km from town)

Neeloor Neeloor is an agriculture-oriented rural village in the Taluk of Meenachil, Kottayam district, Kottayam district, Kerala. The village is situated on the hill sides of Noorumala, Ellumpuram and Perumkunnu which are hills on the borders of Kotta ...

Ambala bhagam * Holy Cross U.P School * JaiHind Public Library * Govt.Ayurvedic Hospital *

Service Co-Operative Bank * Mattathipara Post Office (Pin-686651) * Veterinary Dispensary * Anganwadi * Primary Health Center * Orphanage ( Kunjachan Santhome Village)

Transportation

Mattathippara is connected by roads to the nearby towns

and Karimkunnam. There is no railway line passing through Mattathippara. The nearest major railway station is in Kottayam (48 km). The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport at a distance of 75 kilometres. A very interesting fact of Mattathippara is that there is a bus owned by villagers named Jenakiyan. It is the result of a group effort under the guidance of Fr. Thomas Paruthippara in 2008. The drivers and conductors of Janakeeyan are the villagers themselves.

Main road routes to reach Mattathippara

* Palai - Kollappally - Kurumannu -Neeloor -> Mattathippara * Pala-Kollappally-Kadanad-Moonnuthekku-Ambalabhagam-> Mattathipara * Pala-Kollappally-Kadanad-Ambalabhagam->Mattathipara * Thodupuzha - Karimkunnam -> Mattathippara * Palai - Kollappally- Karimkunnam -> Mattathippara * Palai/Thodupuzha- Manathoor -> Mattathippara * Muttom - Neeloor- Mattathippra

Politics

Mattathipara is part of the Kottayam and part of Idukki Lok Sabha constituency and Palai Assembly Constituency (Mattathipara was one of the parts of Poonjar Assembly Constituency until 2011) and Thodupuzha Assembly Constituency. Kerala Congress (M) member Shri.

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is the present MP from Kottayam and Indian National Congress member Shri.

Dean Kuriakose Dean Kuriakose (27 June 1981) is an Indian politician from Kerala and a member of the Indian National Congress. Dean Kuriakose was the president of the Youth Congress Kerala wing of Indian Youth Congress The Indian Youth Congress is the youth ...

is the present MP from Idukki. Shri. Mani C. Kappan is the MLA of Palai Assembly Constituency and Shri.

P.J Joseph Palathinal Joseph Joseph (born 10 June 1941) is an Indian politician from Kerala Congress serving as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), Member of the Legislative Assembly from Thodupuzha (State Assembly constituency), Thodupuzha Ass ...

is the MLA of Thodupuzha Assembly Constituency. The main political parties are: * Indian National Congress * Kerala Congress (M) * Kerala Congress (Joseph) * BJP *

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* CPI(M)

Closest cities, towns and villages

* Perumkunnumala is a beautiful place to visit, from which three districts can be seen. People from many places visit Mattathippara to enjoy the beauty. Prumkunnumala is at a higher altitude. One of the cross of Holy Cross Sunday School, Gagultha is also situated there. On every Good Friday a practice of 'KURISHINTE VAZHI' is conducted from the Holy Cross church to Perumkunnumala. * Palai (23 km) * Thodupuzha (13 km) *

(4 km) * Karimkunnam (6 km) * Manathoor (3 km)

References

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