Kuravilangad | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Kuravilangad Kappalottam festival | |
  Kuravilangad Location in Kerala, India  Kuravilangad Kuravilangad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°45′0″N 76°33′0″E / 9.75000°N 76.55000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayath |
| • Body | Village |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 686633 |
| Telephone code | 04822 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-67 |
| Nearest city | Kottayam, Muvattupuzha, Pala |
| Literacy | 99.12% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kottayam |
Kuravilangad is an Indian town located in the northern part of the Kottayam district in Kerala. 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 is the largest town in the northern side of the Kottayam district. It includes the entire Kuravilangad panchayath, including Thottuva, Kappumthala, Vakkad, Kurianad, Mannakkanad, Elakkad, and Kalathoor.
Kuravilangad is known for the Marian pilgrim center, St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Major Archepiscopal Church, founded in 105 AD according to tradition, and the Kozha Sree Narasimhaswami Temple.
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, briefly was in Kuravilangad, and matriculated from St. Mary's Boys High School (1936–38). <
References
- ↑ "Deva Matha College". Archived from the original on 8 September 2005. Retrieved 17 May 2006.
- ↑ "St Marys's HS". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ↑ St. Marys Girls High School
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