Thalayolaparambu

Thalayolaparambu തലയോലപ്പറമ്പ്
—  village  —
Thalayolaparambu Location of Thalayolaparambu in Kerala and India
Coordinates	9°47′06″N 76°26′53″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Kottayam
Subdistrict(s)	Vaikom
Panchayat President	Salinamma George
Parliamentary constituency	Kottayam
Assembly constituency	Vaikom
District panchayat	Kottayam
Block panchayat	Kaduthuruthy
Population • Density	20,856 (2001) • 1,011 /km2 (2,618 /sq mi)
Sex ratio	0.99 ♂/♀
Literacy • Male • Female	95%  • 98% • 91%
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area	20.63 square kilometres (7.97 sq mi)
Codes • Pincode • 686605 • Telephone • +04829 • Vehicle • KL-36
Portal: Kerala
Website	lsgkerala.in/thalayolaparambu

Thalayolaparambu (Malayalam: തലയോലപ്പറമ്പു്) is a village town situated in Kottayam district of Kerala state, India. It belongs to the Vaikom legislative assembly and Kottayam parliament constituency, is one of the towns between Kottayam and Ernakulam.

This village is the home of famous personalities like the old Chief minister A. J. John, Anaparambil, the writer Vaikom Muhammed Basheer, the Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan and the Convenor of Left Democratic Front -LDF- in Kerala Vaikom Vtswan.

History

This village entittle the rare previlage of having an eventful history.

Economy

This small town hosts the biggest market (Malayalam: ചന്ത ) of the locality which was founded by Velu Thampi Dalawa. This market opens twice in a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays. It attracts producers, consumers and businessmen from the nearby panchayats including Vaikom, Keezhoor and Kaduthuruthy. In olden times the products from the Kottayam Division High Range were sent to Kochi- Alappuzha markets through this market. Previously economy of this region was mainly concentrated on this market's activities.

Muvattupuzha river which passes through this region is an important factor for the economic activity of this region. In earlier times, large barges, much like country boats, transported goods from Alapuzha to Thalayolaparambu through the intricate networks of waterways. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people here. Nowadays sand mining is also part of this area's economy. A small portion of the population is in Persian Gulf countries.

Federal Bank, HDFC Bank, State Bank of Travancore, State Bank of India, North Malabar Gramin Bank, and Canara Bank have branches at Thalayolaparambu. Canara Bank, State Bank of Travancore, and Federal Bank have its ATMs at Thalayolaparambu. UAE Xchange, Manappuram Finance and Muthoot Group is also have its branches at Thalayolaparambu. .

Healthcare

There are many hospitals in/near Thalayolaparambu including

• The Government hospital
• The Mercy Hospital in Pothy

Education

There are several high-schools and two colleges in Thalayolaparambu.

Colleges

• Dewaswom Board College DB College Jn.,Thalayolaparambu
• Dewaswom Board College KeezhoorJn.Thalayolaparambu

Parallel Colleges

• Universal College
• Kairali College

Schools

• Govt.U.P School
• A.J.John Memorial Girls High School
• Government Boys High School
• St George English Medium Higher Secondary School
• Little flower School Pothy,Thalayolaparambu
• Holy family School,Pothy,Typu
• Vadayar Govt. School
• Infant Jesus High School, Vadayar

Major institutions like A.J. John Memorial Girls High School, Govt.U.P School, St George English Medium Higher Secondary School, Government Hospital, Nursing School, SevaGram and Mercy Hospital in Pothy are located on the land generously donated by Kuruvila Joseph Kollamparambil (Kunjavuthachan) and Mathew J Kollamparambil (Mathachan) of the erstwhile Kalappurakkalaya Kollamparambil family of Thalayolaparambu.^{[citation needed]}

Culture

Temples, churches, mosques

The religious harmony of the place is evident as one can see the churches, temples and mosques situated close to each other. Thalayolaparambu is home for eight Hindu Temples, four Churches and two Mosques. These places hosts ancient and modern artworks. Tourists from all over the word is attracted to these places.

Among the temples in Thalayolaparambu Pundareekapuram temple is famous for its wall paintings. The walls of the sanctum sanctorum of the temple are covered with exquisite paintings which depict episodes from the Hindu myths and Puranas. The murals in this temple are some of the best in Kerala. It is situated in Midayikunnam. Sree Krishna temple, Sree Mathanam Bhagavathi temple, Sree Karthyayani Devi temple, Sree Elamkavu Devi temple, Thrikkarayikkulam Mahadeva temple, Pothy Mahavishnu temple, Pattupurackal Devi temple and Palamkadavu Sree Durga Devatha temple are also located in this area.

Another important cultural feature of this region is the annual festival (Attuvela) hosted by the Vadayar Ilamkavu temple. A procession is done through the Muvattupuzha river as part of the festival. The main attraction of the procession is the three storied artifact spcially made in large barges for the event. These barges are part of the procession which held at night. All the boats will be decorated using electric lights. This festival attracts a lot of tourists including people from across the world.

The four churches in Thalayolaparambu are St. George Church, St. Michael's Church, Infant Jesus Church and St. Antony's Church.

Mohiyudheen masjid situated in the market is one of the important mosques in this locality. Other mosques in this locality includes Sainudheen thangal thaikavu, and Palankadavu thaikavu.

Literature

Thalayolaparambu has made prominent literary personalities. Legendary Malayalam writer Vaikom Mohmmed Basheer was born at Thalayolaparambu. Places in Thalayolaparambu forms an integral part of the novel Paaththummaayude aadu written by the same author.

Entertainment

There are two cinema theatres in Thalayolaparambu. Prabus theatre and Nice Movie House. Prabus theatre is the second largest of the biggest cinema theatres in Kerala on the basis of seating capacity.^{[citation needed]} The region is also home for various art and literature training centers. Their is also another theatre called dickweed which is owned by no other than....

Geography

This panchayat is 20.63 square kilometers in area. The borders of the region are covered by various panchyats. In the south Thalayazham, Kallara, Kaduthuruthy Panchayats forms the borders, while in north are Mulakulam, Velloor Panchayats. Mulakulam, Kaduthuruthy Panchayats forms the eastern part and Maravanthuruthu, Velloor and Udayanapuram Panchayats forms the western part of the region.

Demographics

The total population of Thalayolaparambu as per census 2001 is 22145. Out of this 10884 are male and 11261 are female. The literacy of this place is also encouraging. The literacy rate of the region is 95%. Scheduled castes and Scheduled Tribes forms 13% of the population.

References

1. http://lsgkerala.in/thalayolaparambu
2. http://www.keralahomestaysonline.com/main/touristspots.asp
3. http://www.kottayam.com/html/education.htm
4. http://www.ktm.kerala.gov.in/admin.htm
5. http://kottayam.nic.in/infrastructure/roads.htm
6. http://www.ktm.kerala.gov.in/infrastructure.htm
7. http://kottayam.nic.in/population/wardpop.asp?panch=00020006&GO=GO
8. http://kottayam.nic.in/population/panchpop.asp?panch=00020006
9. http://www.lsg.kerala.gov.in/reports/lbMembers.php?lbid=510

External links

• Thalayolaparambu in wikimapia
• Thalayolaparambu in Google Maps