Punnavely
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2014) |
 | This article may require copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling. (May 2017) |
 | This article is currently undergoing a major edit by the Guild of Copy Editors. As a courtesy, please do not edit this page while this message is displayed. The copy editor who added this notice is listed in the page history. This page was last revised at 09:50, 12 February 2018 (UTC) (6 years ago) by StephRJ (talk · contribs) (). Please remove {{GOCEinuse}} from this page as this page has not been edited for at least 24 hours. If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to the Guild of Copy Editors' talk page. Thank you for your patience. |
Punnavely
പുന്നവേലി | |
|---|---|
Village | |
.jpg) Anikkattilamma Shiva Parvathy temple | |
| Coordinates: 9°29′28″N 76°41′30″E / 9.4911°N 76.69178°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | pathanamthitta |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 689589 |
| Vehicle registration | KL |
| Sex ratio | 1058 ♂/♀ |
Punnavely is a village situated on the border of Pathanamthitta district and Kottayam district of Kerala, India. Punnavely is a typical Central Tranvancore village with rubber tree plantations, paddy fields, pepper, and other spices.
Etymology
'Punna' is the Malayalam term for the Ball Nut tree (Calophyllum inophyllum), and 'vely' means 'fence'. Punnavely is famous for its local fences made of logs and branches from punna trees in the past.
Location
Most areas of the wider Punnavely fall under Anicadu Grama Panchayat, but because of its location at the boundary between two districts, some of the wards are in Nedumkunnam, Kangazha, and Vellavoor panchayats. Manimala River forms the boundary of Punnavely on the East.
Kottayam, Changanacherry, and Thiruvalla are the three major towns (and railway stations) near the village, approximately 25 km away from the village in three different directions. Other small towns nearer to the village are Mallappally, Nedumkunnam and Karukachal (in a radius of 7 km). Nedumkunnam and Mallappaly are famous for the weekly markets.
The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery, approximately 105 km away, however Trivandrum International Airport is also widely used.
Educational institutions
Prominent educational institutions at Punnavely are CMS LP School and CMS High School managed by the local parish, St James CSI Church, which falls under the Church of South India's Madhya Kerala Diocese. MRSLBV School Higher Secondary School at Thelappuzhakadav is very famous, as it is an old school started by Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi of Travancore Princely state. Kumbiluvely Government LP School is located in Kurishunkal.
A Kindernothilfe(KNH) Boarding Home for children in need was functioning in Punnavely for decades but has since moved elsewhere, and the C.S.I. English Medium School now occupies the same building.
Political Inclinations
The village is largely a stronghold of Indian National Congress, although CPI(M) as well as Muslim League have a strong presence. BJP has sympathizers among the Nair and other 'Hindu' communities.There are a few RSS sakhas that are also active. The politics in the village is strongly influenced by caste and religious concerns.
Religion / Religious institutions
The majority of the population are Syrian Christians and Hindus. Some Muslims are also present in the area.
Most of the common Kerala Christian denominations (Malankara Marthoma/CSI/Orthodox/Malankara Catholic/Roman Catholic/Protestants etc) are present here. St.Thomas Marthoma Church (Kallammakkal - St.Thomas Marthoma Yuvajanasakhyam , Punnavely), St James CSI Church at High School Jn. and 4 small churches affiliated to this church, St John's Orthodox Church (alias: Thengumpallil Pally), Little Flower Catholic Church (Syro-Malabar) Punnavely, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Chakkalakunnu (Syro-Malabar) and 2 more Catholic Churches at Mulayamveli & Nooromavu(Syro-Malankara) St. Stephen's CMS Anglican Church, Pattapurayidom, CMS Anglican Church, Ambalathinamkuzhy is also ancient Churches in Punnaveli and all other Christian denominations like Pentecostal Church, India Pentecostal, Church of God, Seventh Day Adventist, Evangilist etc. are in Punnavely. There are two Catholic Convents (Little Flower Convent - Kulathunkal Kavala and SH Convent - Chakkalakkunnu), associated with the Catholic Church.
Two Mosques are situated at Pidannaplavu and Kurunnamveli; Punnavely Muslim Puthoor Pally and Puthukkudi Puthoor Pally
There is one Hindu temple near Mulayamveli. Other proximal temples are Anikadu Devi Temple (Kavanalkadvu) anikkattilammakshethram and Vaipur Temple( Thelapuzha). Shree Krishna Temple is situated at the center of Noorommavu, Anicadu, and managed by Kerala Vishwakarma Mahasabha.
Hospitals and medical institutions
St. Martin's Hospital at Chakkalakkunnu is the hospital most residents depend upon. A government dispensary at Thelappuzhakkadavu as well as a couple of ayurvedic, homeopathic and dental clinics function in the village. The nearest medical college is at Kottayam. There is a Primary Health Centre at Panakuzhipadi and Pullukuthy. There is a veterinary clinic at Kulatungal Kavala.
Facilities
The main post office is near the CMS High School junction. A sub-post office functional is located at Noorommavu. The telephone exchange in the village serves 80% of the area of the Anicadu Panchayat. All major mobile providers like BSNL, Idea, etc. have their network towers in the village. There is a Krishi Bhavan (under the agriculture department) in the village.Two Major banks, The Catholic Syrian Bank and The Thiruvalla East Cooperative Bank, and four village cooperative banks function in the village.
Culture and population
The village is inhabited by different religious and caste communities. The farmers and laborers have woven good brotherhood all through the past right. There is a strong outward migration from the village, and the villagers have migrated to various countries throughout the world.
Arts, sports and entertainment
Football and volleyball are still alive in the village although cricket is a popular spot among the young generation.
The village contains two arts/sports clubs; Malarvadi Arts and Sports Club (CMS Highschool junction) and Yuvadeepti arts and sports club (Kulathunkal Kavala).
Some important concerns
The village still lacks modern public transport facilities with only a few buses to connect Punnavely with neighboring towns. The sand mining from the river bed of Manimala river has been going on despite the ban on it. One can see trucks and excavators on the road leaving the village with full loads of sand. This activity causes depletion of water levels in the village's wells. [1]
Nowadays the farmers of Punnavely find it difficult to get hands to help them in the various agricultural activities. Cost of production in the agricultural field has also been increased considerably over the years. Consequently, you will find most of the paddy fields being uncultivated and many of them being used for vegetable or tapioca cultivation. A lot of paddy fields have been converted to build houses, too.
References
- ^ "Impacts of sand mining". San Diego State University.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help)
- ^ dictionnaire.sensagent.leparisien.fr/Punnavely/en-en