Kunnamthanam
Kunnamthanam | |
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village | |
  Kunnamthanam Location in Kerala, India  Kunnamthanam Kunnamthanam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°26′0″N 76°36′45″E / 9.43333°N 76.61250°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Pathanamthitta |
| Government | |
| • Body | Panchayat |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 20,157 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 689581 |
| Telephone code | 91469 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-28 |
| Nearest city | Thiruvalla |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Pathanamthitta |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Thiruvalla |
| Civic agency | Panchayat |
Kunnamthanam is a village in Pathanamthitta district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] Kunnamthanam organized mass yoga practise with 5,000 people on and declared it a yoga village.[2] It is one of the nine villages that form Mallapally Taluk of Pathanamthitta district.[3] The main junction at Kunnamthanam is a major T-junction, as it is situated almost midway between Mallappally and Thiruvalla, at the center of a quadrilateral with Changanacherry and Karukachal as the other two vertices. Famous Madthilkavu Bhagavathi temple and St. Mary's Sehion Orthodox Church (popularly known as Vallamala Church) are situated in Kunnamthanam. NSS High School is the oldest school in this village.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census, Kunnamthanam had a population of 20157 with 9466 males and 10691 females.[1]
Schools
- NSS HSS Kunnamthanam
- St.Marys LP School Palakkathakidi
Festivals
Padayani
Kunnamthanam has three popular temples 1) Madathilkavil Bhagavathi Temple, 2) Pulappukave Shiva Temple[4] The latter is famous for its Padayani, an ancient festival that has been revived in recent years.
Tourist attractions
Madathilkavu Bhagavathy Temple, one of the famous temples in Pathanamtitta District situated in Kunnamthanam .This Temple is hallmark in Kunnamthanam
St Joseph Catholic Church, Kunnamthanam, is located near the Kunnamthanam–Manthanam road.
The Little Servants of the Divine Providence is a convent begun here.[5] The convent has a retreat center called Zion Retreat Center as well as a Providence Home that takes care of orphans and the elderly. The main attraction of Kunnamthanam grama Panchayat is, Kunnamthanam industrial development area (KINFRA)
References
- ^ a b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- ^ {{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/kerala/story/kunnamthanam-s-temples-churches-and-ngos-work-for-complete-yoga-village-title-1193419-2018-03-20}
- ^ "Administration - Pathanamthitta District". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ 'Kunnamthanam Padayani(കുന്നംതാനം പടയണി)
- ^ [1]
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