Vettiyar
Vettiyar | |
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Village | |
  Vettiyar Location in Kerala, India  Vettiyar Vettiyar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°17′N 76°37′E / 9.28°N 76.62°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 690558 |
| Vehicle registration | kl 31 (mavelikara) and kl 04(alappuzha) |
Vettiyar is a village in the district of Alappuzha, in Kerala, India, on the Mavelikara - Pandalam road. It lies on the banks of Achenkovil river. It is situated between Mavelikkara and Pandalam.
Village life
Vetoer consists of many green paddy fields, rubber plantations, cashew trees, coconut trees, betel leaves.[citation needed] It is a small village where urbanization has not yet reached.[citation needed] Football is the most popular pastime of youths in the village.[citation needed]
Pathamudayam is a festival conducted at Palliyarakkavu temple on 23 April and September 1 to 8.[citation needed]
Temples
- Palliyarakkavu Devi temple (the village temple)
- Ramanalloor Sree Mahavishnu temple
- Kanthakalankavu Shiva temple
- Kottalethu temple
- Parakulangara Devi temple
- Moorthy Temple
- Sankaran Swamy Kuzhivila
- Chattampi swamy-Kantelankavu
- Tharayil Nagakshethram
Churches
- Indian Pentecostal Church of God-Bethel
- Indian Pentecostal Church of God Salem
- St.Thomas Marthoma Church, Vettiyar
- New India Bible Church, Kottemala
- Pentecostal Maranatha Gospel Church
- Salom Marthoma Church
- Shalom CSI Church
- Sharon Fellowship church
- St. Mary's Malankara Catholic Church
- St Mary's Orthodox Church
- St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India
- OPA-CESS Headquarters, Vettiyar
Schools
- Devi Vilasom LP School
- Edappon Higher Secondary School
- Janardhanan Memorial Ezhuthu Palli
- Mannom Memorial LP School
- Mohammaden LPS, Nalumukku
- T.M.Varghese Memorial High School
- Twin L.P Schools (Iratta Pallikkudam)