Arpookara
Arpookara | |
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village | |
 Traditional Kerala Boats | |
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| Coordinates: 9°37′58″N 76°28′48″E / 9.632910°N 76.480060°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayath |
| • Body | Arpookkara grama panchayath |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.53 km2 (9.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 23,538 |
| • Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 686008 |
| Telephone code | 0481 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-05 |
| Literacy | 95% |
Arpookara/Arpookkara (Malayalam: ആർപ്പൂക്കര) is a rural village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] The saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception was born in Arpookara on 1910. This village belongs to the Kuttanad region of Kerala.
The Kottayam Medical College is situated in Arpookara. The main attraction is the backwaters in Arpookara. There are beautiful lakes and paddy fields.
Demographics
[edit]As of 2001[update] India census, Arpookara had a population of 23,538 with 11,629 males and 11,909 females.[1]
Landmarks
[edit]- Medical College Hospital, Gandhinagar
- Medical College Vocational Higher Secondary School, Ambalakkavala
- Medical College Higher Secondary School, Ambalakkavala
- St. Philomina's Girls High School, Villoonni
- Government High School, Karippoothettu
- Adarsam Library, Nerekadavu, Arpookkara, Kottayam
- Navodaya Grandhasala, Karippoothettu, Arpookkara, Kottayam
- Pranavam Group Arts and Sports Club, Near Kolettu Temple Jn. Panampalam, Arpookkara, Kottayam-8
- School of Medical Education, Gandhinagar
- Kuttanad Irrigation Development Sub Division, Arpookara.
Places of Worships
[edit]- Sree Subrahmonya Swami Kshethram, Ambalakkavala, Arpookkara, Kottayam
- Kolettu Sree Shanmugha Vilasam Temple, Panampalam, Arpookkara, Kottayam
- Choorakavu Devi Temple & Karipoothrikka Sreekrishna Temple, Thommankavala, Arpookkara, Kottayam
- Kunnathrikka Mahadeva Kshethram, Arpookkara, Kottayam
- St. Xaviers church Villooni Arpookara
- St. Micheles Chapel Panampalam, Arpookkara, Kottayam
- St.George Orthodox Church (Manalel palli) Arpookara, Kottyam
- St. George Church Aykkarachira, Arpookkara, Kottayam
- Saint Alphonsa's (Muttathupadom) Birthplace, Arpookkara, Kottayam
- Little Flower Church (Cherupushpam Palli), Arpookkara, Kottayam
- Sreenarayana Gurudeva Kshethram SNDP Br. 3502, Arpookara (N), Kottayam
- St. Sebastian's Church, Angadi (Angadi Palli), Arpookkara, Kottayam
- St. Peters C.S.I Church Arpookara (Kumaramkunnu) Kottayam
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
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