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Thuruthicadu

Coordinates: 9°25′25″N 76°39′02″E / 9.4235°N 76.6505°E / 9.4235; 76.6505
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Thuruthicadu
Village
Thuruthicadu is located in Kerala
Thuruthicadu
Thuruthicadu
Location in Kerala, India
Thuruthicadu is located in India
Thuruthicadu
Thuruthicadu
Thuruthicadu (India)
Coordinates: 9°25′25″N 76°39′02″E / 9.4235°N 76.6505°E / 9.4235; 76.6505
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictPathanamthitta district
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
689597
Telephone code0469
Vehicle registrationKL-28

Thuruthicadu is a village in Kallooppara panchayat in Mallappally taluk and comes under Pathanamthitta district of Kerala state, India. It is situated 3 km from Mallappally and 3 km from Vennikulam. The nearest Indian Railways station is at Tiruvalla (13 km) and the nearest International airports are at Nedumbassery 110 km and Thiruvananthapuram 130 km.

Educational institutions

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Bishop Abraham Memorial or B.A.M College affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam offers various undergraduate and post graduate courses.[1] Govt U.P school offers education till 7th standard. There are several other primary schools run under various managements.

Economy

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The economy is basically agriculture based and major crops include rubber, pepper, tapioca. There is a high flow of remittance from NRIs. A branch of The Tiruvalla East Co-operative bank offers basic banking service in this village.

Religion

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Various sections of Christianity and Hinduism co-exist harmoniously. Followers of St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India, Mar Thoma Church, Oriental Orthodox church, Knanaya, Catholic Church, Pentecostal Churches, and Yuyomaya form major Christian sects.

References

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  1. ^ "Home". bamcollege.org.
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