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Kuravilangad
Town
Kuravilangad Kappalottam festival
KuravilangadLocation in Kerala, IndiaShow map of KeralaKuravilangadKuravilangad (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 9°45′0″N 76°33′0″E / 9.75000°N 76.55000°E / 9.75000; 76.55000
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Government
• Type	Panchayath
• Body	Village
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	686633
Telephone code	04822
Vehicle registration	KL-67
Nearest city	Kottayam, Muvattupuzha, Pala, Thodupuzha
Literacy	99.12%
Lok Sabha constituency	Kottayam

Kuravilangad is an Indian town located in the northern part of the Kottayam district in Kerala. It is situated in the Meenachil taluk, about 22 km north of the district capital Kottayam and 17 km west of the municipal town Pala.

Kuravilangad is the largest town in the northern side of the Kottayam district. It includes the entire Kuravilangad panchayath, including Thottuva, Kappumthala, Vakkad, Kurianad, Mannakkanad, Elakkad, and Kalathoor.

Kuravilangad is known for the Marian pilgrim center, St. Mary's Syro-Malabar Major Archepiscopal Church, founded in 105 AD according to tradition, and the Kozha Sree Narasimhaswami Temple.

Education

Kuravilangad is the local hub of education, which caters education to students from both Kottayam and Ernakulam District. Notable educational institutes include Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad St Marys's HS, St. Anne's HSS, De Paul HSS, Chavara Hills High School, and St. Marys Girls High School.

Sreekanth murali

References

1. "Deva Matha College". Archived from the original on 8 September 2005. Retrieved 17 May 2006.
2. "St Marys's HS". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
3. St. Marys Girls High School

External links

• Official website of Kottayam District

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