Kallumala
Place in Kerala, India
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Kallumala is a village near Mavelikara railway station in Mavelikara taluk. Kallumala is the twenty-first ward of Thazhakkara Grama Panchayat, Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Kallumala | |
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 kallumala college junction | |
  Kallumala Location in Kerala, India  Kallumala Kallumala (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9.234°N 76.550°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| Government | |
| • Type | Taluk |
| • Body | grama panchayath |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 690110 |
| Telephone code | +91-479 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-31 |
| Nearest city | Mavelikara (3 km) |
| Literacy | 86.00%% |
| Website | alappuzha |
Education
CMS LP School established in 1856 was the first school in Kallumala. In 1964 Bishop Moore College was established at Kallumala.[citation needed] Bishop Moore Vidyapith Mavelikara, a I-XII school was established in 1975 as an offshoot of the college.[1]
Geography
Mavelikara is a region of sandy mud, while Kallumala is a hill with laterite soil. Kallumala consist of two squares, the college square (Vadakkemukku) and the Thekkemukku square, which are connected with two roads.
Religious places
- Kallumala Siva Temple
- Akkanattukara Siva temple
- St. Pauls CSI Church
- St. Gregorios Orthodox church
- St. Mary's Malankara Syrian Catholic Church (Bethany Church)
Infrastructure
- Indian Overseas Bank (with ATM)
- Catholic Syrian Bank
- Federal Bank (ATM only)
- SBI (ATM only)
- Kallumala agricultural co-operative bank
- Post office
Educational institutions
- Bishop Moore college aided
- CMS LP school
- Mar Ivanios College (unaided)
- Bishop Moore Vidyapith (unaided)
- St Mary's Cathedral Public School Mavelikara (unaided)
Healthcare
- Ashwini Ayurvedasram
- P M Varghese Memorial Hospital
- PuthiyaDam Hospital
Other establishments include Kiran studio, Jemini studio, Mambally medicals, Illikkal medicals, Panackal stores and Nadavallil store, along with many grocery shops. A ration shop is located near to the junction.
Notable people
- P. C. Alexander secretary to Indira Gandhi
- Valson Thampu Delhi University
- Chitramezhuthu K. M. Varghese
- K. K. Sudhakaran (novelist)
