Kooroppada
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Kooroppada | |
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village | |
  Kooroppada Location in Kerala, India  Kooroppada Kooroppada (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°36′0″N 76°40′0″E / 9.60000°N 76.66667°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gramapanchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.42 km2 (10.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 25,999 |
| • Density | 818/km2 (2,120/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 686502 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-05 |
| Nearest city | Kottayam, Pampady. |
| Sex ratio | 998 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 97%% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kottayam |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Puthuppally |
| Civic agency | Gramapanchayat |
| Website | lsgkerala |
Kooroppada is a village in Kottayam district, Kerala, India, situated 16 kilometres east to Kottayam town.[1][2] Kooroppada village was formed in 1953 by merging Kooroppada with a certain portion of Pampady and Anikkad villages.
As per the known history, Kooroppada was the place where Thekkumkur Kings with their headquarters at Vennimala[3] accommodated their royal army. In Malayalam, the word ‘koor’ means loyalty and 'pada' means army. So the land of loyal army has become Kooroppada. In AD 1749 King Marthanda Varma captured Thekkumkur and annexed it to Venad. Previous land lords namely Ambazhathunkal Karthas were removed from their posts and a large portion of the land then came under the tenancy of Kolathettu[citation needed] family who were migrated to Kooroppada from Kolathunadu[citation needed] due to Islamic conquest.
Economy
Kooroppada has a predominantly agricultural economy. The major products include: rubber, banana, cocoa and pineapple.
