Arpookara
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| settlement_type = village
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| image_caption = Traditional Kerala Boats
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Kerala
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Kottayam
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| parts_type = Talukas
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| government_type = Panchayath
| governing_body = Arpookkara grama panchayath
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| area_total_km2 = 24.53
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| population_total = 23538
| population_as_of = 2001
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| timezone1 = IST
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| postal_code = 686008
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Arpookara/Arpookkara (Malayalam: ആർപ്പൂക്കര) is a rural village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |accessdate=2008-12-10 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archivedate=8 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web | title=Local Self Government Department | website=lsgkerala.gov.in | url=https://lsgkerala.gov.in/en/lbelection/electdmemberdet/2015/515 | access-date=2 Nov 2024}} The saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception was born in Arpookara on 1910. This village belongs to the Kuttanad region of Kerala.
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The Kottayam Medical College is situated in Arpookara. The main attraction is the backwaters in Arpookara. There are beautiful lakes and paddy fields.
Etymology
The meaning of Arpookara relates to a place where sports are played. Its proximity to the Vembanad Lake and Kumarakom makes Arpookara one of the main tourist attractions in Kerala.
Demographics
{{As of|2001}} India census, Arpookara had a population of 23,538 with 11,629 males and 11,909 females.
Governance
Arpookara is administered by an Indian village governance system called Grama Panchayat.{{cite web | title=Bird flu outbreak in Kerala’s Kottayam, over six thousand birds culled | website=The News Minute | date=25 Dec 2022 | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/bird-flu-outbreak-kerala-s-kottayam-over-six-thousand-birds-culled-171297 | access-date=2 Nov 2024}}
Landmarks
- 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 =
- 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