Kuravilangad

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| image_caption = Kuravilangad Kappalottam festival

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| subdivision_name1 = Kerala

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| subdivision_name2 = Kottayam

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| postal_code = 686633

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| area_code = 04822

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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 on the northern side of the Kottayam district. It includes the entire Kuravilangad panchayat, including Thottuva, Kappumthala, Vakkad, Kurianad, Mannakkanad, Elakkad, and Kalathoor.

File:Kirche Kuravilangad Juli 2011.jpg

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{{Cite web |url=http://www.devamathacollege.org/ |title=Deva Matha College |access-date=17 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050908183201/http://www.devamathacollege.org/ |archive-date=8 September 2005 |url-status=dead }} St Marys's HS,{{Cite web |url=http://schoolwiki.in/index.php/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D_.%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%99%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D |title=St Marys's HS |access-date=19 April 2010 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184241/http://schoolwiki.in/index.php/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D_.%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%99%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D |url-status=dead }} St. Anne's HSS, De Paul HSS, Chavara Hills High School, and St. Marys Girls High School.[http://schoolwiki.in/index.php/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D_.%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%97%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B3%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D.%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%99%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D St. Marys Girls High School]

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References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20080423042158/http://www.ktm.kerala.gov.in/home.htm Official website of Kottayam District]

Category:Villages in Kottayam district