Vayala

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Vayala

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| settlement_type = Village

| image_skyline = File:St.George Church Vayala.jpg

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| image_caption = St.George Church

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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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| demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English

| timezone1 = IST

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| postal_code_type = Postal Code

| postal_code = 686 587

| area_code_type = Telephone code

| area_code = +91 4822

| registration_plate = KL-67

| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city

| blank1_info_sec1 = Pala

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File:St Sebastian Chappel at Thuruthimukk, Vayala.jpg

Vayala is a village located in the Meenachil (Pala) Taluk of Kottayam district, Kerala, India. It is approximately 5 kilometers from the village Kuravilangad, about 11 kilometers from Pala municipality town and about 24 kilometers away from district capital Kottayam.

History

It is believed that the name Vayala{{cite web| url=http://lsgkerala.in/kadaplamattompanchayat/history/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106192408/http://lsgkerala.in/kadaplamattompanchayat/history/ | archive-date=2014-01-06 |title=ചരിത്രം (History) | access-date=2024-01-10}} is derived from the Malayalam word vayal meaning "paddy field".

Transportation network

Vayala is connected with the district headquarters Kottayam and other major cities. Public transport in the town is largely dependent on buses, run by private operators.

Schools

  • Govt:V H S S Vayala

Churches & temples

Vayala is located 10 km from Ettumanoor town and 6 km from Kuravilangdu Town. Vayala has four Hindu temples (Paruthurthikavu, Njaralappuzha Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, Thrikkayil Sree Subrahmanya Swami Temple, SNDP Balasubrahmaanya kshetram) and a Roman Catholic church Syrian church (St. George Church, Vayala),{{cite web |title=St.George's Church, Vayala |url=http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/parish.php?id=2376 |access-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106090951/http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/parish.php?id=2376 |archive-date=2014-01-06 |language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Eparchy of Palai | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129170133/http://www.palaidiocese.com/ | archive-date=2022-11-29 |url=http://www.palaidiocese.com/ | access-date=2021-06-14|website=www.palaidiocese.com}} a Catholic Latin church (St. Marys Church, Vayala-Puthenangady), three Catholic Syrian chapels: St Joseph (Puthenangady, Vayala), St Xavier (Saviour Giri, Vayala), St Sebastian chapel (Thuruthimukku, Vayala), and a Sacred Heart Convent.

Hospitals

Sacred Heart Catholic Nuns operated St. George Mount Hospital,{{cite web| url=http://www.smcim.org/healthcare/sgmhvayala | title=St. George Mount Hospital | archive-date=2015-09-24 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924102940/http://www.smcim.org/healthcare/sgmhvayala}}{{Cite web|title=::St. George Mount Hospital::Vayala::Syro Malabar Church Institutions|url=http://www.syromalabarchurch.in/health_institutions.php?id=7694|access-date=2021-06-14|website=www.syromalabarchurch.in}} is the only Allopathic Hospital Facility available with Vayala. Also Vayala has a Govt. Veterinary Hospital, Govt. Ayurvedic Hospital{{Cite web|url=http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4206:important-officials-3&catid=87:indian-systems-of-medicine-department&Itemid=2780|title = Kerala State Portal}} and two private operated Ayurvedic Hospitals (Vedasudha{{Cite web|title=Vedasudha - Home|url=https://vedasudha.ch/|access-date=2021-06-14}} and Omsree{{Cite web|title=OmShree Sidha Hospital – Ayurveda Hospital Kottayam, Kerala|url=http://omshreeayur.com/|access-date=2021-06-14|language=en-US}}).

Neighbouring major cities & towns

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{{Geographic Location

|title = Major Cities & Towns From Vayala

|Northwest = Thalayolaparambu

|North = Muvattupuzha

|Northeast = Thodupuzha

|West = Vaikom

|Centre = Vayala

|East = Pala

|Southwest = Alappuzha

|South = Ettumanoor, Kottayam

|Southeast = Kanjirappally

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References