Haripad

Haripad
Haripad is located in Kerala
Haripad
Haripad
Location in Kerala, India
Haripad is located in India
Haripad
Haripad
Haripad (India)
Coordinates: 9°18′0″N 76°28′0″E / 9.30000°N 76.46667°E / 9.30000; 76.46667
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
Established1921; 103 years ago (1921)
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyHaripad Municipality
 • ChairpersonK K Ramakrishnan
 • MLARamesh Chennithala of INC
Area
 • Total19.24 km2 (7.43 sq mi)
Population
 • Total30,977
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
690514
Telephone code0479
Vehicle registrationKL-29
Nearest cityAlappuzha
Lok Sabha ConstituencyAlappuzha
Websitehttps://haripadmunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in/en/
Mannarasala Temple
Vettikkulangara Temple
Manacattu Temple

Haripad is a municipality in Onattukara region of Alappuzha District, Kerala, India located between Alappuzha and Kollam on the National Highway 66. Haripad is bordered on the east by Pallippad, Veeyapuram and Karuvatta to the north, Kumarapuram and Karthikappally to the West, and on the south by Cheppad.[2] It is known as the land of art, artists, land of snake boats, land of music, dance and drama. It is also popularly known as Kshetranagari (Town of Temples) in which Haripad Temple being the chief one among them.One of the largest thermal power plants in Kerala, the Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant run by the NTPC, is situated at Haripad.

Haripad is a primary economic and cultural hub of the Onattukara region. It is famous for its religious and cultural heritage, and is a centre for Hindu culture.[3]

Pampa Melam at Panachamoodu temple [kavadi]
  1. ^ https://lsgkerala.gov.in/system/files/2017-10/localbodies.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Location Map of Haripad". Haripad.in.
  3. ^ "www.haripad.in".