Thalayolaparambu

Thalayolaparambu
Town
St.George Church
St.George Church
Thalayolaparambu is located in Kerala
Thalayolaparambu
Thalayolaparambu
Location in Kerala, India
Thalayolaparambu is located in India
Thalayolaparambu
Thalayolaparambu
Thalayolaparambu (India)
Coordinates: 9°47′06″N 76°26′53″E / 9.785°N 76.4481°E / 9.785; 76.4481
CountryIndia
StateKerala
DistrictKottayam
TalukVaikom
Government
 • BodyGrama Panchayat
 • Panchayat PresidentV.G.Mohanan
Area
 • Total19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total22,571
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
686605
Telephone code04829
Vehicle registrationKL-36, KL-05
Sex ratio0.99 /
Literacy99%
Lok Sabha constituencyKottayam
Nearest cityVaikom
Websitelsgkerala.in/thalayolaparambu[dead link]
Pundareekapuram temple

Thalayolaparambu is a town situated in Kottayam district in Kerala, India. Spanning over an area of 19.3 square kilometres with a population of 22,571 people, this mini-town is home to some of the well-known personalities such as the former Chief minister of Travancore-Cochin A. J. John, Anaparambil, the late Malayalam novelist/writer Vaikom Muhammed Basheer, the former Chief Justice of India K. G. Balakrishnan, and KK. Thalayolaparambu also hosts the major market established during the administration of Velu Thampi Dalawa, and is one of those few Keralite markets that still retains its old-world charm till date.

  1. ^ "കോട്ടയം ജില്ലയുടെ അടിസ്ഥാന വിവരങ്ങള്‍". dop.lsgkerala.gov.in.