Arpookara

Arpookara
village
Traditional Kerala Boats
Traditional Kerala Boats
Interactive map of Arpookara
Coordinates: 9°37′58″N 76°28′48″E / 9.632910°N 76.480060°E / 9.632910; 76.480060
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKottayam
Government
 • TypePanchayath
 • BodyArpookkara grama panchayath
Area
 • Total
24.53 km2 (9.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
23,366
 • Density952.5/km2 (2,467/sq mi)
Languages
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
686008
Telephone code0481
Vehicle registrationKL-05
Literacy95%

Arpookara/Arpookkara (Malayalam: ആർപ്പൂക്കര) is a rural village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. The saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception was born in Arpookara on 1910. This village belongs to the Kuttanad region of Kerala.

Madhavan Statue

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 2011 India census, Arpookara had a population of 23,366 with 11,552 males and 11,814 females.

Governance

Arpookara is administered by an Indian village governance system called Grama Panchayat.

Landmarks

  1. Medical College Hospital, Gandhinagar
  2. Medical College Vocational Higher Secondary School, Ambalakkavala
  3. Medical College Higher Secondary School, Ambalakkavala
  4. St. Philomina's Girls High School, Villoonni
  5. Government High School, Karippoothettu
  6. Adarsam Library, Nerekadavu, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  7. Navodaya Grandhasala, Karippoothettu, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  8. Pranavam Group Arts and Sports Club, Near Kolettu Temple Jn. Panampalam, Arpookkara, Kottayam-8
  9. School of Medical Education, Gandhinagar
  10. Kuttanad Irrigation Development Sub Division, Arpookara.

Places of Worships

  1. Sree Subrahmonya Swami Kshethram, Ambalakkavala, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  2. Kolettu Sree Shanmugha Vilasam Temple, Panampalam, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  3. Choorakavu Devi Temple & Karipoothrikka Sreekrishna Temple, Thommankavala, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  4. Kunnathrikka Mahadeva Kshethram, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  5. St. Xaviers church Villooni Arpookara
  6. St. Micheles Chapel Panampalam, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  7. St.George Orthodox Church (Manalel palli) Arpookara, Kottyam
  8. St. George Church Aykkarachira, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  9. Saint Alphonsa's (Muttathupadom) Birthplace, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  10. Little Flower Church (Cherupushpam Palli), Arpookkara, Kottayam
  11. Sreenarayana Gurudeva Kshethram SNDP Br. 3502, Arpookara (N), Kottayam
  12. St. Sebastian's Church, Angadi (Angadi Palli), Arpookkara, Kottayam
  13. St. Peters C.S.I Church Arpookara (Kumaramkunnu) Kottayam

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Local Self Government Department". lsgkerala.gov.in. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Arpookara Village Population - Kottayam - Kottayam, Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Bird flu outbreak in Kerala's Kottayam, over six thousand birds culled". The News Minute. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2024.