Kallumala

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Kallumala
village
kallumala college junction
Kallumala Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Kallumala Kallumala (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 9°14′02″N 76°33′00″E / 9.234°N 76.550°E / 9.234; 76.550
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Government
• Body	Thazhakara grama panchayat
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	690110
Telephone code	+91-479
Vehicle registration	KL-31
Nearest city	Mavelikara (3 km)
Literacy	86.00%
Website	alappuzha.nic.in/mavelikara_taluk.html

Kallumala is a village near Mavelikara railway station in Mavelikara taluk. It is the twenty-first ward of Thazhakkara grama panchayat in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.

Education

CMS LP School established in 1856 was the first school in Kallumala. In 1964 Bishop Moore College was established at Kallumala.^{[citation needed]} Bishop Moore Vidyapith Mavelikara, a I-XII school was established in 1975 as an offshoot of the college.

Geography

Mavelikara is a region of sandy mud, while Kallumala is a hill with laterite soil. Kallumala consist of two squares, the college square (Vadakkemukku) and the Thekkemukku square, which are connected with two roads.

Religious places

• Kallumala Siva Temple
• Akkanattukara Siva temple
• St. Pauls CSI Church
• St. Gregorios Orthodox church
• St. Mary's Malankara Syrian Catholic Church (Bethany Church)

Infrastructure

• Indian Overseas Bank (with ATM)
• Catholic Syrian Bank
• Federal Bank (ATM only)
• SBI (ATM only)
• Kallumala agricultural co-operative bank
• Post office

Educational institutions

• Bishop Moore college aided
• CMS LP school
• Mar Ivanios College (unaided)
• Bishop Moore Vidyapith (unaided)
• St Mary's Cathedral Public School Mavelikara (unaided)

Healthcare

• Ashwini Ayurvedasram
• P M Varghese Memorial Hospital
• PuthiyaDam Hospital

Other establishments include Kiran studio, Jemini studio, Mambally medicals, Illikkal medicals, Panackal stores and Nadavallil store, along with many grocery shops. A ration shop is located near to the junction.

Notable people

• P. C. Alexander secretary to Indira Gandhi
• Valson Thampu Delhi University
• Chitramezhuthu K. M. Varghese
• K. K. Sudhakaran (novelist)

References

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