Kooroppada

Kooroppada is a village in Kottayam district, Kerala, India, situated 16 kilometres east to Kottayam town.[1] Kooroppada village was formed in 1953 by merging Kooroppada with a certain portion of Pampady and Anikkad villages.

Kooroppada
village
Kooroppada
Location in Kerala, India
Kooroppada
Kooroppada (India)
Coordinates: 9°36′0″N 76°40′0″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKottayam
Government
 • BodyGramapanchayat
Area
 • Total27.42 km2 (10.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total22,432
 • Density818/km2 (2,120/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
686502
Vehicle registrationKL-05
Nearest cityKottayam
Sex ratio998 ♂/♀
Literacy97%%
Lok Sabha constituencyKottayam
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPuthuppally
Civic agencyGramapanchayat
Websitelsgkerala.in/kooroppadapanchayat/about/

History

As per the known history, Kooroppada was the place where Thekkumkur Kings with their headquarters at Vennimala[2] accommodated their royal army. In Malayalam, the word ‘koor’ means loyalty and 'pada' means army. So the land of loyal army has become Kooroppada. In AD 1749 King Marthanda Varma captured Thekkumkur and annexed it to Venad. Previous land lords namely Ambazhathunkal Karthas were removed from their posts and a large portion of the land then came under the tenancy of Kolathettu family who were migrated to Kooroppada from Kolathunadu due to Islamic conquest.

Economy

Kooroppada has a predominantly agricultural economy. The major products include: rubber, banana, cocoa and pineapple.

Schools

Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Kothala, Government L.P School Lakkattoor, Santa Maria Public School & Junior College,[3] Kooroppada, Sacred Heart High School,[4] Pangada, MGM NSS Higher Secondary School,[5] Lakkattoor and NSS Higher Secondary School, Kothala

Places of worship

Major churches in Kooroppada

Mar Sleeva Syro Malabar Church (Kooroppada pally) [6] and Sacred Heart Church, Pangada , Marthamariyam Syro Malabar Church Chepumpara Lakkootoor

major temples in the heart of Kooroppada village. They are Shree Dharmasastha temple, Mathrumala Devi temple and Anthimahakalan temple. Other temples in the village are Madappadu Bhagawati temple, Pangada Moothedath Bhagawati temple, Lakkattoor Shiva Parvathi temple, Kothala Ilankavu Bhagawati temple and SN Puram Surya temple.

Prominent churches of this village are St Johns SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, Edakattukunnu (Edakattukunnupally ) .[7]

Nearby places

It is well connected to Pampady, Kottayam, Ponkunnam, Kanjirappally, Pallickathode, Puthuppally and Karukachal

As of 2001 India census, Kooroppada had a population of 24480 with 12142 males and 12338 females.[1]

References
  1. "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. "Vennimala Sree Rama Lakshamana Perumal Temple".
  3. "Website Santa Maria Public School".
  4. "Website Sacred Heart High School".
  5. "Website MGM NSS".
  6. "Syro Malabar Church Website".
  7. "Website Sacred Heart Church".


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