Vayala

Vayala
Village town

Rubber Plantation at Vayala
Vayala

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 9°43′0″N 76°35′30″E / 9.71667°N 76.59167°E / 9.71667; 76.59167Coordinates: 9°43′0″N 76°35′30″E / 9.71667°N 76.59167°E / 9.71667; 76.59167
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Postal Code 686 587
Telephone code +91 4822
Vehicle registration KL-67
Nearest city Ettumanoor
Literacy 100%
Lok Sabha constituency Kottayam

Vayala is a small town located in the Meenachil(Pala) Taluk of Kottayam district Kerala, India. It is approximately 5 kilometers from the village Kuravilangad, about 11 kilometers from Palai municipality town and about 25 kilometers away from district capital Kottayam.

History

It is believed that the name Vayala[1] is derived from the Malayalam word vayal meaning "paddy field".

Transportation network

Vayala is connected with the district headquarters Kottayam and other major cities. Public transport in the town is largely dependent on buses, run by private operators.

Ferries are a major mode of transport to the town with two major ferry jetties - Town Jetty and Kodimatha Jetty.

Offices & Schools

Vayala has one hospital (St. George Mount Hospital), a co-operative bank, a post office, a VHSS school (Govt:V H S S Vayala),

Churches & Temples

Vayala is located 10 km far from Ettumanoor town and 6 kM from Kuravilangdu Town. .Vayala has three Hindu temples (Paruthurthikavu, Njaralappuzha Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, Thrikkayil Sree Subrahmanya Swami Temple) and a Roman Catholic church Syrian church (St. George Church,Vayala),[2][3] a Catholic Latin church (St. Marys Church, Vayala-Puthenangady), three Catholic Syrian chapels:St Joseph(Puthenangady,Vayala),St Xavier (Saviour Giri,Vayala), St Sebastian chappel(Thuruthimukku,Vayala),t and a Sacred Heart Convent.

Hospitals

Sacred Heart Catholic Nuns operated St. George Mount Hospital (,[4][5] )is the only Allopathic Hospital Facility available with Vayala. Also Vayala has a Govt. Veterinary Hospital, Govt. Ayurvedic Hospital[6] and two private operated Ayurvedic Hospitals(Vedasudha [7] and Omsree [8])

Neighbouring Major Cities & Towns

References

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