Vettiyar

Vettiyar
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Village
Vettiyar

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 9°17′N 76°37′E / 9.28°N 76.62°E / 9.28; 76.62Coordinates: 9°17′N 76°37′E / 9.28°N 76.62°E / 9.28; 76.62
Country  India
State Kerala
District Alappuzha
  Density 1,300/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 690558
Vehicle registration kl 31 (mavelikara) and kl 04(alappuzha)

Vettiyar is a village in the district of Alappuzha, in Kerala, India, on the Mavelikara - Pandalam road. It lies on the banks of Achenkovil river. It is situated between Mavelikkara and Pandalam.

Village life

Vetoer consists of many green paddy fields, rubber plantations, cashew trees, coconut trees, bettel leaves. It is a small village where urbanization has not yet reached. Football is the most popular pastime of youths in the village.

Pathamudayam is a festival conducted at Palliyarakkavu temple on 23 April and September 1 to 8.

Temples

Palliyarakkavu Devi temple (the village temple)
Ramanalloor Sree Mahavishnu temple
Kanthakalankavu Shiva temple
Kottalethu temple
Parakulangara Devi temple
Moorthy Temple
Sankaran Swamy Kuzhivila
Chattampi swamy-Kantelankavu
Tharayil Sayippu Ammini Smaraka Nagakshethram

Churches

Indian Pentecostal Church of God-Bethel
Indian Pentecostal Church of God Salem
Marthoma Church
New India Bible Church, Kottemala
Pentecostal Maranatha Gospel Church
Salom Marthoma Church
Shalom CSI Church
Sharon Fellowship church
St. Mary's Malankara Catholic Church
St Mary's Orthodox Church
St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India

Schools

Devi Vilasom LP School
Edappon Higher Secondary School
Janardhanan Memorial Ezhuthu Palli
Mannom Memorial LP School
Mohammaden LPS, Nalumukku
T.M.Varghese Memorial High School
Twin L.P Schools (Iratta Pallikkudam)

Mosque

Vettiyar Juma Masjid
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