Kallumala

Kallumala
Kallumala
	kallumala college junction
	Kallumala Location in Kerala, India Kallumala Kallumala (India)
	Coordinates: 9°14′02″N 76°33′00″E / 9.234°N 76.550°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Government
• Type	Taluk
• Body	grama panchayath
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. Kallumala is the twenty-first ward of Thazhakkara Grama Panchayat, Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.

Education edit

CMS LP School established in 1856 was the first school in Kallumala. In 1964 Bishop Moore College was established at Kallumala.

Geography edit

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 edit

Infrastructure edit

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

Educational institutions edit

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

Healthcare edit

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 edit

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