Kayamkulam

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Kayamkulam
State - District(s)	Kerala - Alappuzha
Area
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	65,299 -

Kayamkulam is a city and a municipality in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the ancient marketing town in Alappuzha district of Kerala state, south India almost equidistant from Alleppy and Quilon. The place is connected by rail and road with other cities in the region as well as other parts of the Kayamkulam got its name from the blending of two words in Malayalam language - kayam (sap of a spice tree) and kulam (a pond). Kayamkulam is well known for its coir, fishing and tourism industries. The town is one of the important townships located on the Kerala Backwaters. One of the largest power plants in Kerala run by National Thermal Power Corporation is located in Kayamkulam. As in the rest of Kerala the climate is tropical. The place is famous as the place where Kayamkulam Kochunni lived. He is a famed highwayman of Central Thiruvithamkoor in the early part of the 19th century. He is said to have stolen from the rich and given to the poor. Legends about his exploits are part of the local folk lore.

1 Krishnapuram Palace
2 KPAC and Kayamkulam Saparya
3 How to reach Kayamkulam
4 Festival
5 Demographics

[edit] Krishnapuram Palace

Krishnapuram Palace is a tourist attraction, just 400 m from N.H.47 located between Kayamkulam town and Oachira. The palace is maintained by the Archeological Department and exhibits belongings of the Palace and its occupant, the Trvancore Maharaja Marthanda Varma. The palace is also famous for a large pond within the palace. It is said that an underground escape route runs from the bottom of the pond for possible safe escape from enemies.

[edit] KPAC and Kayamkulam Saparya

KPAC And Saparya Communication the most famous Dramatic Troupe in Kerala, which has played a very important role to bring the Communists to power in Kerala in the Fifties with their "Bhagiya Nakshathram" Ningalenne Communistakki ( You made me a communist ) and the most famous Drama Song Balikudeerangale, is also situated just 2 km. south of the Kayamkulam town along the National Highway.

[edit] How to reach Kayamkulam

100 km from Trivandrum International Airport, on National Highway 47.
130 km from Nedumbassery Airport, Alwaye, on National highway 47.
Kayamkulam Railway Junction is 1.5 km from the town. Trains from the North from Eranakulam via Kottayam, and from Eranakulam via Alappuzha passes through Kayamkulam Junction and then proceed to Quilon, Trivandrum and further to Nagercoil and Kanyakumari (Cape Comerin).

[edit] Festival

Oachira Vrishchikam festival is celebrated every year at the Oachira Temple.

Chettikulangara Kumbha Bharani, the Bharani festival celebrated in the month of Kumbham is quite an event to the people of this locality and neighbouring places. This festival celebrated with pomp and gaiety is now been widely known as the Kumbhamela of South. Lakhs of people from different parts of Kerala and abroad visit Chettikulangara to participate in this mega event.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Kayamkulam had a population of 65,299. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Kayamkulam has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 79%. In Kayamkulam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Coordinates: 9°11′N 76°30′E