Thevalakkara

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Thevalakkara Deva Loka Kara ( Area of GODS)
village
Thevalakkara Location in Kerala, India Thevalakkara Thevalakkara (India) Show map of KeralaShow map of IndiaShow all
Coordinates: 9°1′0″N 76°35′0″E / 9.01667°N 76.58333°E / 9.01667; 76.58333Coordinates: 9°1′0″N 76°35′0″E / 9.01667°N 76.58333°E / 9.01667; 76.58333
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Population  (2001)
• Total	40,363
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	690524
Telephone code	0476287....
Vehicle registration	KL-23
Nearest city	Karunagappally
Lok Sabha constituency	Kollam
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chavara

Thevalakkara is a village in the Karunagappally taluk, Kollam district of the state of Kerala, India.^[1] Formerly known as Quilon, it is one of the 14 districts of Kerala.Thevalakkara is the land that contains a famous Devi temple and along with a newly constructed mosque and church in the same area.Thevalakkara is home to great people like Thevalakkara Kunjanpilla and also his son and famous dramatist Babykuttan Thoolika (Gopinatha Kurup) and famous director Thevalakkara Chellapan and Thevalakkara vaidyans.This place is a land of unity.

Mar Sabor and Mar Proth

Situation[]

The district has a long coastline, a major Arabian Sea seaport and the inland Ashtamudi Lake while Kollam is also the capital of Kerala's cashew industry. Plains, mountains, lakes, lagoons and backwaters, forests, farmland and rivers make up the topography of the district. The area historically had trading relationships with Phoenicia and Ancient Rome. About 30 percent of the district is covered by Ashtamudi Lake, making it a gateway to the Kerala backwaters. The Thevalakara and Thekkumbagam panchayats established the ancient korekini ("sea pointed inland") port of in 1500  BC. The kadappa at Thevalakara is where ship masts (kadappa) were made for centuries.

Culture[]

The Thevalakkara is a land which is surrounded by water fields and paddy lands, according to the demography on population Hinduism 73%, Muslims 21% and Christians concludes 6%.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

External links[]

• The Symphony Thevalakkara Club in Kollam. https://goo.gl/maps/KtPG9nqfwtv
• Thevalakkara devi temple
• Indilayappan temple
• Thekkanguruvayoor sri krishna temple

Gramadeepam library arts&sports club, Thevalakkara

• https://www.facebook.com/gramadeepamtvk