Coordinates: 9°43′0″N 76°35′30″E / 9.71667°N 76.59167°E / 9.71667; 76.59167

Vayala

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Vayala
Village
St.George Church
St.George Church
Coordinates: 9°43′0″N 76°35′30″E / 9.71667°N 76.59167°E / 9.71667; 76.59167
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKottayam
Government
 • Type4
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Code
686 587
Telephone code+91 4822
Vehicle registrationKL-67
Nearest cityPala
Lok Sabha constituencyKottayam
St.Sebastian Chapel

Vayala is a village located in the Meenachil (Pala) Taluk of Kottayam district, Kerala, India. It is approximately 5 kilometers from the village Kuravilangad, about 11 kilometers from Pala municipality town and about 24 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.

Schools[]

  • Govt:V H S S Vayala

Churches & temples[]

Vayala is located 10 km from Ettumanoor town and 6 km from Kuravilangdu Town. Vayala has four Hindu temples (Paruthurthikavu, Njaralappuzha Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, Thrikkayil Sree Subrahmanya Swami Temple, SNDP Balasubrahmaanya kshetram) 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 chapel (Thuruthimukku, Vayala), 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[]

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