Vettiyar

Vettiyar
Village
Vettiyar Location in Kerala, India Vettiyar Vettiyar (India) Show map of KeralaShow map of IndiaShow all
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	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	690558
Vehicle registration	KL 31 (Mavelikkara) KL 04 (Alappuzha)

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

Village life[]

Vettiyar consists of many green paddy fields, rubber plantations, cashew trees, coconut trees, betel leaves.^{[citation needed]} It is a small village where urbanization are improving. 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.^{[citation needed]}

Temples[]

• Palliyarakkavu Devi Temple (the village temple)
• Ramanalloor Sree Mahavishnu Temple
• Kandakalankavu Shiva Temple
• Kottalethu Temple
• Parakulangara Devi Temple
• Moorthy Temple
• Sankaran Swamy Kuzhivila
• Chattampi Swami-Kandakalankavu
• Tharayil Nagakshethram

Churches[]

• Indian Pentecostal Church of God-Bethel
• Indian Pentecostal Church of God Salem
• St. Thomas Marthoma Church, Vettiyar
• 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
• OPA-CESS Headquarters, Vettiyar

Schools[]

• Devi Vilasom Lower Primary School
• Edappon Higher Secondary School
• Janardhanan Memorial Ezhuthu Palli
• Mannam Memorial Lower Primary School
• Mohammaden Lower Primary School, Nalumukku
• T. M. Varghese Memorial High School
• Iratta Pallikkudam

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