Arpookara Explained

Arpookara
Settlement Type:	village
Pushpin Label Position:	right
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:	9.6329°N 76.4801°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	India
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Kerala
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Kottayam
Parts Type:	Talukas
Government Type:	Panchayath
Governing Body:	Arpookkara grama panchayath
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	24.53
Population Total:	23538
Population As Of:	2001
Population Density Km2:	auto
Demographics Type1:	Languages
Demographics1 Title1:	Official
Timezone1:	IST
Utc Offset1:	+5:30
Postal Code Type:	PIN
Postal Code:	686008
Blank1 Info Sec1:	95%
Blank1 Name Sec1:	Literacy
Area Code Type:	Telephone code
Area Code:	0481
Registration Plate:	KL-05

Arpookara/Arpookkara (Malayalam: ആർപ്പൂക്കര) is a rural village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.^[1] The saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception was born in Arpookara on 1910. This village belongs to the Kuttanad region of Kerala.The Kottayam Medical College is situated in Arpookara. The main attraction is the backwaters in Arpookara. There are beautiful lakes and paddy fields.

Demographics

India census, Arpookara had a population of 23,538 with 11,629 males and 11,909 females.

Landmarks

1. Medical College Hospital, Gandhinagar
2. Medical College Vocational Higher Secondary School, Ambalakkavala
3. Medical College Higher Secondary School, Ambalakkavala
4. St. Philomina's Girls High School, Villoonni
5. Government High School, Karippoothettu
6. Adarsam Library, Nerekadavu, Arpookkara, Kottayam
7. Navodaya Grandhasala, Karippoothettu, Arpookkara, Kottayam
8. Pranavam Group Arts and Sports Club, Near Kolettu Temple Jn. Panampalam, Arpookkara, Kottayam-8
9. School of Medical Education, Gandhinagar
10. Kuttanad Irrigation Development Sub Division, Arpookara.

Places of Worships

1. Sree Subrahmonya Swami Kshethram, Ambalakkavala, Arpookkara, Kottayam
2. Kolettu Sree Shanmugha Vilasam Temple, Panampalam, Arpookkara, Kottayam
3. Choorakavu Devi Temple & Karipoothrikka Sreekrishna Temple, Thommankavala, Arpookkara, Kottayam
4. Kunnathrikka Mahadeva Kshethram, Arpookkara, Kottayam
5. St. Xaviers church Villooni Arpookara
6. St. Micheles Chapel Panampalam, Arpookkara, Kottayam
7. St.George Orthodox Church (Manalel palli) Arpookara, Kottyam
8. St. George Church Aykkarachira, Arpookkara, Kottayam
9. Saint Alphonsa's (Muttathupadom) Birthplace, Arpookkara, Kottayam
10. Little Flower Church (Cherupushpam Palli), Arpookkara, Kottayam
11. Sreenarayana Gurudeva Kshethram SNDP Br. 3502, Arpookara (N), Kottayam
12. St. Sebastian's Church, Angadi (Angadi Palli), Arpookkara, Kottayam
13. St. Peters C.S.I Church Arpookara (Kumaramkunnu) Kottayam

References

1. 1. Arpookara Panchayat

Notes and References

1. Web site: Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 2008-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx . 8 December 2008 . dead .