Kooroppada Explained

Kooroppada
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:9.6°N 76.6667°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kottayam
Governing Body:Gramapanchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:27.42
Population Total:22432
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:818
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:686502
Registration Plate:KL-05
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kottayam, Pampady.
Blank2 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank2 Info Sec1:998 /
Blank3 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank3 Info Sec1:97%%
Blank4 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Kottayam
Blank5 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank5 Info Sec1:Puthuppally
Blank6 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Blank6 Info Sec1:Gramapanchayat

Kooroppada is a village in Kottayam district, Kerala, India, situated 16 kilometres east to Kottayam town.[1] Kooroppada village was formed in 1953 by merging Kooroppada with a certain portion of Pampady and Anikkad villages.

History

As per the known history, Kooroppada was the place where Thekkumkur Kings with their headquarters at Vennimala[2] accommodated their royal army. In Malayalam, the word ‘koor’ means loyalty and 'pada' means army. So the land of loyal army has become Kooroppada. In AD 1749 King Marthanda Varma captured Thekkumkur and annexed it to Venad. Previous land lords namely Ambazhathunkal Karthas were removed from their posts and a large portion of the land then came under the tenancy of Kolathettu family who were migrated to Kooroppada from Kolathunadu due to Islamic conquest.

Economy

Kooroppada has a predominantly agricultural economy. The major products include: rubber, banana, cocoa and pineapple.

Schools

Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Kothala, Government L.P School Lakkattoor, Santa Maria Public School & Junior College,[3] Kooroppada, Sacred Heart High School,[4] Pangada, MGM NSS Higher Secondary School,[5] Lakkattoor and NSS Higher Secondary School, Kothala

Places of worship

Major churches in Kooroppada

Mar Sleeva Syro Malabar Church (Kooroppada pally) [6] and Sacred Heart Church, Pangada, Marthamariyam Syro Malabar Church Chepumpara Lakkootoor

major temples in the heart of Kooroppada village. They are Shree Dharmasastha temple, Mathrumala Devi temple and Anthimahakalan temple. Other temples in the village are Madappadu Bhagawati temple, Pangada Moothedath Bhagawati temple, Lakkattoor Shiva Parvathi temple, Kothala Ilankavu Bhagawati temple and SN Puram Surya temple.

Prominent churches of this village are St Johns SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, Edakattukunnu (Edakattukunnupally) .[7]

Nearby places

It is well connected to Pampady, Kottayam, Ponkunnam, Kanjirappally, Pallickathode, Puthuppally and Karukachal

India census, Kooroppada had a population of 24480 with 12142 males and 12338 females.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 2008-12-10 . dead . 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 .
  2. Web site: Vennimala Sree Rama Lakshamana Perumal Temple.
  3. Web site: Website Santa Maria Public School.
  4. Web site: Website Sacred Heart High School.
  5. Web site: Website MGM NSS .
  6. Web site: Syro Malabar Church Website.
  7. Web site: Website Sacred Heart Church.