Kumplampoika Explained

Kumplampoika
Other Name:Kumbalampoika
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:9.3167°N 76.8°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pathanamthitta
Government Type:Panchayath
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:10
Population Total:10000
Population As Of:2008
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:689661
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:04735
Registration Plate:KL-03
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Pathanamthitta
Blank2 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank2 Info Sec1:1000m:1000f /
Blank3 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank3 Info Sec1:99%
Blank4 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Pathanamthitta
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:Moderate (Köppen)

Kumplampoika is a village in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India.[1]

History

Kumplampoika evolved out of "Kumbhi Ulavum Poika" which literally connotes the presence of "Kumbhi" (elephant) in the village until a few hundred years back.

Landmarks

There are three churches, temples, branches of major banks, library (Bodleian library, RegNo. 03 RNI 1797 affiliated by State Library council), co-operative societies, a retail market, and a vegetable market.

Transportation

Kumplampoika is 8  km equidistant from Pathanamthitta and Ranni.

Colleges

Economy

The main contribution to the economy is in the form of remittance from NRIs and rubber plantations and other low scale farm cultivation.

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 .