Kuttappuzha Explained

Kuttapuzha
Settlement Type:Locality
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Pathanamthitta
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:14.17
Population Total:29501
Population As Of:2011
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:689103
Registration Plate:KL-27

Kuttappuzha is a revenue village and postal code in Thiruvalla, Kerala, located approximately 1.3 kilometres north of the town centre.[1] The revenue village was formed by bifurcating the Thiruvalla revenue village in 1985.

Kuttapuzha is the location of the headquarters of the Believers Eastern Church.

History

Kuttappuzha used to be a village and a gram panchayat. Due to development and urbanisation, the gram panchayat was later merged with the Thiruvalla municipality. However, the revenue village was not merged and continues to exist independent of the Thiruvalla revenue village.

Politics

Kuttappuzha is a part of the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.[2] Anto Antony is the current Member of Parliament.

Geography

Kuttappuzha has an average elevation of around 37m above sea level. Low-lying paddies drained by the Manimala River lie on its westernmost and easternmost boundaries. The fields drained by the Manimala in Kizhakken Muthoor flood during the monsoons. In 2003, an artificial lake (Believers Church Lake) with an area of around 31,000 sqm. was constructed in the Belivers Church campus in Chumathra.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pathanamthitta district website. https://web.archive.org/web/20090410023822/http://pathanamthitta.nic.in/Administration1.htm. dead. 10 April 2009.
  2. Web site: ORDER NO. 9 – TABLE A & B – ASSEMBLY AND PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT. 2005-05-31. Kerala. DELIMITATION COMMISSION OF INDIA .