Pampakuda Explained

Pampakuda
Native Name Lang:പാമ്പാക്കുട
Settlement Type:Small Town
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:9.92°N 76.52°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ernakulam
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0485
Registration Plate:KL-17
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kochi, piravom
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Name Sec1:Civic agency

Pampakuda is a village and Panchayath part of Muvattupuzha Taluk.[1] It lies between Muvattupuzha and Piravom towns.The village is on Highlands and consists of Rubber Plantations. Pampakuda is 10 km from Muvattupuzha. The Areekkal Waterfalls is situated here.

Pampakuda is known for two famous churches of the Malankara Orthodox Church, Pampakuda Valiyapally (St. John of Ephesus Orthodox Church) and Pampakuda Cheriyapally (St. Thomas Orthodox Church). Tomb of the First Catholicose (Murimattathil Bava) of Malankara Orthodox Church was in Pampakuda Cheriyapally. Within the town, there are also 4 chapels and 3 kurisupallis (crosses) belonging to the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.[2] There are also other churches including CSI, Pentecostal(AG, IPC etc), marthoma etc.

The village is famous for contributing the Malankara Malpans of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church from Konattu Family, with the current being Malankara Malpan Konattu Dr. Johns Abraham Arch Chor-Episcopa.[3]

Location

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Panchayats_Ernakulam . 2014-01-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130508162113/http://ernakulam.nic.in/pan.htm . 8 May 2013 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Pampakuda Valiyapally - A Brief History . Facebook . Pampakuda Valiyapally Official . 4 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Malankara Malpan status to Fr.Johns Abraham Konat . theHindu.com . The Hindu . 4 May 2024.