| Vayala | |
| Native Name Lang: | ml |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 9.7167°N 76.5917°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kottayam |
| Government Type: | 4 |
| 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: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | 686 587 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +91 4822 |
| Registration Plate: | KL-67 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Pala |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Kottayam |
Vayala is a village located in the Meenachil (Pala) Taluk of Kottayam district, Kerala, India. It is approximately 5 kilometers from the village Kuravilangad, about 11 kilometers from Pala municipality town and about 24 kilometers away from district capital Kottayam.
It is believed that the name Vayala[1] is derived from the Malayalam word vayal meaning "paddy field".
Vayala is connected with the district headquarters Kottayam and other major cities. Public transport in the town is largely dependent on buses, run by private operators.
Vayala is located 10 km from Ettumanoor town and 6 km from Kuravilangdu Town. Vayala has four Hindu temples (Paruthurthikavu, Njaralappuzha Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, Thrikkayil Sree Subrahmanya Swami Temple, SNDP Balasubrahmaanya kshetram) and a Roman Catholic church Syrian church (St. George Church, Vayala),[2] [3] a Catholic Latin church (St. Marys Church, Vayala-Puthenangady), three Catholic Syrian chapels: St Joseph (Puthenangady, Vayala), St Xavier (Saviour Giri, Vayala), St Sebastian chapel (Thuruthimukku, Vayala), and a Sacred Heart Convent.
Sacred Heart Catholic Nuns operated St. George Mount Hospital,[4] [5] is the only Allopathic Hospital Facility available with Vayala. Also Vayala has a Govt. Veterinary Hospital, Govt. Ayurvedic Hospital[6] and two private operated Ayurvedic Hospitals (Vedasudha[7] and Omsree[8]).
St. George Mount Hospital::Vayala::Syro Malabar Church Institutions
. 2021-06-14. www.syromalabarchurch.in.