Arpookara (original) (raw)
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Village in Kerala, India
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| Coordinates: 9°37′58″N 76°28′48″E / 9.632910°N 76.480060°E / 9.632910; 76.480060 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayath |
| • Body | Arpookkara grama panchayath |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.53 km2 (9.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 23,538 |
| • Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 686008 |
| Telephone code | 0481 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-05 |
| Literacy | 95% |
Arpookara/Arpookkara (Malayalam: ആർപ്പൂക്കര) is a rural village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] The saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception was born in Arpookara on 1910. This village belongs to the Kuttanad region of Kerala.
Madhavan Statue
The Kottayam Medical College is situated in Arpookara. The main attraction is the backwaters in Arpookara. There are beautiful lakes and paddy fields.
As of 2001[update] India census, Arpookara had a population of 23,538 with 11,629 males and 11,909 females.[1]
Medical College Hospital, Gandhinagar
Medical College Vocational Higher Secondary School, Ambalakkavala
Medical College Higher Secondary School, Ambalakkavala
St. Philomina's Girls High School, Villoonni
Government High School, Karippoothettu
Adarsam Library, Nerekadavu, Arpookkara, Kottayam
Navodaya Grandhasala, Karippoothettu, Arpookkara, Kottayam
Pranavam Group Arts and Sports Club, Near Kolettu Temple Jn. Panampalam, Arpookkara, Kottayam-8
School of Medical Education, Gandhinagar
Kuttanad Irrigation Development Sub Division, Arpookara.
Sree Subrahmonya Swami Kshethram, Ambalakkavala, Arpookkara, Kottayam
Kolettu Sree Shanmugha Vilasam Temple, Panampalam, Arpookkara, Kottayam
Choorakavu Devi Temple & Karipoothrikka Sreekrishna Temple, Thommankavala, Arpookkara, Kottayam
Kunnathrikka Mahadeva Kshethram, Arpookkara, Kottayam
St. Xaviers church Villooni Arpookara
St. Micheles Chapel Panampalam, Arpookkara, Kottayam
St.George Orthodox Church (Manalel palli) Arpookara, Kottyam
St. George Church Aykkarachira, Arpookkara, Kottayam
Saint Alphonsa's (Muttathupadom) Birthplace, Arpookkara, Kottayam
Little Flower Church (Cherupushpam Palli), Arpookkara, Kottayam
Sreenarayana Gurudeva Kshethram SNDP Br. 3502, Arpookara (N), Kottayam
St. Sebastian's Church, Angadi (Angadi Palli), Arpookkara, Kottayam
St. Peters C.S.I Church Arpookara (Kumaramkunnu) Kottayam
^ a b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.