Thamarakulam is a village in
Alappuzha district
Alappuzha district (), is one of the 14 Districts of Kerala, districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It was formed as Alleppey district on 17 August 1957, the name of the district being changed to ''Alapp ...
in the
India
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n state of
Kerala
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.
Located in Alappuzha District of Kerala, Thamarakulam is around 16 km south-east of Kayamkulam. It is located close to the border of Kollam District and Pathanamthitta district. Kayamkulam, Mavelikara, Adoor, Ochira and Sasthamkotta are nearby towns. Nearest airport is Trivandrum International Airport, which is 110 km south. Sasthamkotta Railway Station is the nearest railhead. Kayamkulam Junction Railway and Mavelikara Railway Station is a major railhead nearby. Kollam-Theni National Highway (NH 183) passes through Tamarakulam Grama panchayat. Charummood is the main junction to go to Kayamkulam, Mavelikkara and Adoor. VVHS Thamarakulam and VHSS Chathiyara are major schools in Thamarakulam.
Thamarakkulam area was under the Naduvazhi rule during the 16th to 19th century. "Moothanedathu Pillamar", an offshoot of Kayamkulam Raja, ruled the area during this time. Madhavapuram market is a famous and big market in olden days.
.The notable film director "kannan Thamarakkulam"from here.
And The famous tug of war team "Navakerala Thamarakulam" from here.
Demographics
India
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, Thamarakulam had a population of 26438 with 12756 males and 13682 females.
Near By Interests
* Irappan para water falls
* Kalloor juma masjid
* Thamarakulam Vayyankara chira tourism
* Nediyanikal Devi Temple
* Thamarakulam chathiyara punja
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References
Villages in Alappuzha district
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