Thiruvalla Taluk (alternatively spelt Tiruvalla) is a

Taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...

of the

Pathanamthitta district Pathanamthitta District (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalitie ...

in the Indian state of

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. The headquarters of the Taluk is in

Thiruvalla Thiruvalla, () also spelled Tiruvalla, is a Municipalities of Kerala, municipality in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. The town is spread over an area of and has a population of 52,883 people, down from 56,837 in 2001. It is also the H ...

which covers an area of 154 sq. km and has a population of 2,23,503. Despite having 5.7% geographical area of the district, it holds over 28.6% of the population of the district.The Taluk Area Of Thiruvalla Extends From Kozhencherry Bridge(East)near Maramon and extends Beyond Parumala(West).North From Ezhinjillam North To Pravinkoodu Junction (South). The taluk is known for its large community of

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, most of whom are either Gulf Malayalis or have permanently settled in

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. Due to this migration phenomena, Thiruvalla is one among the taluks in Pathanamthitta district with declining youth population share. The taluk is also known for its large number of banks, with most major nationalised banks have branches in the taluk. All the three major rivers of the Central Travancore region- Pampa river,

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, and

Achankovil river Achankovil is a long west flowing river in Kerala, India. It flows through the districts of Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha. The river drains vast tract of fertile plains of Upper Kuttanad in the Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta districts. It ...

flow through the Taluk.

History

The Taluk is an older settlement of Brahmins and Syrian Christians, and has developed a cosmopolitan culture resulting from the peaceful co-existence of the two communities. The various places in Tiruvalla have a different history to tell. ''For the history of the places in Tiruvalla, refer: History of Tiruvalla city, History of Niranam, History of Koipuram, History of Kumbanad, History of Kavumbhagom from the respective wiki articles.''

Famous personalities from the taluk

* Poykayil Yohannan , social activist, social reformer, poet and the founder of PRDS *

Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup (1902–1980) was an Indian poet, playwright, translator, lexicographer and story writer of Malayalam. He was the author of a number of poetry anthologies, besides other works, and he translated ''Shakuntala (play), Abhi ...

, Poet (Mahakavi Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup ) *

Abraham Kovoor Abraham Thomas Kovoor (10 April 1898 – 18 September 1978) was an Indian professor and rationalist who gained prominence after retirement for his campaign to expose as frauds various Indian and Sri Lankan Godman (Hindu ascetic), "god-men" and ...

, famous hypnotherapist and rationalist * Abraham Mulamoottil, a Catholic priest, author, educationist, innovator, and philosopher *

Abu Abraham Attupurathu Mathew Abraham (11 June 1924 – 1 December 2002), pen name ''Abu'', was an Indian cartoonist, journalist, and author. In a career spanning 40 years, Abu Abraham worked for various national and international newspapers including ''Th ...

, famous cartoonist * Babu Thiruvalla, movie director and producer * Baselios Marthoma Didymos I, former Malankara Metropolitan & Catholicos of Malankara, India and All the East (Malankara Orthodox Church) *

Blessy Blessy Ipe Thomas (born 3 September 1963), best known mononymously as Blessy, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema. He has won one National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and nine Kerala State Fil ...

(Blessy Iype Thomas), movie director * C. K. Ra, famous artist * C.P. Mathen (1890–1960), banker and founder of the Quilon Bank, Member of Parliament from Mavelikkara Constituency to the first Lok Sabha (1952), Indian Ambassador to the Sudan (1957) *

John Abraham John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi films. Known for his stoic action hero persona, he is a recipient of a National Film Award along with nominations for four Filmfare Awards. Abraham ha ...

, movie director * K. G. George, movie director *

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, movie actor * Kakkanadan, novelist and writer *

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, movie actress *

Kaviyoor Ponnamma Kaviyoor Ponnamma (10 September 1945 – 20 September 2024) was an Indian actress who appeared in Malayalam films and television. She began her career performing in theatre dramas before foraying into cinema. She also acted in TV serials and c ...

, movie actress * Kaviyoor Sivaprasad, Film Director *

, movie Actor *

M. G. Soman M. G. Soman (28 October 1941 – 12 December 1997) was an Indian actor and former Indian Air Force officer who appeared in Malayalam films. He was one among the leading star actors doing hero roles in Malayalam Cinema during the late 1970s and ...

, movie actor * Dr. M.M. Thomas, former Governor of Nagaland, Chairperson of the World Council of Churchers (WCC) * Mathew T. Thomas, MLA 2006–present, and 1987–1991, Janata Dal, former transport minister of Kerala (2006–2009) *

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(Jasmine Mary Joseph), movie actress * Nadiya Moythu, movie actress *

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(Diana Mariam Kurien, Kodiyattu), movie actress * Parvathy (Ashwathy Kurup), movie actress *

Rajeev Pillai Rajeev Govinda Pillai is an Indian actor from Malayalam cinema. His acting debut was a lead role in the film '' City of God'' directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery (2011) where he played one of the protagonists. He has also worked as a dentist, a m ...

, model and movie actor *

Sidhartha Siva Sidhartha Siva is an Indian film director, producer, actor, screenwriter and lyricist and who works in Malayalam cinema. Early life His hometown is Kaviyoor,Pathanamthitta in Kerala. He is the son of filmmaker Kaviyoor Sivaprasad. Film care ...

, Actor, Director

Villages in Tiruvalla Taluk

Tiruvalla Thiruvalla, () also spelled Tiruvalla, is a municipality in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. The town is spread over an area of and has a population of 52,883 people, down from 56,837 in 2001. It is also the Headquarters Of Thiruvalla ...

Kadapra Kadapra (Malayalam: ) is a village in the Thiruvalla taluk, Thiruvalla subdistrict of Pathanamthitta district, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala state, India. It shares an intradistrict river border with Nedumpuram village separated along the Mani ...

* Kuttoor * Peringara * Nedumpuram * Kaviyoor * Koipuram * Thottapuzhassery * Eraviperoor * Kavumbhagom

PIN Codes

# Tiruvalla 689101 # Anjilithanam 689582 # Ezhumattoor 689586 # Kavumbhagom 689102 # Kuttapuzha (Kizhakkanmuthoor) 689103 # Manjadi Junction (Meenthalakara) 689105 # Muthoor 689107 # R.S.P.O. (Kuttapuzha) 689111 # Kuttoor 689106 # Thadiyoor 689545 # Valanjavattom 689104 # Karackal, Peringara 689108 # Podiyadi 689110 # Thirumoolapuram 689115 # Chathankari 689112 # Pullad 689548 #

Kumbanad Kumbanad is a town located in the Koipuram Town Panchayath Along with Pullad. It is part of Thiruvalla Taluk & Thiruvalla Revenue Division of Pathanamthitta district in the State of Kerala. It is an important town situated on T.K. Road, eq ...

689547 # Alanthuruthy, Azhyadathuchira 689113 # Venpala 689114 – (Kuttoor panchyath) # Azyidathuchira 689113 # Vallamkulam(nannoor) 689541 # Eraviperoor 689542 # Othera 689546 # West Othera 689551 # Nedumpuram 689578 # Kaviyoor 689580 # Mepral 689591 # Mundiappally 689581 # M. North 689543 # Kuriannoor 689550

References

{{reflist Taluks of Kerala Geography of Pathanamthitta district Thiruvalla