Vayala

Village in Kerala, India

9°43′0″N 76°35′30″E / 9.71667°N 76.59167°E / 9.71667; 76.59167Country

IndiaStateKeralaDistrictKottayamGovernment

• Type4Languages

• OfficialMalayalam, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Postal Code

686 587

Telephone code+91 4822Vehicle registrationKL-67Nearest cityPalaLok Sabha constituencyKottayam

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.

History

It is believed that the name Vayala^[1] is derived from the Malayalam word vayal meaning "paddy field".

Transportation network

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.

Schools

Govt:V H S S Vayala

Churches & temples

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.

Hospitals

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]).

Neighbouring major cities & towns

References

^ "ചരിത്രം (History)". Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
^ "St.George's Church, Vayala". Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
^ "Eparchy of Palai". www.palaidiocese.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ "St. George Mount Hospital". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
^ "::St. George Mount Hospital::Vayala::Syro Malabar Church Institutions". www.syromalabarchurch.in. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ "Kerala State Portal".
^ "Vedasudha - Home". Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ "OmShree Sidha Hospital – Ayurveda Hospital Kottayam, Kerala". Retrieved 14 June 2021.