Pampady

Pampady പാമ്പാടി
Town
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Coordinates: 9°34′00″N 76°40′00″E / 9.566667°N 76.66667°E / 9.566667; 76.66667Coordinates: 9°34′00″N 76°40′00″E / 9.566667°N 76.66667°E / 9.566667; 76.66667
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Elevation	81 m (266 ft)
Population (2012)
• Total	181,098 (7 km2)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	686502
Telephone code	91 481
Vehicle registration	KL5

Pampady is a small town 16 kilometres east of Kottayam in Kerala, Southern India. It lies midway between the serene backwaters of Western Kerala and the misty mountains of Western Ghats.

National highway 220 passing through the heart of pampady. It is well connected to Kottayam, Ponkunnam, Kanjirappally, Pallickkathodu, Puthuppally and Karukachal.

The huge rock in Kattankunnu in Velloor is called "Pampurumpara" – the rock where snakes crawl. According to second school from this, the name Pampady was derived. Another view is that the name was derived from Payampady (area where water is available). Vennimala SriRama-Laksmana temple, situated in 4th ward of Puthupally, is 2 km south to Vellor. This very old temple is on a hill 1500 feet high from sea level. There are a number of small wells and ponds around the temple. In the month of Karkidakam, people conduct Vavubaliritual here. "Vennimal Perumal" Bhaskara Revivarma, the Cheraman Perumal built the temple. Famous sopana musician Shadkala Govinda Marar, contemporary of Swathi Thirunal was born near the temple in Pulikkal house.

The famous Cheruvallikavu Devi Temple located in pampady village. Alampally Sreekrishnaswamy temple, and Chennampally Gandharvasamy temple are also in pampady. St. Thomas Church, St. Thomas High School are in Kuttikkal jn, South pampady.

This is a famous Christian pilgrim centre is situated near Pampady. Dayara Chapel is a tomb church of Kuriakose Mar Gregorios (Pampady Thirumeni), bishop of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. Under this chapel, a lot of institutions are functioning.

Block Resource Centre Pampady, SSA, near Pampady at 8th mile Velloor. Schools from Pampady, Kooroppada, Meenadom, Manarcadu and Ayarkkunnam (part) panchayath are under this BRC . There are many high schools: MGM High School, BMM English Medium School, Cross Roads School, Vimalambika School, Govt HSS Alampally, PTM High School Velloor, MGM HSS lakkattoor, St. Thomas High School South Pampady, Technical High School Velloor, and a number of primary schools. The famous Engineering College named Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology (RIT). Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, named after the late Prime Minister Sri. Rajiv Gandhi, run by the Government of Kerala, started functioning in 1991. The college is affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, Kerala. K G College, The college is affiliated to the Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, Kerala.