Kunnamthanam

Kunnamthanam കുന്നംതാനം
village
Kunnamthanam Show map of Kerala Kunnamthanam Show map of India Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 9°26′0″N 76°36′45″E / 9.43333°N 76.61250°E / 9.43333; 76.61250Coordinates: 9°26′0″N 76°36′45″E / 9.43333°N 76.61250°E / 9.43333; 76.61250
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Government
• Body	Panchayat
Population (2001)
• Total	20,157
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	689581
Telephone code	91469
Vehicle registration	KL-28
Nearest city	Thiruvalla
Lok Sabha constituency	Pathanamthitta
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Thiruvalla
Civic agency	Panchayat

Kunnamthanam is a village in Pathanamthitta district in the state of Kerala, India. It is one of the nine villages that form Mallapally Taluk of Pathanamthitta district. The main junction at Kunnamthanam is a major T-junction, as it is situated almost midway between Mallappally and Thiruvalla, at the center of a quadrilateral with Changanacherry and Karukachal as the other two vertices. Famous Madthilkavu Bhagavathi temple and St. Mary's Sehion Orthodox Church (popularly known as Vallamala Church) are situated in Kunnamthanam. NSS High School is the oldest school in this village.

As of 2001^[update] India census, Kunnamthanam had a population of 20157 with 9466 males and 10691 females.

Kunnamthanam has two popular temples 1) Madathilkavil Bhagavathi Temple, 2) Pulappukave Shiva Temple. The latter is famous for its Padayani, an ancient festival that has been revived in recent years.

Madathilkavu Bhagavathy Temple, one of the famous temples in Pathanamtitta District St Joseph Catholic Church, Kunnamthanam, is located near the Kunnamthanam–Manthanam road. The Little Servants of the Divine Providence is a convent begun here. The convent has a retreat center called Zion Retreat Center as well as a Providence Home that takes care of orphans and the elderly. The main attraction of Kunnamthanam grama Panchayat is, Kunnamthanam industrial development area (KINFRA)

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