Nariyapuram

Nariyapuram നരിയാപുരം
village
A view of Nariyapuram jn.
Nariyapuram Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 9°13′22″N 76°44′13″E / 9.22278°N 76.73694°E / 9.22278; 76.73694Coordinates: 9°13′22″N 76°44′13″E / 9.22278°N 76.73694°E / 9.22278; 76.73694
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Talukas	Kozhencherry
Government
• Body	Vallicode Panchayat
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	689513
Telephone code	0468
Vehicle registration	KL-03
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city	Pandalam
Lok Sabha constituency	Pathanamthitta
Civic agency	Vallicode Panchayat
Climate	Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	20 °C (68 °F)

Nariyapuram is a village in Vallicode Panchayat of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala, India. Nariyapuram is located in the northern part of Pathanamthitta. Pandalam, which is seven km away is the nearest town. The district headquarters Pathanamthitta is eight km away. There are regular bus services via Nariyapuram. Schools, hospitals, places of worship and all other necessities are also available. The population here is not too large. There are vast areas of paddy fields and most of the villagers are farmers. Borders of Nariyapuram are Thattayil along the south, Thumpamon along the west, Achankovil river along the north and Kaipattoor along the east.

Education

St. Paul's school^[1] is an Aided school in Nariyapuram. For many years, it was an upper primary school. There were no high schools in Nariyapuram at that time. The school became a high school by the year of 1985. The school was founded in 1952. Most people in and around Nariyapuram had their schooling at this school. Currently, the school follows CBSE syllabus up to fourth grade, Kerala State Education Board for fifth to tenth standard and the school has an unaided higher secondary.
GLPS Nariyapuram^[2]^[3]
GLPS Vayala north^[3]
MSC LPS Nariyapuram^[3]

Religion

The main religious communities in Nariyapuram are Hindus and Christians.

Shri Indilayappan Temple

Indilayappan temple

Shri Indilayappan temple,^[4] Nariyapuram is one of the oldest and famous temples in Kerala, India. The temple is the abode of Lord Indilayappan the incarnation of two divine powers of Lord Shiva and Lord Dharma Shasta. Situated in the backdrop of scenic beauty and adorned by sacred Grove, all weather clear water ponds and vast evergreen meadow, the temple is an embodiment of serenity and peace. Seated in the lap of Mother Nature, the deity is in the form of a naturally grown Black Rock. The deity has free access to sunlight, air, rain, mist and dew. This is made possible by leaving the overhead portion of the Sreekovil open.

Immanuel Orthodox Church

Immanuel Orthodox Church, Nariyapuram is an ancient and famous church in Nariyapuram. Years ago before the church was built, people in Nariyapuram used to go to Thumpamon Valiya Pally. Then Christian believers in Nariyapuram realised that a separate church is required for Nariyapuram and this lead to the construction of new church in Nariyapuram. Today Immanuel Orthodox church, Nariyapuram is one of the biggest churches in Pathanamthitta.

Banks

SBT

The State Bank of Travancore Nariyapuram branch ^[5] is situated in Parambil Buildings^[5] at Nariyapuram Junction. The bank has a key role in fulfilling the financial needs of people in Nariyapuram. The bank has its own ATM counter which is very useful for people not only in Nariyapuram but also in nearby places.

Kaipattoor Service Co-Operative Bank

The Nariyapuram branch of Kaipattoor Service Co-Operative bank is a great support for people in Nariyapuram. The bank opens special market during the Onam festival. The bank provides many services useful to ordinary people.

Transport

Roads

The Pandalam - Kaipattoor road^[6] passes through Nariyapuram. This road joins MC Road^[6] at Pandalam and thereby makes it convenient to travel to all the major cities in Kerala, including the state capital Trivandrum and commercial capital Kochi. To the other side, the road leads to Kaipattoor from where we can get to Adoor, Ezhamkulam, Konni or Pathanamthitta^[7] where Pathanamthitta is the district capital.

Airports

Nearest airports are :

Trivandrum International Airport (104.1 km)^[8]^[9]
Cochin International Airport (148.4 km)^[8]^[9]

Railways

Nearest Railway stations are :

Chengannur Railway Station (22.7 km)^[10]
Thiruvalla Railway Station (31.5 km)^[10]
Mavelikkara Railway Station (25.0 km)^[10]
Haripad Railway Station (37.6 km)^[10]

Public Transport

The public transport in Nariyapuram is largely dependent on Privately owned buses. Besides this, the govt. Undertaking KSRTC Venad buses are also operating transportation. Buses are available through Nariyapuram each 5 – 10 minutes normally. So one can get to Nariyapuram easily.

A Paddy field in Nariyapuram.

Famous Personalities

P. Ayyaneth
Nariyapuram Venugopal
Dr. K P Kesavan Nampoothiri^[11]

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nariyapuram.

References

↑ "St. Paul's School, Nariyapuram details".
↑ "Govt. LPS Nariyapuram details".
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "LP Schools list".
↑ "http://Shri Indilayappan temple - www.thekeralatemples.com/".
↑ 5.0 5.1 "SBT Nariyapuram details and IFSC code".
↑ 6.0 6.1 "Pandalam - Kaipattoor road passes through Nariyapuram map".
↑ "Pandalam Kaipattoor road joins kaipattoor - Pathanmathitta road map".
↑ 8.0 8.1 "Nearest airports".
↑ 9.0 9.1 Google map can be used as a reference to know the distance
↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Google map is the reference
↑ http://newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article25984.ece