Puthencavu
Puthencavu is a village in Alappuzha District of Kerala, India, located 2 km east of Chengannur along the southern bank of the river Pamba. The village is around 2 km from Arattupuzha, and can be easily accessed from Chengannur and Arattupuzha.
Puthencavu | |
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village | |
Puthencavu Location in Kerala, India Puthencavu Puthencavu (India) | |
Coordinates: 9°19′23″N 76°38′23″E | |
Country | |
State | Kerala |
District | Alappuzha |
Government | |
• Body | Chengannur Municipality |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 689123 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Mavelikkara |
Legislative Assembly constituency | Chengannur |
Education
Metropolitan Higher Secondary School,[1] run by the Catholicate and MD Schools Corporate Management of the Malakara Orthodox Syrian Church is located at Puthencavu.
Transportation
Chengannur Railway Station is the nearest railhead, and Cochin International Airport the nearest airport. The Century Multispeciality Hospital is located very near to Puthencavu Junction. [2]
Structures
The 218-year-old Puthencavu St Mary's Orthodox Church[3] is located in the village. The remains of three leaders of the Malankara Sabha, Mar Thoma VI, Mar Thoma VIII & Geevarghese Mar Philoxenos are interred in the church.
Notable people
Mahakavi Puthencavu Mathan Tharakan hails from this village and has made significant contributions to the freedom movement and the Malayalam language. His son K. M. Tharakan was a president of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, and a noted writer, novelist and critic.
References
- "Metropolitan Higher Secondary School". Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- "Century Hospital Location". Century Hospital.
- "St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral". St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral. Kerala: Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
External links
- http://www.alappuzhaonline.com/puthencavustmaryscathedral.htm
- http://wikimapia.org/17631221/Shaji-George-Chennattu