Thevalakkara

Thevalakkara is a village in the Karunagappally taluk, Kollam district of the state of Kerala, India.[1] Formerly known as Quilon, it is one of the 14 districts of Kerala.Thevalakkara is the land which contain a famous Devi temple and along with newly constructed mosque and church in the same area.Thevalakkara is home to great people like Thevalakkara Kunjanpilla and also his son and famous dramatist Babykuttan Thoolika (Gopinatha Kurup) and famous director Thevalakkara Chellapan.*Thoolika* drama troops main office was located in this place.This place is a land of unity.

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Thevalakkara

Deva Loka Kara ( Area of GODS)
village
Thevalakkara
Location in Kerala, India
Thevalakkara
Thevalakkara (India)
Coordinates: 9°1′0″N 76°35′0″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKollam
Population
 (2001)
 • Total40,363
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
690524
Telephone code0476287....
Vehicle registrationKL-23
Nearest cityKarunagappally
Lok Sabha constituencyKollam
Vidhan Sabha constituencyChavara

Situation

The district has a long coastline, a major Arabian Sea seaport and the inland Ashtamudi Lake while Kollam is also the capital of Kerala's cashew industry. Plains, mountains, lakes, lagoons and backwaters, forests, farmland and rivers make up the topography of the district. The area historically had trading relationships with Phoenicia and Ancient Rome. About 30 percent of the district is covered by Ashtamudi Lake, making it a gateway to the Kerala backwaters. The Thevalakara and Thekkumbagam panchayats established the ancient korekini ("sea pointed inland") port of Tarsish in 1500 BC. The kadappa at Thevalakara is where ship masts (kadappa) were made for centuries.

Culture

The Thevalakkara is land which is surrounded by waterfields and paddy lands, according to the demography on population Hinduism 73%,Muslims 25% and christians concludes 2%.

References
  1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

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