About Kottayam | Facts | History | Best Places To Visit
In this article, we provide detailed information about the geography, history, population, and top tourist attractions of Kottayam. Kottayam, located in the heart of Kerala, is a beautiful town known for its scenic backwaters, lush greenery, and rich cultural heritage. The peaceful Vembanad Lake offers tranquil houseboat rides, and historical sites like St. Mary’s Church add a spiritual touch to the town’s charm. Surrounded by rubber plantations and verdant hills, Kottayam feels like a peaceful retreat, offering a perfect escape into nature and culture.
| About: | Kottayam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. It lies in the central part of Kerala and is also the administrative capital of Kottayam district. Bordered by the lofty and mighty Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west, Kottayam is a land of unique characteristics. Panoramic backwater stretches, lush paddy fields, highlands, hills and hillocks, extensive rubber plantations, places associated with many legends and a totally literate people have given Kottayam District the enviable title: The land of letters, legends, latex and lakes. The city is an important trading centre of spices and commercial crops, especially rubber. Most of the India’s natural rubber is sourced from the neat plantations spread over acres of land of Kottayam, which is also where the Rubber Board is situated. Kottayam is also called as “Akshara Nagari” which means the “city of letters” considering its contribution to print media and literature. |
| Geography: | Kottayam lies at an average elevation of 3 meters, or 9.8 feet of mean sea level. The town drains in the basin of the Meenachil River and also the Vembanad backwaters that is derived from several streams coming from the Western Ghats of the Idukki district. It is not so far from the land-locked estuary of the Meenachil River as well as it drains out into Vembanad Lake in Kumarakom. Kottayam is a midland region based on the classification of regions in Kerala on altitudinal characteristics. The soil mainly has alluvial soil. In terms of flora, it essentially comprises tropical evergreen as well as moist deciduous types of vegetation. |
| Country : | India |
| State: | Kerala |
| Language: | Malayalam |
| Population: | 19,74,551 |
| Literacy rate: | 97.21% |
| Major Attractions to Visit: | Illikkal kallu Aruvikkuzhi Waterfalls… Malarikkal Village Tourism Ilaveezhapoonchira Vembanadu lake Poonjar Palace Thazhathangadi Juma Masjid Vagamon Bird Sanctuary, Kumarakom Kumarakom |