Mundakayam

Coordinates: 9°32′15″N 76°53′5″E / 9.53750°N 76.88472°E / 9.53750; 76.88472
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Mundakayam
Doorway to highrange
town
Gram Panchayat

Mundakayam, is a town in

rubber plantations, and greenery. The Manimala River runs through Mundakayam. It is located 48 km east of the district headquarters at Kottayam and 148 km from the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. The name Mundakayam is said to be derived from the Mundi cranes that used to be seen along the Manimala
River banks.

Economy

Mundakayam is a land of

rubber. The rubber plantations in India had originated from Mundakayam, which was introduced by J.J. Murphy around 1910. An All India Agricultural
& Industrial Exhibition was held here in 1967 which was inaugurated by Hindi film maker Sunil Dutt.

Administration

Mundakayam is part of

Pathanamthitta (Lok Sabha constituency) for Indian General Elections. Sebastian Kulathunkal (LDF, Kerala Congress) is the sitting MLA. Anto Antony of INC
is the MP representing Mundakayam.

Transportation

Mundakayam is well connected to places like

KURTC's AC Low Floor Services. Daily buses go from Mundakayam to Chennai and Bangalore
. Volvo Multi Axle Services of Kallada, Green line, Atlas, Kerala lines to Chennai & Banglore are also available. A new bypass road is opened to free the town from traffic block.

Parathanam is a small village and it is 8 km from Mundakayam.

Sabarigiri International Airport

On 19 July 2017, the Kerala Government announced the construction of the 5th International Airport in Kerala,

Sabarimala pilgrims.[1]
The proposed project site Cheruvally Estate is just 15 km from Mundakayam.

Entertainment

Even though there are no shopping malls in Mundakayam, the town has a lot of shopping complexes. Athiyalil Plaza at the town centre being the biggest. Thannimoottil building, CSI Shopping Complex, CVM Arcade, Arafa Shopping Complex are some others. Mundakayam have 2 Film Theatres and a Multiplex. RD Cinemas started play in 3-screen on 10-5-2018 in Mattathil building Paiangana. The multiplex has one 4K and two 2K screens. The multiplex is owned by Film maker B Unnikrishnan. Reliance Trends started operating from 2020 in Mundakayam.

Education

Government Institutions

  • Mundakayam Post Office
  • Mundakayam Police Station
  • Government General Hospital Mundakayam
  • PWD
    Guest House
  • BSNL
    Office
  • Kerala Water Authority Office
  • KSEB
    Office
  • Village Office
  • Krishi Bhavan
  • Central Excise Office, Mundakayam
  • Excise Range Office, Mundakayam
  • Thiruvithamcoor Devaswam Board Commissioner Office, Mundakayam

Financial Institutions

Major Religious Centres

Temples

  • Palakunnel Sree Dharmashasthave Temple koottickal
  • Parthasarathy Temple, Mundakkayam
  • Sree Subhramanya Swami Temple, Boyce estate, 35th mile
  • Valliyamkavu Devi Temple, Paloorkkavu
  • Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, Amaravathy
  • Thalumkal Sree Mahadevi Temple, Koottickal
  • Sree Cheruvally Devi Temple, Punchayayal
  • Chotty Sreemahadeva Temple
  • Murikumvayal Sree Maha Vishnu Temple, Murikumvayal
  • Paschima devi Temple, Paschima

Churches

  • St. Thomas Orthodox Church, Paingana, Mundakayam
  • Mor Ignatius Alias III
    Malankara Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church
    , Mundakayam
  • Holy Trinity C.S.I Church, Mundakayam
  • St Mary's Church, (Roman Catholic - Latin Rite ) Mundakayam
  • St Joseph's Church (Roman Catholic - Syro Malankara Rite ), Mundakayam
  • Our Lady of Dolours Forane Church, (Roman Catholic - Syro Malabar Rite ) Mundakayam
  • Bethel Marthoma Church, Mundakayam
  • John Paul Centre Church,(Roman Catholic - Syro Malabar Rite ), 31st Mile, Mundakayam
  • Apostolic Oblates, 31st Mile, Mundakayam
  • San Pio Capuchin Ashram, Mundakayam

Mosques

  • Mundakayam Muslim Jama Ath Town Juma Masjid
  • Masjidul Wafa
  • Chotty Juma Masjid
  • Varickani Juma Masjid
  • Masjid As-Salam, Paingana
  • Salafi Masjid

Climate

Climate data for Mundakayam
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32
(90) 		32
(90) 		33
(91) 		33
(91) 		32
(90) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		31
(88)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22
(72) 		23
(73) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22
(0.9) 		39
(1.5) 		60
(2.4) 		155
(6.1) 		320
(12.6) 		636
(25.0) 		596
(23.5) 		397
(15.6) 		292
(11.5) 		326
(12.8) 		210
(8.3) 		52
(2.0) 		3,105
(122.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1 2 3 7 10 21 20 17 13 12 8 3 117
Source: Weather2Travel

Notable people

  • Malayalam film
    actor - an Indian film and stage actor who has starred in over 200 Malayalam films
  • Guangzhou Asian Games
  • Seema G. Nair - supporting actresses in Malayalam cinema and serials

Nearby places of interest

Nearest towns

Nearby taluks

Nearest airports

Nearest railway stations

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kerala cabinet gives nod to green airport in Kanjirappally to facilitate travel for Sabarimala pilgrims". Firstpost.com. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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