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Population of Kottayam is 18, 20, 000.
Kottayam is at an altitude above Sea level.
Kottayam is a nice place full of churches and seminaries. It is main centre of rubber production. It is located in-between the foothills of the Western Ghats and backwater rivers with canals on the other. It is bordered by lofty Western Ghats from east and Vembanad Lake from west.
Kottayam is known as land of unique characteristics. It is the land of lakes and latex. Kottayam is the very perfect take-off point and one can visit Peerumedu, Idukki, Munnar, Thekkady, Ernakulam as well as the temple city of Madurai from here.
Kottayam is a district and it was the first place in whole India, which achieved total literacy at very first time. Today this place is headquarters of the da-ily newspaper Malayala Manorama.
How to go
- By Air - Kochi is the nearest airport from here.
- By Rail - From Bangalore, Cannanore, Thiruvananthapuram trains are available to come here.
- By Road - Buses of KSRTC from Guruvayoor, Chennai, Kanyakumari, Kumili, Madurai, Mangalore, Kozhikode, Coirnbatore, Munnar are avilable to reach this place.
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