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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Amalagiri
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = Kottayam
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| governing_body = Athirampuzha Panchayat
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 686561
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| area_code = 0481
| registration_plate = KL-05
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==Location==
'''Amalagiri''' is a suburb of Kottayam town in Kerala, India. The place is a semi-urban residential area located 9 km north west of [[Kottayam]] town.

==Etymology==
'''Amalagiri''' means pure hill (''Amala'' = pure, ''giri'' = hill).

==Landmarks==
The Institute of Child Health (ICH) of Govt. Medical College, Kottayam and Bishop Kurialacherry College for Women are located here.

==History==
The place was originally called Ammancherry, meaning 'Place of Amman'(a slang referring to the people of [[Paraya]] cast). This place was christened Amalagiri by the 'Sisters of the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament'(SABS) who founded '''Bishop Kurialacherry College'''(B.K. College) here in 1965. A [[post office]] set up at this place was also named Amalagiri. Even though replaced with the name Amalagiri, the name Ammancherry is still used to refer to the main junction here.

==Economy==
Amalagiri was a low key residential area till the early 1980s. The land mostly belonged to farmers. After the establishment of [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi University]] at Priyadarsini Hills, about 1.5 km away from Amalagiri, the place got mooted as a prime residential area. Now, many housing complexes dot the place.

==Geography==
Amalagiri has a midland geography with small hills, plain land and marshy areas. The area is lush green with mixed vegetation. Amalagiri receives a fair amount of rain throughout the year. Temperature ranges between a minimum of 18 °C in winter and a maximum of 33 °C in summer.

==Map of Amalagiri==
http://maps.google.co.in/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=amalagiri&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Amalagiri,+Kerala&z=15

==References==
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==External links==
Bishop Kurialacherry College: http://www.bkcollege.org/
* http://yellowpages.sulekha.com/kottayam_amalagiri_area_pin-code.htm
{{Kottayam district}}
[[Category:Villages in Kottayam district]]

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