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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Kallumala<br />
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| image_skyline = Kallumals college junction.jpg<br />
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| image_caption = kallumala college junction<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|9.234|N|76.550|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| government_type =[[Tehsil|Taluk]]<br />
| governing_body = grama panchayath<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_as_of = 2001<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 690110<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = +91-479<br />
| registration_plate = KL-31<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Mavelikara]] (3 km)<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = 86.00%%<br />
| website = {{URL|alappuzha.nic.in/mavelikara_taluk.html}}<br />
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'''Kallumala''' is a village near Mavelikara railway station in [[Mavelikara]] [[taluk]]. Kallumala is the twenty-first ward of [[Thazhakkara|Thazhakkara Grama Panchayat]], [[Alappuzha district]] in the Indian state of [[Kerala]].<br />
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== Education ==<br />
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CMS LP School established in 1856 was the first school in Kallumala. In 1964 Bishop Moore College was established at Kallumala.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
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Mavelikara is a region of sandy mud, while Kallumala is a hill with [[laterite]] soil. Kallumala consist of two squares, the college square (Vadakkemukku) and the Thekkemukku square, which are connected with two roads.<br />
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==Religious places==<br />
*[[Kallumala Siva temple|Kallumala Siva Temple]]<br />
*[[Akkanattukara siva temple|Akkanattukara Siva temple]]<br />
*[[St. Pauls CSI Church]]<br />
*[[St. Gregorios Orthodox church]]<br />
*[[St. Mary's Malankara Syrian Catholic Church (Bethany Church)]]<br />
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==Infrastructure==<br />
*[[Indian Overseas Bank]] (with ATM)<br />
*[[Catholic Syrian Bank]]<br />
*[[Federal Bank]] (ATM only)<br />
*[[State Bank of India|SBI]] (ATM only)<br />
*[[Kallumala agricultural co-operative bank]]<br />
*[[Post office]]<br />
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==Educational institutions==<br />
*[[Bishop Moore College|Bishop Moore college aided]]<br />
*[[CMS LP school]]<br />
*Mar Ivanios College (unaided)<br />
*Bishop Moore Vidyapith (unaided)<br />
*St Mary's Cathedral Public School Mavelikara (unaided)<br />
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==Healthcare==<br />
* Ashwini Ayurvedasram<br />
* P M Varghese Memorial Hospital<br />
* PuthiyaDam Hospital<br />
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Other establishments include Kiran studio, Jemini studio, Mambally medicals, Illikkal medicals, Panackal stores and Nadavallil store, along with many grocery shops. A ration shop is located near to the junction.<br />
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== Notable people==<br />
* [[P. C. Alexander]] secretary to [[Indira Gandhi]]<br />
* [[Valson Thampu]] [[Delhi University]]<br />
* Chitramezhuthu K. M. Varghese<br />
* [[K. K. Sudhakaran]] (novelist)<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{commons category|Kallumala}}<br />
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{{Alappuzha district}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Alappuzha district]]</div>
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