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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Kanamala<br />
| other_name = Pambavalley<br />
| settlement_type = village<br />
| image_skyline = Kanamala pathanamthitta bridge.jpg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = The new bridge at Kanamala which links Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts<br />
| nickname = <br />
| pushpin_map = India Kerala<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|9|25|20|N|76|56|10|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 = [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = Kanamla causeway<br />
| government_type = [[Panchayath]]<br />
| governing_body = [[Erumely]] grama panchayath<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_total_km2 = <br />
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| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 115<br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| population_total = 998<br />
| population_as_of = <br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 686510<br />
| area_code = 04828<br />
| registration_plate = KL-34, KL-62<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Coastline<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = <br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = Nearest cities<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Erumely]], [[Mukkoottuthara]], [[Koruthodu]]<br />
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Pathanamthitta (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pathanamthitta]]<br />
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Assembly constituency]]<br />
| blank4_info_sec1 = [[Poonjar]]<br />
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]<br />
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|Tropical monsoon]]<br />
| blank2_name_sec2 = Nearest Airport<br />
| blank2_info_sec2 = [[Cochin International Airport Limited]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Kanamala''' ({{IPAc-en|-|ˈ|k|ʌ|n|ə|m|ə|l|ə}}), commonly known by the name '''Pambavalley''', is a village in [[Erumely]] panchayath in [[Kanjirappally]] tehsil of [[Kottayam]] district in the Indian state of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.keralatourism.org/routes-locations/pampavalley/id/12684|title=Pampavalley, Erumeli Panchayat, Kottayam District, Kerala, India {{!}} Kerala Tourism|website=www.keralatourism.org|access-date=2016-12-22}}</ref> It is situated in the border of Kottayam and [[Pathanamthitta]] districts, but officially recorded as a part of Kottayam district only.<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
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The name ''Pambavalley'' derived from two words ''Pamba'' and ''valley'', which denotes a place situated on the banks of holy [[Pamba River|Pamba river]].<br />
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== Economy ==<br />
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Kanamala is a rural remote hilly area where [[rubber]] is the most cultivated crop. Many rubber plantations are located here. People also engages in small scale cultivation of [[black pepper|pepper]] and tapioca.<br />
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==Landmarks==<br />
=== Kanamala bridge ===<br />
There was a causeway linking Kottayam and Pathanamthitta Districts at Kanamala which was later replaced by the [[Kanamala Bridge|new bridge]] inaugurated on 23 December 2014, by [[Oomman Chandy]]. The construction cost of the bridge was {{INR}} 7.60 crore. The bridge here is an important landmark of Kanamala, which has two footpaths on either side. It has a length of {{cvt|170|metres}} and width of {{cvt|11.23|metres}}. The bridge is a big relief for thousands of pilgrims and locals who earlier depended on the narrow causeway, which would often create traffic blocks and submerge in Pamba river during heavy rainfalls.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/chandy-to-open-kanamala-bridge-on-dec-23/article6671820.ece|title=Chandy to open Kanamala bridge on Dec. 23|last=Correspondent|first=Special|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=2016-12-22}}</ref><br />
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===St.Mary's Clarist Convent===<br />
When [[Kanjirappally]] diocese came into being in 1977, the church authorities were quite aware of the need of having convents in its backward and not easily accessible hilly regions. Hence with great pleasure, Mar Joseph Powathil, the first Bishop of Kanjirappally granted permission to start an FC convent at Kanamala. Thus St. Mary's Clarist Convent came into existence on 18 June 1978. The house was blessed by Mar Joseph Powathil. A tailoring centre for giving vocational training to the poor girls of the locality started functioning under the guidance of the sisters on 15 July 1978. A nursery school was also started in the same year considering the request of the people around. Now the sisters are active in teaching, parish service, and social welfare activities.<br />
There is also a St. Thomas Church near to the convent which came into existence in 1956 under the Kanjirappally diocese.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcckanjirappally.org/home/convent/10415|title=FCC - St.Thomas Province, Kanjirappally|website=www.fcckanjirappally.org|access-date=2016-12-22}}</ref><br />
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== Transport facilities ==<br />
Kanamala is connected by both state highway and rural roads. [[Sabarimala]], a pilgrim centre, is {{cvt|33|km|mi}} from there. Both state-run and private buses operates there. Bus services are commonly from places like [[Mukkoottuthara]], [[Erumely]], [[Koruthodu]], [[Mundakkayam]], [[Changanassery]] and [[Kottayam]]. During Sabarimala pilgrimage, thousands of pilgrims passes through Kanamala via [[Neriyamangalam]]-Pamba state highway ([[State Highway 44 (Kerala)|SH-44]]).<br />
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=== Kanamala===<br />
During the Mandalam-[[Makaravilakku]] period, many fatal accidents took place at Kanamala causeway and Attivalavu spots. In the last five years,{{When|date=July 2017}} over 25 persons have died there. Kanamala had victimed several severe and minor accidents during the recent years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/20-sabarimalabound-pilgrims-injured-near-kanamala/article2746991.ece|title=20 Sabarimala-bound pilgrims injured near Kanamala|date=25 December 2011|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=11 November 2018}}</ref><br />
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==Schools and Colleges==<br />
*ST.Thomas U.P School, Kanamala<br />
*San Thome H.S.S, Kanamala<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.icbse.com/schools/santhome-h-s-kanamala/|title=A Complete List of CBSE Affiliated Schools in India & Abroad|website=iCBSE|access-date=2016-12-22}}</ref><br />
*M.E.S College, [[Mukkoottuthara]]<br />
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==Nearby places==<br />
* [[Thulappally]]<br />
* Umikuppa<br />
* [[Edakadathy]]<br />
* Eruthuvapuzha<br />
* Mookkenpetty<br />
* Vattappara<br />
* [[Mukkoottuthara]]<br />
* Aarattukayam<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Kottayam district}}<br />
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