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Tiruvalla Taluk (alternately spelt Thiruvalla) Taluk is a Tehsil ( Sub-District ) in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India. The headquarters of the Taluk is at Tiruvalla town itself, which lies almost in the centre of the Taluk.Area Of Thiruvalla Taluk Is 152 Sq.Km. The borders are Maramon on east, Idinjillam on North, Chakkulathukavu & Parumala (Thiruvalla) on the west, and Pravinkoodu in the South.Thiruvalla Is Also An Educational District.,The Thiruvalla Educational District.All Three Major rivers in Central Travancore Pamba and Manimala & Achenkovil River flow through this Taluk.It is Also Called The Land Of Rivers as All Three Major Rivers Flow Through Thiruvalla to Reach Vembanad Lake Via Kuttanad .

Tiruvalla Taluk
Taluk (Sub-district)
Tiruvalla Taluk Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 09.385°N 76.575°E / 09.385; 76.575
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Headquarters	Tiruvalla
Government
• Type	Taluk
• Body	Tehsildar (Assistant collector)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	223,503
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-27

Tiruvalla Taluk Is The Commercial,Financial,Educational & Cultural Capital Of Central Travancore.The Taluk is noted for its large number of non resident Indian community and a large number of banks. Most of the nationalised banks have at least Two To Thirty branches in the Taluk.Thiruvalla Taluk Is The Commercial,Economic,Financial & Educational Capital Of Central Travancore.

History

The Taluk is an older settlement of Brahmins and Syrian Christians, and has developed a cosmopolitan culture resulting from the peaceful co-existence of the two communities. The various places in Tiruvalla have a different history to tell.

For the history of the places in Tiruvalla, refer: History of Tiruvalla city, History of Niranam, History of Koipuram, History of Kumbanad, History of Kavumbhagom from the respective wiki articles.

Famous personalities from the taluk

• Poykayil Yohannan , social activist,social reformer, poet and the founder of PRDS
• Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup, Poet (Mahakavi Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup )
• Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri , Indian writer and scholar of Malayalam literature
• Madhava Panikkar, Sankara Panikkar, and Rama Panikkar - The Niranam poets, also known as the Kannassan poets, were three poets from the same family
• KT Chacko,former International Footballer, Indian goalkeeper
• Abraham Kovoor, famous hypnotherapist and rationalist
• Abraham Mulamoottil, a Catholic priest, author, educationist, innovator, and philosopher
• Abu Abraham, famous cartoonist
• Babu Thiruvalla, movie director and producer
• Baselios Marthoma Didymos I, former Malankara Metropolitan & Catholicos of Malankara, India and All the East (Malankara Orthodox Church)
• Blessy (Blessy Iype Thomas), movie director
• C. K. Ra, famous artist
• C.P. Mathen (1890–1960), banker and founder of the Quilon Bank, Member of Parliament from Mavelikkara Constituency to the first Lok Sabha (1952), Indian Ambassador to the Sudan (1957)
• John Abraham, movie director
• K. G. George, movie director
• Kailash, movie actor
• Kakkanadan, novelist and writer
• Kaveri, movie actress
• Kaviyoor Ponnamma, movie actress
• Kaviyoor Sivaprasad,Film Director
• Kailash ,movie Actor
• M. G. Soman, movie actor
• Dr. M.M. Thomas, former Governor of Nagaland, Chairperson of the World Council of Churchers (WCC)
• Mathew T. Thomas, MLA 2006–present, and 1987–1991, Janata Dal, former transport minister of Kerala (2006–2009)
• Meera Jasmine (Jasmine Mary Joseph), movie actress
• Nadiya Moythu, movie actress
• Nayantara (Diana Mariam Kurien, Kodiyattu), movie actress
• Parvathy (Ashwathy Kurup), movie actress
• Rajeev Pillai, model and movie actor
• Sidhartha Siva, Actor, Director
• J. Philipose, Writer/satirist

Places in Tiruvalla Taluk

• Niranam
• Kadapra
• Neerattupuram
• Kuttoor
• Peringara
• Nedumpuram
• Kuttappuzha
• Kallooppara
• Kaviyoor
• Koipuram
• Thottapuzhassery
• Eraviperoor
• Kavumbhagom
• Pullad
• Maramon
• Parumala
• Chathenkary
• Mathilbhagom
• Anjilithanam
• Poovathoor
• Kuriannoor

PIN Codes

1. Tiruvalla 689101
2. Anjilithanam 689582
3. Ezhumattoor 689586
4. Kavumbhagom 689102
5. Kuttapuzha (Kizhakkanmuthoor) 689103
6. Manjadi Junction (Meenthalakara) 689105
7. Muthoor 689107
8. R.S.P.O. (Kuttapuzha) 689111
9. Kuttoor 689106
10. Thadiyoor 689545
11. Valanjavattom 689104
12. Karackal, Peringara 689108
13. Podiyadi 689110
14. Thirumoolapuram 689115
15. Chathankari 689112
16. Pullad 689548
17. Kumbanad 689547
18. Alanthuruthy, Azhyadathuchira 689113
19. Venpala 689114 – (Kuttoor panchyath)
20. Azyidathuchira 689113
21. Vallamkulam(nannoor) 689541
22. Eraviperoor 689542
23. Othera 689546
24. Nedumpuram 689578
25. Kaviyoor 689580
26. Mepral 689591
27. Mundiappally 689581
28. M. North 689543

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