Arpookara
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Arpookara/Arpookkara (Malayalam: ആർപ്പൂക്കര) is a rural village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. The saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception was born in Arpookara on 19101. This village belongs to the Kuttanad region of Kerala. The Kottayam Medical College is situated in Arpookara. The main attraction is the backwaters in Arpookara. There are beautiful lakes and paddy fields.
Arpookara/Arpookkara (Malayalam: ആർപ്പൂക്കര) is a rural village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. The saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception was born in Arpookara on 1910. This village belongs to the Kuttanad region of Kerala. The Kottayam Medical College is situated in Arpookara. The main attraction is the backwaters in Arpookara. There are beautiful lakes and paddy fields.
Etymology
The meaning of Arpookara relates to a place where sports are played. Its proximity to the Vembanad Lake and Kumarakom makes Arpookara one of the main tourist attractions in Kerala.
Governance
Arpookara is administered by an Indian village governance system called Grama Panchayat.
Landmarks
Medical College Hospital, Gandhinagar Medical College Vocational Higher Secondary School, Ambalakkavala Medical College Higher Secondary School, Ambalakkavala St. Philomina's Girls High School, Villoonni Government High School, Karippoothettu Adarsam Library, Nerekadavu, Arpookkara, Kottayam Navodaya Grandhasala, Karippoothettu, Arpookkara, Kottayam Pranavam Group Arts and Sports Club, Near Kolettu Temple Jn. Panampalam, Arpookkara, Kottayam-8 School of Medical Education, Gandhinagar Kuttanad Irrigation Development Sub Division, Arpookara.
References
Arpookara Panchayat
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