Kottayam district
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Kottayam (IPA: [koːʈːɐjɐm] ⓘ) is one of 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. Kottayam district comprises six municipal towns: Kottayam, Changanassery, Pala, Erattupetta, Ettumanoor, and Vaikom. It is the only district in Kerala that does not border the Arabian Sea or any other Indian state.
Kottayam District | |
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Clockwise from top: Kumarakom, Malarikkal, Nair Service Society at Changanassery, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kottayam, CMS College Kottayam, and Vaikom Boat Jetty. | |
Coordinates: 9.595°N 76.531°E / 9.595; 76.531 | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
Established | 1 July 1949 |
Headquarters | Kottayam |
Government | |
• Collector | P K Jayasree I.A.S[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,208 km2 (853 sq mi) |
• Rank | 10th |
Population | |
• Total | 1,974,551 |
• Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
Vehicle registration | KL-05 Kottayam, KL-33 Changanassery, KL-34 Kanjirappally, KL-35 Pala, KL-36 Vaikom, KL-67 Uzhavoor |
HDI (2005) | 0.796[2] ( High) |
Website | kottayam |
The district is bordered by hills in the east, and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. The area's geographic features include paddy fields, highlands, and hills. As of the 2011 census, 28.6% of the district's residents live in urban areas, and it reports a 97.2% literacy rate.[3] In 2008, the district became the first tobacco-free district in India.[4] Kottayam registered the lowest Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) of zero among all districts of India, indicating no deprivation as per the report published by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative and UNDP for districts across India.[5]
The district's headquarters are based in the city of Kottayam.
Hindustan Newsprint Limited and Rubber Board are two central government organizations located in the district. The headquarters of two religious communities in Kerala are also in the Kottayam District: Nair Service Society and the Indian Orthodox Church.