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Village in Kerala, India
Kumplampoika Kumbalampoika
village
Kumpalam poikaKumpalam poika
Coordinates: 9°19′0″N 76°48′0″E / 9.31667°N 76.80000°E / 9.31667; 76.80000
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictPathanamthitta
Government
 • TypePanchayath
Area
 • Total10 km (4 sq mi)
Population
 • Total10,000
 • Density1,000/km (2,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN689661
Telephone code04735
Vehicle registrationKL-03
Nearest cityPathanamthitta
Sex ratio1000m:1000f /
Literacy99%
Lok Sabha constituencyPathanamthitta
ClimateModerate (Köppen)

Kumplampoika is a village in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India.

Kumpalampoika Town
Kumplampoika Highschool

History

Kumplampoika evolved out of "Kumbhi Ulavum Poika" which literally connotes the presence of "Kumbhi" (elephant) in the village until a few hundred years back.

Landmarks

There are three churches, temples, branches of major banks, library (Bodleian library, RegNo. 03 RNI 1797 affiliated by State Library council), co-operative societies, a retail market, and a vegetable market.

Transportation

Kumplampoika is 8  km equidistant from Pathanamthitta and Ranni.

Colleges

  • MUSALIAR COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE, CHEENKALTHADOM, MALAYALAPPUZHA, PATHANAMTHITTA

Economy

The main contribution to the economy is in the form of remittance from NRIs and rubber plantations and other low scale farm cultivation.

References

  1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
Pathanamthitta district
Cities and towns
Talukas,
panchayats
and
villages
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Kozhencherry
Ranni
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