Arpookara


Arpookara/Arpookkara 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.

Demographics

India census, Arpookara had a population of 23,366 with 11,552 males and 11,814 females.

Governance

Arpookara is administered by an Indian village governance system called Grama Panchayat.

Landmarks

  1. Medical College Hospital, Gandhinagar
  2. Medical College Vocational Higher Secondary School, Ambalakkavala
  3. Medical College Higher Secondary School, Ambalakkavala
  4. St. Philomina's Girls High School, Villoonni
  5. Government High School, Karippoothettu
  6. Adarsam Library, Nerekadavu, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  7. Navodaya Grandhasala, Karippoothettu, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  8. Pranavam Group Arts and Sports Club, Near Kolettu Temple Jn. Panampalam, Arpookkara, Kottayam-8
  9. School of Medical Education, Gandhinagar
  10. Kuttanad Irrigation Development Sub Division, Arpookara.

    Places of Worships

  11. Sree Subrahmonya Swami Kshethram, Ambalakkavala, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  12. Kolettu Sree Shanmugha Vilasam Temple, Panampalam, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  13. Choorakavu Devi Temple & Karipoothrikka Sreekrishna Temple, Thommankavala, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  14. Kunnathrikka Mahadeva Kshethram, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  15. St. Xaviers church Villooni Arpookara
  16. St. Micheles Chapel Panampalam, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  17. St.George Orthodox Church Arpookara, Kottyam
  18. St. George Church Aykkarachira, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  19. Saint Alphonsa's Birthplace, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  20. Little Flower Church, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  21. Sreenarayana Gurudeva Kshethram SNDP Br. 3502, Arpookara, Kottayam
  22. St. Sebastian's Church, Angadi, Arpookkara, Kottayam
  23. St. Peters C.S.I Church Arpookara Kottayam