Kummanam
Kummanam is a village that lies on either side of river Meenachil.
Kummanam is a village that lies on either side of river Meenachil. Administratively it is in Thiruvarpu and Aymanam Gramapanchayat of Kottayam district in Kerala State, India. Capital town of Kottayam District is 4 km east from here. A bridge named Thazhathangadi palam connects either areas beside river. Kummanam is near the tourist road from Kumarakom to Thekkady.
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Worth seeing in and around Kummanam
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayapuram
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vijayapuram ) is a diocese located in the city of Kottayam in the ecclesiastical province of Verapoly in India.
3.8 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia - 02Thazhathangady Juma Masjid
The Thazhathangady Juma Masjid is a mosque situated in Thazhathangady, in the district of Kottayam, in one of the heritage zones of the state of Kerala, India, The mosque is located adjacent to the Meenachil River. Completed in c. 824 CE, the mosque is one of the oldest mosques in India.
1.8 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 03Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral
The Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral, also known as the Vimalagiri Cathedral or as Angathattu Palli located at Kottayam is the cathedral of the Diocese of Vijayapuram. Built in the Gothic architectural style, the church has a 172-foot tall tower which is one of the tallest church towers in Kerala.
4.3 km · church building in Kottayam, Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 04Munroe Lighthouse
The Munroe Lighthouse is a landmark in Pazhukkanila area of Kottayam, Kerala.
5.9 km · lighthouse in Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 05Thirunakkara Sree Mahadeva Temple, Kottayam
Thirunakkara Mahadevar Temple is a Hindu place of worship in Kottayam, India, dedicated to Shiva. It is one of the 108 revered Shivalayas in Kerala.
2.2 km · Holy temple of Lord Shiva · Wikipedia - 06St. Mary's Orthodox Church, Kottayam
St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church, Kottayam, commonly known as Kottayam Cheriapally, is a Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church located in Kottayam, Kerala, India.
1.9 km · church building in India · Wikipedia - 07Thaliyil Mahadeva temple
Talikotta Mahadeva Temple or Thaliyil Mahadeva Temple, an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva is located on the banks of Meenachil River on Kottayam - Kumarakom Road in Kottayam District in Kerala state in India. The Keezhtali Mahadeva Temple is one of the important temples in Thekkumkur Kingdom.
1.6 km · Hindu temple in Kottayam, Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 08Government Medical College, Kottayam
Government Medical College, Kottayam is a government medical college in Kerala, India. The campus is about 8 km north of Kottayam in Gandhinagar-Arpookkara area in Central Kerala.
6 km · medical college in India · Wikipedia - 09Catholicate Aramana Chapel
The Catholicate Aramana Chapel in Kottayam, Kerala, India, is the personal chapel of the Catholicos, located at the Catholicate Aramana which is the headquarters of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and residence of the Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan. Many previous catholicoi including Paulose II are entombed there.
4.7 km · Church in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kummanam
- Airports
- Cochin (COK), 64 km · Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), 131 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 171 km
- Stations
- Kottayam Railway Station, 3.7 km
- Kochi → Kummanam46 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · ₹410–510
- Thiruvananthapuram → Kummanam133 km · quickest by road, 3h 11m · ₹1,000–1,250
- Coimbatore → Kummanam165 km · quickest by road, 4h 33m · ₹1,530–1,920
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Kummanam
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kummanam. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrequent ferries (run by the Kerala State Water Transport Corporation) from Alappuzha (Alleppey) run throughout the day.
- Get aroundLocal taxis are also available, though they are considerably more expensive than autorickshaws.
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Next door to Kummanam
Kummanam is 48 km from Kochi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Kottayamcity in the Indian state of Kerala2.6 km
- Kottayam districtdistrict of Kerala, India3.6 km
- Kanjikkuzhivillage in Kottayam District, Kerala, India4.6 km
- Perumbaikadvillage in Kottayam District, Kerala, India5.1 km
- Aymanamvillage in Kottayam District, Kerala, India4.9 km
- Thiruvarpuvillage in Kottayam District, Kerala, India2.8 km