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Country
  
India

District
  
Kottayam

Vehicle registration
  
KL-34

State
  
Kerala

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Kappadu

Nearest city
  
Kottayam, Kanjirappally

Kappadu is a sub urban area of Kanjirappally in Kottayam district, Kerala, India.

Contents

Map of Kappadu, Kerala

Location

Kappadu is 6 km from Kanjirappally, situated between Kanjirappally and Erattupetta (9°36′22″N 76°46′37″E).

Economy

Agriculture is the main source of income. Rubber, coffee,and tapiocca are cultivated here.

Churches

The Parish of Kappadu, Holy Cross Church is one of the recent Pilgrimage Church in Kanjirappally Diocese with having the relics of very holy "Cross". It includes the regions of Thumpamada, Vandanamala, Moozhikkadu, Maanjukkulam, 3rd mile, Kozhiyaani etc. Here majority of the people are of Christians and Hindus. Also Kappadu may be the place having the most number of monastories namely CMI Study Center, Benedictan Ashram,Jyothi Bhavan, Aaradhana Convent etc. Main cultivation being the Rubber and the term "Achayans" is being used for the planters here.

References

Kappadu Wikipedia


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