Thiruvalla taluk

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Country India District Pathanamthitta Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Elevation 27 m		State Kerala Headquarters Tiruvalla Vehicle registration KL-27 Population 223,503 (2011)

Painless delivery at thiruvalla taluk hospital

Tiruvalla Taluk (alternately spelt Thiruvalla) taluk is a tehsil (sub-district) in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India. The headquarters of the Taluk is at Tiruvalla city itself, which lies almost in the centre of the Taluk. The borders are Pullad on east, Idinjillam on North, Chakkulathukavu on the west, and Kuttoor in the South. The rivers Pamba and Manimala flow through this Taluk. According to the 2011 Census,Tiruvalla taluk has the lowest birth rate in kerala.(10.63 per 1,000)

Tiruvalla Taluk formerly included the present day Mallapally Taluk, which is sometimes known as "Tiruvalla East". The Taluk is noted for its large number of non resident Indian community and a large number of banks. Most of the nationalised banks have at least two branches in the Taluk.

History

The Taluk is an older settlement of Brahmins and Syrian Christians, and has developed a cosmopolitan culture resulting from the peaceful co-existence of the two communities. The various places in Tiruvalla have a different history to tell.

For the history of the places in Tiruvalla, refer : History of Tiruvalla city, History of Niranam, History of Koipuram, History of Kumbanad, History of Kavumbhagom from the respective wiki articles.

Famous personalities from the taluk

Abraham Kovoor, famous hypnotherapist and rationalist

Abu Abraham, famous cartoonist

Dr. M.M. Thomas, former Governor of Nagaland, Chairperson of the World Council of Churchers (WCC)

Babu Thiruvalla, movie director and producer

Baselios Marthoma Didymos I, former Catholicos of India and All the East (Malankara Orthodox Church)

Blessy (Blessy Iype Thomas), movie director

C. K. Ra, famous artist

C.P. Mathen (1890–1960), banker and founder of the Quilon Bank, Member of Parliament from Mavelikkara Constituency to the first Lok Sabha (1952), Indian Ambassador to the Sudan (1957)

Chippy, movie actress

John Abraham, movie director

K. G. George, movie director

Kakkanadan, novelist and writer

Kaveri, movie actress

Kaviyoor Ponnamma, movie actress

M. G. Soman, movie actor

Mathew T. Thomas, MLA 2006–present, and 1987-1991, Janata Dal, former transport minister of Kerala (2006–2009)

Meera Jasmine (Jasmine Mary Joseph), movie actress

Nadiya Moythu, movie actress

Nayantara (Diana Mariam Kurien, Kodiyattu), movie actress

Parvathy (Ashwathy Kurup), movie actress