Thiruvalla taluk

Taluk in Kerala, India

9°23′06″N 76°34′30″E / 09.385°N 76.575°E / 09.385; 76.575Country

IndiaStateKeralaDistrictPathanamthittaHeadquartersTiruvallaGovernment

• TypeTaluk • BodyTehsildar (Assistant collector)Area

• Total152 km² (59 sq mi)Elevation

27 m (89 ft)Population

(2011)

• Total223,503 • Density1,500/km² (3,800/sq mi)Languages

• OfficialMalayalam, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Vehicle registrationKL-27

Thiruvalla Taluk (alternatively spelt Tiruvalla) is a Taluk of the Pathanamthitta district in the Indian state of Kerala. The headquarters of the Taluk is in Thiruvalla which covers an area of 152 sq. km and has a population of 223,503. Despite having 5.7% geographical area of the district, it holds over 18.6% of the population of the district.

The taluk is known for its large community of Non-Resident Indians, most of whom are either Gulf Malayalis or have permanently settled in the West. Due to this migration phenomena, Thiruvalla is one among the taluks in Pathanamthitta district with declining youth population and negative population share. The taluk is also known for its large number of banks, with most major nationalised banks have branches in the taluk. All the three major rivers of the Central Travancore region- Pampa river, Manimala river, and Achankovil river flow through 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

Poykayil Yohannan , social activist,social reformer, poet and the founder of PRDS
Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup, Poet (Mahakavi Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup )
Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri , Indian writer and scholar of Malayalam literature
Madhava Panikkar, Sankara Panikkar, and Rama Panikkar - The Niranam poets, also known as the Kannassan poets, were three poets from the same family
KT Chacko,former International Footballer, Indian goalkeeper
Abraham Kovoor, famous hypnotherapist and rationalist
Abraham Mulamoottil, a Catholic priest, author, educationist, innovator, and philosopher
Abu Abraham, famous cartoonist
Babu Thiruvalla, movie director and producer
Baselios Marthoma Didymos I, former Malankara Metropolitan & Catholicos of Malankara, 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)
John Abraham, movie director
K. G. George, movie director
Kailash, movie actor
Kakkanadan, novelist and writer
Kaveri, movie actress
Kaviyoor Ponnamma, movie actress
Kaviyoor Sivaprasad,Film Director
Kailash ,movie Actor
M. G. Soman, movie actor
Dr. M.M. Thomas, former Governor of Nagaland, Chairperson of the World Council of Churchers (WCC)
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
Rajeev Pillai, model and movie actor
Sidhartha Siva, Actor, Director
J. Philipose, Writer/satirist