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Kottayam district

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Kottayam is a city (pop. 166,552:1991) in the state of Kerala, India. Kottayam is called the land of letters, lakes and latex. Kottayam was the first district in India to achieve 100% literacy. Other important towns in the distict are Palai, Changanassery, Vaikom and Kanjirappally.


Kumarakom is a tourist centre and bird sanctuary close to Kottayam town. You could also reach Thekkady (Periyar Tiger Reserve) from Kottayam travelling approximately 2 to 3 hrs by public transportation. Kottayam is home to numerous news papers published in the local language Malayalam and also to DC Books prominent publisher in Malayalam. Medical College, Kottayam one of the government medical colleges is located at Gandhinagar close to Kottayam. Kottayam town is linked by rails to other prominent cities in Kerala and also linked to the waterways for scenic travel.

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