About Pala
Pala (also written as Palai), is an Indian municipal city located 28 km east of the district capital Kottayam in the Indian state of Kerala. It is spread over an area of 74.09 km2 and is situated 173 km north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. Pala is on the banks of the Meenachil river and is the headquarters of the Meenachil Taluk and the Pala Revenue Division.
Pala is located 5 km west of Bharananganam, an important Syro-Malabar Catholic pilgrimage centre which also holds the tomb of Saint Alphonsa. It is one of the main gateways to the southern high ranges of the Western Ghats. Pala connects to the high ranges through Thodupuzha and Kanjirappally taluks. Pala had a population of 22,640. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Pala has an average literacy rate of 98%, higher than the national average of 73%: male literacy is 98.5%, and female literacy is 97.8%, still much higher than the state average.
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