Thiruvalla taluk

Tiruvalla Taluk തിരുവല്ല താലൂക്ക്
Taluk (Sub-district)
Tiruvalla Taluk Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 9°23′06″N 76°34′30″E / 09.385°N 76.575°E / 09.385; 76.575Coordinates: 9°23′06″N 76°34′30″E / 09.385°N 76.575°E / 09.385; 76.575
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Headquarters	Tiruvalla
Government
• Type	Taluk
• Body	Tehsildar (Assistant collector)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	223,503
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-27

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 town 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. 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
• 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 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
• Kailash, movie actor
• Kakkanadan, novelist and writer
• Kaveri, movie actress
• Kaviyoor Ponnamma, movie actress
• 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
• Renny Johnson, movie actor and movie producer

J. Philipose, Writer/satirist

Places in Tiruvalla Taluk

• Niranam
• Kadapra
• Neerattupuram
• Kuttoor
• Peringara
• Nedumpuram
• Kuttappuzha
• Kallooppara
• Kaviyoor
• Koipuram
• Thottapuzhassery
• Eraviperoor
• Kavumbhagom
• Pullad
• Maramon
• Parumala