Vettiyar
Village
Vettiyar Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Vettiyar Vettiyar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 9°17′N 76°37′E / 9.28°N 76.62°E / 9.28; 76.62Coordinates: 9°17′N 76°37′E / 9.28°N 76.62°E / 9.28; 76.62
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	690558
Vehicle registration	KL 31 (Mavelikkara) KL 04 (Alappuzha)

Vettiyar is a village in the district of Alappuzha, in Kerala, India, on the Mavelikkara - Pandalam road. It lies on the banks of Achankovil river. It is situated between Mavelikkara and Pandalam.

Village life

Vettiyar consists of many green paddy fields, rubber plantations, cashew trees, coconut trees, betel leaves.^{[citation needed]} It is a small village where urbanization are improving. Football is the most popular pastime of youths in the village. VETTIYAR NERCHAPALLI CHANDANKUDAM NERCHA FAMOUS IN KERALA.THE FESTIVAL CONDUCT ON JANUARY 23-24 ON EVERY YEAR.

Pathamudayam is a festival conducted at Palliyarakkavu temple on 23 April and September 1 to 8.^{[citation needed]}

Mosques

• VETTIYAR KIZHAKK NERCHAPALLI (NAJATHUL ISLAM JHUMA MAJID)
• HIDAYATHUL ISLAM JHUMA MASJID VETTIYAR

Temples

• Palliyarakkavu Devi Temple (the village temple)
• Ramanalloor Sree Mahavishnu Temple
• Kandakalankavu Shiva Temple
• Kottalethu Temple
• Mekkattusseril Durga Temple
• Parakulangara Devi Temple
• Moorthy Temple
• Sankaran Swamy Kuzhivila
• Chattampi Swami-Kandakalankavu
• Tharayil Nagakshethram

Churches

• Indian Pentecostal Church of God-Bethel
• Indian Pentecostal Church of God Salem
• St. Thomas Marthoma Church, Vettiyar
• New India Bible Church, Kottemala
• Pentecostal Maranatha Gospel Church
• Salom Marthoma Church
• Shalom CSI Church
• Sharon Fellowship Church
• St. Mary's Malankara Catholic Church
• St. Mary's Orthodox Church
• St. Thomas Evangelical Church of India
• OPA-CESS Headquarters, Vettiyar

Schools

• Devi Vilasom Lower Primary School
• Edappon Higher Secondary School
• Janardhanan Memorial Ezhuthu Palli
• Mannam Memorial Lower Primary School
• Mohammaden Lower Primary School, Nalumukku
• T. M. Varghese Memorial High School
• Iratta Pallikkudam

References