Kooroppada

Kooroppada is a village in Kottayam district, Kerala, India, situated 16 kilometres east to Kottayam town. Kooroppada village was formed in 1953 by merging Kooroppada with a certain portion of Pampady and Anikkad villages. Village Radio Kooroppada is the First Radio station in Kooroppada. Since 2017 September 1HistoryAs per the known history, Kooroppada was the place where Thekkumkur Kings with their headquarters at Vennimala accommodated their royal army. In Malayalam, the word ‘koor’ means loyalty and 'pada' means army. So the land of loyal army has become Kooroppada. In AD 1749 King Marthanda Varma captured Thekkumkur and annexed it to Venad. Previous land lords namely Ambazhathunkal Karthas were removed from their posts and a large portion of the land then came under the tenancy of Kolathettu family who were migrated to Kooroppada from Kolathunadu due to Islamic conquest.EconomyKooroppada has a predominantly agricultural economy. The major products include: rubber, banana, cocoa and pineapple.SchoolsGovernment High School, Kothala, Santa Maria Public School & Junior College, Kooroppada Sacred Heart High School, Pangada MGM NSS Higher Secondary School, Lakkattoor and NSS Higher Secondary School, KothalaPlaces of worshipThere are three major temples in the heart of Kooroppada village. They are Shree Dharmasastha temple, Mathrumala Devi temple and Anthimahakalan temple. Other temples in the village are Madappadu Bhagawati temple, Pangada Moothedath Bhagawati temple, Lakkattoor Shiva Parvathi temple, Kothakaa Ilankavu Bhagawati temple and SN Puram Surya temple.