Palai (India)
Coordinates: 9 ° 42 ′ 47 " N , 76 ° 41 ′ 0" E
Palai is a city in Kerala and is also called Pala . It is located in the Kottayam district .
The Meenachil River flows through the village .
The neighboring towns are Puliyanoor, Mutholy, Cherpunkal , Karoor, Lalam, Arunapuram and Ramapuram.
The place was founded by Christian settlers, possibly according to plan around the year 1000. In 1737 he was granted market rights. Today Palai has over 22,000 inhabitants. The predominantly Christian population speaks Malayalam and English . In addition to agriculture (e.g. pepper), important branches of the economy are the extraction and processing of rubber . Bharananganam is a Christian place next to Pala. It is one of the main gates to the southern high areas of the western ghats. Pala connects to the high mountains through Thodupuzha and Kanjirappally Taluks.
Sons and daughters
- Thomas Menamparampil (* 1936), Roman Catholic religious chaplain and emeritus Archbishop of Guwahati
