Pala, Kerala

Template:Multiple issues Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Indian English Template:Infobox settlement Pala (Template:IPA) is a municipality<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is located Template:Convert north of the district headquarters in Kottayam and about Template:Convert north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Pala has a population of 22,056 people, and a population density of Template:Convert.

Pala is situated on the banks of the Meenachil river, and is a major hub of Syrian Christian culture in Kerala.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

Template:As of Indian census,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Christians make up 65.09% of the population, Hindus 34.19%, Muslims 0.1%, Jain 0.00%, other religions 0.05% and 0.15% not stated. Template:Bar box

Cuisine of Pala

Appams, kallappams, or vellayappams are rice flour pancakes that have soft, thick white spongy centres and crisp, lace-like edges.<ref name="gilmarks">Marks, Gil (2010), Encyclopedia of Jewish Food, John Wiley and sons</ref>

Beef ularthiyathu is a beef dish cooked with a variety of Indian spices. Other dishes include Peralan (chicken stir-fries), Meat Thoran (dry curry with shredded coconut), sardine and duck curries, and meen molee (spicy stewed fish).<ref name="gilmarks"/>

Sports

The Municipal Stadium is the centre of sports in Pala.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The multipurpose stadium can be used for conducting athletic events and football. The stadium also has a synthetic track and a football turf. There is also an indoor swimming pool in the sports complex.

The 61st Kerala State Schools Athletics Championships was held at the stadium in 2017.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At least 2500 students from 100 schools attended the sports meet.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The 63rd Kerala State Athletics Championship was also held at the stadium in the month of October, 2019.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

See also

• Bharananganam
• Kattappana
• Thodupuzha
• Erattupetta
• Cherpunkal
• List of people from Pala
• Places of worship in Pala
• Meenachil
• Meenachil River
• Pala (State Assembly constituency)
• Ullanadu