Ramapuram, Kerala, India
Ramapuram is a Town in Kottayam District in the Indian State of Kerala. Spread over an area of 54.54 Km2. It is also the fastest growing town in Kerala. Ramapuram is Blessed with natural scenic beauty and is ideal for all nature lovers. Ramapuram’s economy is driven by agriculture, business and small industries. Farmers in Ramapuram raise a number of agricultural products such as variety of crops, coconut, pepper, rubber are also cultivated in plenty.
Ramapurathu warrier (1703-1753) was born in Ramapuram. He was a courtier two kings of Travancore, Marthanda Varma and Dharma Raja Kuchela Vrittam Vanchippattu is the most celebrated work of Ramapurath Warrior. It explains the story of Kuchela, a devotee and an old classmate of Krishnan, going to Dwaraka to meet with him. Through this poem worrier was indirectly presenting his miseries before the king seeking the king’s help and later he rewarded. Kuchela Vrittam Vanchippattu composed more than two centuries ago even still one of the most popular poems of Malayalam language.
Lalithambika Antharjanam
Lalithambika Antharjanam was not only an Indian author but also she was a Social Reformer. Her most famous novel “Agnisakshi” which won the Kendra Sahitya Accademy Award and Kerala Sahitya Award in 1977. A Aathmakadhakkoru Aamukham is her autobiography.
She was the part of the most powerful landholding Brahmin cast of Kerala. She was not allowed to study in school and could only glean scraps of information about the outside world through male relatives who were kind enough to tell her about current affairs. Then she longed to take part of Indian freedom movement. In 1926 she was married Narayanan Namboothiri, his family was based in Ramapuram.
The touching narrations of Lalithambika Antharjanam’s are:
Adyathe Kathakal (1937), Thakarnna Thalamura (1949),
Kilivathiloode (1950), Kodumkatil Minnu (1951),
Moodupadathil (1955), Agnipushpangal (1960),
Seelha muthal Satyav vashi Vare (1972), Agnisakshi (1976)
Libraries in Ramapuram
Panchayat Library, Ramapuram
Ramapurathu Warriar Memorial Library
Petrol Pumbs in Ramapuram
Indian Oil Pumb – Vellilappilly
Hindusthan Petrolium – Ramapuram
Banks at Ramapuram
SBI ATM attached (available)
SBT ATM attached (available)
South Indian Bank ATM Service
Federal Bank ATM Service
Co-operative Bank
District Co-operative Bank
North Malabar Gramina Bank
Churches at Ramapuram
1. St. Augustine’s Forane Church Ramapuram
2. St. Johns Church Ezhacherry
3. St. Thomas Church Neeranthanam
4. St. Sebastian’s Church Kurinji
5. St. John the Baptist Church Pizhakku
School and College at Ramapuram
1. Mar Augusthinose College Ramapuram
2. St. Augustine’s Higher Secondary School
3. St. Augustine’s High School ( 5th to 10th Standard available)
4. Secret Heart Girls High School Ramapuram
5. Govt. L.P. School Ramapuram
6. R.V.M U.P School Ramapuram
7. St. Alphonsa English Medium School Ramapuram
8. Chavara International School Amanakara
9. St. Joseph’s U.P. School Vellilappilly
10. St. Joseph L.P. School Vellilappilly
11. Manjadimattom L.P. School Marangadu
12. Secret Heart L.P. School Ramapuram
13. Secret Heart Nursery School Vellilappilly
14. St. Joseph’s Nursery Chirakandom
15. St. Pious Nursery Amanakara
16. Secret Heart Nursery Ramapuram
Hospitals at Ramapuram
Govt. Hospital Ramapuram
St. Augustian’s Hospital Ramapuram
Elected Members in Ramapuram Grama Panchayat
1. Methiri - Benny Abraham
2. Kurinji - Biji Govindan
3. Kizhathiri - Baiju John
4. Mullamattom - Lisamma Mathachan
5. Ramapuram Bazar – Sunny Augustine
6. Marangadu - K.K. Santharam
7. G.V School - Shiny Santhosh
8. Ezhacherry - Kanakaletha Salim
9. Gandhipuram - Johny Thomas
10. Chirakandam - Abraham Scaria
11. Chakkampuzha - Daisy Baby
12. Kondadu - Shiny Shaji
13. Vellilappilly - Cherian Augusthy
14. Palaveli - Benny Mathews
15. Koodappulam - Savithri Raju
16. Chettukulam - Mathew Abraham
17. Pazhamala - Molly Peter
18. Amanakara Ammini Thomas
