Kumbanad is a village situated on the Tiruvalla - Kozhencherry road, in the State of Kerala, in India. It is situated on the pilgrimage route to Sabarimala. Thiruvalla (previously spelled Tiruvalla) is a city and Taluk located in Pathanamthitta district in the State of Kerala in India. ... Kozhencherry is a small town in Pathanamthitta district of Central Travancore region (South Central Kerala) in Kerala state, south India. ... Kerala ((?); Malayalam: കേരളം, — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ...     Sabarimala (Malayalam :ശബരിമല) is a pilgrim centre in Kerala in the Western Ghat mountain ranges of India. ...

Places to see

The famous Pamba river is 4 kilometres away. The Aranmula temple is 5 kilometres away.

Transport

Connected to Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Kozhencherry, Guruvayoor, Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi, by private and Government operated KSRTC buses. Thiruvalla (previously spelled Tiruvalla) is a city and Taluk located in Pathanamthitta district in the State of Kerala in India. ... A Map of Chengannur Chengannur, is a town in Kerala state of South India. ... Kozhencherry is a small town in Pathanamthitta district of Central Travancore region (South Central Kerala) in Kerala state, south India. ... Guruvayoor Temple Entrance Guruvayoor is a small town in the Trissur district of Kerala, south India. ... Thiruvananthapuram (Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം), formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of Thiruvananthapuram District. ... Kochi (Malayalam: കൊച്ചി []), formerly known as Cochin, is the largest city in the state of Kerala, India, and one of the principal seaports in the country. ...

Kumbanad has been included as one of the new staions in the draft plan for the Tiruvalla - Sabarimala railway line.

Interesting facts

Kumbanad stretches from Podipara in the West to Muttumon in the East, a distance of over 2 km.

Kumbanad orginaly was a family name and later become the name of the place

Kumbanad has a good bank density. This is due to a high influx of money from non-resident Indians. There are a total of 16 banks in this small travancore town.

Almost every house in Kumbanad has a family member either in the Middle East, Far East (Malaysia, Singapore etc.), Great Britain, Australia or North America.

Kumbanad is a Christian center. The world famous Hebronpuram convention (IPC Convention) is held here annually in the month of January. Annualy the largest Brethren (Plymouth Brethren) Conference is held here last week of December. Kumbanadu (Marthoma) Valia Pally is the oldest church in the town.

Fellowship Mission Hospital is the major hospital in Kumbanad township. The famous Dharmagiri mandiram is situated on the outskirts.

Noel Memorial High School, Brethren English Medium High School are some of the main schools in Kumbanad.

Neighboring towns are Arattupuzha, Muttumon, Mallappally, Puramattom, Pullad, Koipuram, Eraviperoor, and Pullad.

Kumbanad is a part of Aranmula legislative assembly segment and Mavelikara Lok Sabha segment.