Kottayam Town

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Kottayam Town

Head-quarters of the taluk of the same name in Travancore State, Madras, situated in 9° 36' N. and 76° 31' E., on the banks of the Mlnachil river which runs into the Vembanad lake, connected with the great Cochin estuary. Population (1901), 17,552, consisting of 9,414 Hindus, 672 Musalmans, and 7,466 Christians. The place is a centre of the Syrian Christian community, whose church here is one of the most ancient on the west coast. It contains two high schools owned by the Syrian Btshops, which are known as the Mar Dionysius and Mar Thoma seminaries. The Church Missionary Society has been at work here since 18 16, and owns a flourishing college and a high school. There are several printing presses, and seven newspapers and journals are published in Malayalam. Standing on the threshold of the communications with the Firmed range of hills, the town serves as a convenient mart for the exchange of goods.