Kumbalam, Kollam

Kumbalam
Kumbalam
place
	Kumbalam Location in Kerala, India Kumbalam Kumbalam (India)
	Coordinates: 8°59′31″N 76°39′43″E / 8.991990°N 76.662083°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	4,000
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	691 503
Telephone code	0474
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL-2 XXXX
Vehicle registration	KL-02
Nearest city	Kundara
Lok Sabha constituency	Kollam
Climate	Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	20 °C (68 °F)

Kumbalam, is a place in Kollam, Kerala, India. It has a population of around 4,000 and is a part of Perayam grama panchayat. It is in the bank of Astamudi lake and houses an international school.^[1] Nearby places are Karikuzhi, Kottappuram and Perayam.

Education

International School

St. Joseph International Academy follows the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) syllabus. The school is owned and operated by the Valiavila Foundation, a registered charitable trust led by Dr. Joseph D Fernandez.

Higher Secondary School

St. Michael's Vocational Higher Secondary School^[2]

Lower Primary School

St. Mary’s Lower Primary School

Library

Kumbalam has had a public library since 1951.^{[citation needed]}

Religion

Kumbalam is one of the biggest parishes under Quilon Diocese. St. Michael's Church in Kumbalam^[3] is the second largest church in Quilon Diocese. Fr. Lucas Fernandez, Fr. Tobias Fernandez, Msgr Charles M Fernandez, Fr. Dr. Stanislaus M Fernandez SDB, Rev. Dr. Samuel Ryan SJ, Teacher Angelus M Fernandez, Dr.Joseph D Fernandez , Prof. KS Peter, and Prof. S Varghese are from Kumbalam.

Hospital

Primary Health Centre

References

^ "Home". sjia.org.in.
^ "VHSE, Kerala". Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
^ "+++..:: Quilon Diocese ::.. +++ Kumbalam church". Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.

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[1] "Home". sjia.org.in.

[2] "VHSE, Kerala". Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.

[3] "+++..:: Quilon Diocese ::.. +++ Kumbalam church". Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2009.

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