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Pincode | 686575 |
Name | Palai Market Junction S.O |
District | Kottayam |
State | Kerala |
Status | Sub Office(Non Delivery) |
Head Office | Palai H.O |
Sub Office | |
Location | Meenachil Taluk of Kottayam District |
Telephone No | 4822210602 |
SPCC | KOTTAYAM-686001 |
Department Info | Kottayam Division Kochi Region Kerala Circle |
Address | |
Services | EMS (International Speed Post) E-Payment Epost IFS Inland Speed Post Instant Money Order International Mails Money Order Postal Banking Service Postal Life Insurance Postal Stationary Registered Posts |
Indian Postal Code System Consists of Six digits. The first to digits represent the state, the second two digits represent the district and the Third two digits represents the Post Office.In this case the first two digits 68 represents the state Kerala, the second two digits 65 represent the district Kottayam, and finally 75 represents the Post Office Palai Market Junction S.O. Thus the Zip Code of Palai Market Junction S.O, Kottayam, kerala is 686575 |
Pala (Malayalam: പാലാ, also written as Palai), is a municipal town 28 km east of Kottayam in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 15.93 km2. It is situated 173 km North from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, on the banks of the Meenachil River and is the headquarters of the Meenachil Taluk and the Pala Revenue Division. It is the one of the main gateways to the southern high ranges of Western Ghats. Pala connects to highranges through Thodupuzha and Kanjirappally taluks.
There are various versions regarding the origin of the place name. According to one, early Christian settlers from Kottayam (near Chavakad in today's Thrissur district), who settled down in Meenachil on the other side of the Meenachil River, named the place as Pala - a shortened form of Palayoor. Another view is that the name was derived from Palathu famiMore Info