Vechoor
Vechoor is a village in Vaikom taluk, Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. Vechoor is a short drive away from one of Kerala's tourist destinations, Kumarakom. The Vechur Cow breed of cattle is named after this village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Kottayam District, Kerala, India
- Also known as: “Vechur” and “Vechūr”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pizhayil Durga Temple and Kandamkulangara Bhagavathi Temple.
Pizhayil Durga Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pizhayil Durga Temple is a Hindu temple.
Kandamkulangara Bhagavathi Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kandamkulangara Bhagavathi Temple is a Hindu temple, which is situated 3½ km west of Vechoor.
Pathaparambu Temple
Hindu temple
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Pathaparambu Temple is a Hindu temple, which is situated 3½ km west of Vechoor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thanneermukkom and Kallara.
Thanneermukkom
Village
Photo: എൻ സാനു, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thanneermukkom is a village in Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. Thanneermukkom is situated 3 km west of Vechoor.
Kallara
Town
Photo: Arunkallara, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kallara is a small town in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. Kottayam is located 10 km to the south. Kallara is situated 7 km east of Vechoor.
Arpookara
Village
Photo: Gjoseph, Public domain.
Arpookara/Arpookkara is a rural village in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India. The saint Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception was born in Arpookara on 1910. Arpookara is situated 9 km southeast of Vechoor.
Vechoor
- Categories: village in India and locality
- Location: Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
9.67794° or 9° 40′ 41″ northLongitude
76.42089° or 76° 25′ 15″ eastElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
6JXRMCHC+59OpenStreetMap ID
node 3874232960OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Tamil—“Vechoor” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Vechoor”
- Dutch: “Vechoor”
- Malayalam: “Vechoor”
- Malayalam: “Vechur”
- Malayalam: “വെച്ചൂർ”
- Persian: “وچور”
- South Azerbaijani: “وچور (هیندوستان)”
- South Azerbaijani: “وچور”
- Tamil: “வெச்சூர்”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ambedkar Colony and Edayazham.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grama Panchayath Office, Vechoor and Vechoor Gramapanchayat Office.
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