About Village
Kumbalam Village is a cluster of tiny islands with sylvan surroundings, namely Kumbalam, Panangad (including Madavana and Udayathumvathal), Cheppanam and Chathamma. These Islands are popping out in the Vembanad ‘Kayal,’ Lake, and the shores of which are washed by the gentle waves of the backwaters.
Demography
clusters of Islands are bound by the Vembanad ‘Kayal’, Lake. Thevara and Konthuruthy Islands within the limits of Corporation of Kochi; and Nettoor Island under Maradu Municipality situates further north. Udayamperoor Panchayath situates further east. Aroor, Edacochi and Edacochi and Palluruthy Islands under Corporation of Kochi position further west. Willington Island on the north-west and Perumbalam and Arookutty Islands comprised in Alleppy District situates further south.
Geography
In the beginning of 12th century Kumbalam became a part of the princely State of Cochin. In 1755, Ramayyan Dalawa, at the instance of His Highness Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma, Maharaja (1729-58) of the erstwhile state of Travancore, annexed Karappuram (Cherthala Taluk,) and then Kumbalam became the southern boundary of the State of Cochin. Still there are boundary stones, laid with the inscription “KO-THI” in Malayalam (“KO” on the northern side and “THI” on southern side of the stones popping out in the mid backwaters,) situated in between Kumbalam and Arookutty to demarcate the boundary of erstwhile states of Kochi and Travancore. Later, on July 1, 1949, Kochi merged with the princely State of Travancore and was renamed as Travancore-Cochin (or “Thiru-Kochi” in Malayalam) with the written understanding that the capital shall be at Trivandrum and the High Court shall be at Ernakulam. Subsequently, both Travancore-Cochin and the former district of Madras Presidency, namely Malabar joined together to form what is the present Kerala State on November 1, 1956, which is the domain of the ‘Malayalis’ in the Union of India. Therefore, the history of Kumbalam cannot be different from the rest of Kerala State and the rest of the Indian peninsular region and the sub-continent. Kumbalam has made its own special contributions to the geographical, historical, political, economic, social and cultural aspects of life.
Socio-Economic
Farming and Fishing is the main Income of Villagers
Ecology
Normal
Tourism
Kumbalam Village is a cluster of tiny islands with sylvan surroundings, namely Kumbalam, Panangad (including Madavana and Udayathumvathal), Cheppanam and Chathamma. These Islands are popping out in the Vembanad ‘Kayal,’ Lake, and the shores of which are washed by the gentle waves of the backwaters.