About Village
Erattupetta is a municipal town located in Kottayam district of the state of Kerala, India. It is located 38 km east of Kottayam, the district capital. Erattupetta Grama Panchayath was founded in 1964 and upgraded to a municipality in 2015. The "Eraaru" part in all the variation of the names arose from the geographical location, where the two rivers (aru) merge as single one and "Petta" means town. Erattupetta is situated in the foothills of High Ranges. Hence the place is also known as "the gateway of Highrange/Malanadu."
Demography
As per 2011 censes Erattupetta is a Census Town city in district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Erattupetta Census Town has population of 34,814 of which 17,555 are males while 17,259 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Geography
The village is almost plain with some areas are hilly and having rubber plantations. Meenachil river is flowing through here.
Socio-Economic
Erattupetta is a famous trading center for spices, rubber, arecanut and other agricultural products. Erattupetta has a good number of expatriate population living in Gulf countries, especially in United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
Ecology
The village is almost plain with some areas are hilly and having rubber plantations. Meenachil river is flowing through here.
Tourism
St. George Forane Church, popularly known as Aruvithura palli, is a Syro-Malabar Catholic church in Erattupetta muncipality. This church is believed to be the oldest Church in eastern Kerala, and is considered to be the mother church of the ancient Syrian Christian community of both the Meenachil and the Kanjirapally Taluks. Over 60 mosques are situated in Erattupetta.