Kayamkulam village office

Kayamkulam Village is in Karthikappally Taluk , Alappuzha District Kayamkulam Municipality .It was an ancient maritime trading center. Kayamkulam was a medieval feudal kingdom, known as Odanadu, ruled by the Kayamkulam Rajas, with their royal palaces at Eruva and Krishnapuram. Maha Raja Marthanda Varma (1706–58) conquered Kayamkulam and annexed its territories to Travancore. It is said that the kingdom of Kayamkulam had a huge army led by commander Yeruvayil Achutha. The army of Travancore attempted three times before they succeeded in capturing Kayamkulam. The present day palace was built in its place by Marthanda Varma after he annexed Kayamkulam to Travancore. The Kayamkulam Boat Race is held on the fourth Saturday of August every year.NH 66 passes through Kayamkulam, which conveniently connects it to the major cities Alappuzha, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Kollam, Palakkad and Nagercoil. The Kayamkulam-Punalur (KP) road is a major road connecting it to the eastern parts of the State. The KSRTC Bus Station lies very near to the National Highway and is one of the biggest bus stations of KSRTC in terms of total area. All the KSRTC buses have to halt at Kayamkulam Bus station. The new Railway Terminal Bus Stand near Kayamkulam Railway Station is an interlink between railway and road transport. Kayamkulam Junction Railway Station is a major Railway Junction situated 1.5 km (0.93 mi) from the town on the K.P. Road. Trains from the North from Ernakulam via Kottayam, and from Ernakulam via Alappuzha pass through Kayamkulam Junction and then proceed to Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram and further to Nagercoil and Kanyakumari.Kayamkulam Junction railway station is a major railway junction situated 1.5 km (0.93 mi) from the town on the K.P. Road. Trains from the North from Ernakulam via Kottayam, and from Ernakulam via Alappuzha pass through Kayamkulam Junction and then proceed to Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram and further to Nagercoil and Kanyakumari.