Arpookara/Arpookkara (Malayalam: ആർപ്പൂക്കര) 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. This village belongs to the Kuttanad region of Kerala.
The Kottayam Medical College is situated in Arpookara. The main attraction is the backwaters in Arpookara. There are beautiful lakes and paddy fields.
Etymology The meaning of Arpookara relates to a place where sports are played. Its proximity to the Vembanad Lake and Kumarakom makes Arpookara one of the main tourist attractions in Kerala.
Demographics India census, Arpookara had a population of 23,366 with 11,552 males and 11,814 females.
Governance Arpookara is administered by an Indian village governance system called Grama Panchayat.
Landmarks Medical College Hospital, Gandhinagar Medical College Vocational Higher Secondary School, Ambalakkavala Medical College Higher Secondary School, Ambalakkavala St. Philomina's Girls High School, Villoonni Government High School, Karippoothettu Adarsam Library, Nerekadavu, Arpookkara, Kottayam Navodaya Grandhasala, Karippoothettu, Arpookkara, Kottayam Pranavam Group Arts and Sports Club, Near Kolettu Temple Jn. Panampalam, Arpookkara, Kottayam-8 School of Medical Education, Gandhinagar Kuttanad Irrigation Development Sub Division, Arpookara.
Places of Worships Sree Subrahmonya Swami Kshethram, Ambalakkavala, Arpookkara, Kottayam Kolettu Sree Shanmugha Vilasam Temple, Panampalam, Arpookkara, Kottayam Choorakavu Devi Temple & Karipoothrikka Sreekrishna Temple, Thommankavala, Arpookkara, Kottayam Kunnathrikka Mahadeva Kshethram, Arpookkara, Kottayam St. Xaviers church Villooni Arpookara St. Micheles Chapel Panampalam, Arpookkara, Kottayam St.George Orthodox Church (Manalel palli) Arpookara, Kottyam St. George Church Aykkarachira, Arpookkara, Kottayam Saint Alphonsa's (Muttathupadom) Birthplace, Arpookkara, Kottayam Little Flower Church (Cherupushpam Palli), Arpookkara, Kottayam Sreenarayana Gurudeva Kshethram SNDP Br. 3502, Arpookara (N), Kottayam St. Sebastian's Church, Angadi (Angadi Palli), Arpookkara, Kottayam St. Peters C.S.I Church Arpookara (Kumaramkunnu) Kottayam
References
Arpookara Panchayat