Situated on the banks of the Bharathappuzha river (also called the Nila) Nearest Places
Vaniyamkulam - 5 km away, en route to Guruvayur. Vallapuzha - 15 km away, en route to Vaniyam kulam Kayiliyad OR Kulappully Pattambi Ruote. Manissery- 4 km west. Palakkad - 34 km east. Palappuram- 4 km east. Pattambi - 20 km away, en route to Guruvayur. Shoranur - 15 km west. Thrissur - 50 km west. Ambalap
ara - 10 km north en route to Mannarkkad. Mangalamkunnu - 17 km north en route to Mannarkkad. Sreekrishnapuram - 21 km north en route to Mannarkkad. Poolakkaparambu - 1.5 km away from Ottapalam Town. Mayilumpuram - 2 km away from Ottapalam Town (Friends Sports Club). Kanniyampuram - 1 km west of Ottapalam Town. Lakkidi - 7 km east
Thottakara 1.5 km North
Ottapalam - Cherpulassery 17km Varode, 4th mail, Panamanna, Trikkadeeri
Temples / Mosques / Churches
Chinakkathoor temple
Pariyanampatta Temple (also known as Valluvanad's Mookambika Temple), Kattukulam
Killikavu Temple, Kanniampuram
Srikurumba Bhagavathi Temple, Chorottur
Puzhikunnu Sri Krishna Temple, Ottapalam
Vengeri Shivan Temple, Ottapalam
Srirandumoorthi Temple, Thrikankode
Killikkavu Temple, Manissery
Chattankandar Kavu, Verode
Kalari Temple, Thottakara
Sree Vettekkaren Kavu, Thottakara
Thiruvalayanad Bhagavathi Temple, Thottakara
Parthasarathy Temple, Thottakara
Mathoor Mana, Thottakara [1]
Kalikavu Temple, Pookkottukavu
Mathoor Mana, Thottakkara
Nedungottiri Siva Temple, Mayilumpuram
Chinmaya Mission, Palat Road, Ottapalam
Killikurissi Mahadeva Temple, Lakkidi
Chergottu Kavu, Lakkidi
Koratti Sree Krishna Temple, Lakkidi
Panayoorkavu Temple, Kadambur
Modhalapparakavu Temple, Kadambur
Cherambatta kavu near Chalavara
Cheumulayankavu near Kayiliyad
Methrukovil Near Kayiliyad
Kethrukovil Near Kayiliyad
Malolma Devi Temple, Panamanna
Ayyappan Kavu at Thottakara
Sree Panamann Sankaranarayana Swamy Temple, Panamanna, Ottapalam (6km from Ottapalam town)
Sree Kuridimahadeva Temple, Panamanna, Ottapalam
Pisharikkal
Education
Schools
L S N HSS Ottappalam, Palakkad Tel: 0466 - 2247290 Manag: Private Aided Med: English+Malayalam
L.S.N Girls High School, Ottapalam
T.R.K. Higher Secondary School, Vaniyamkulam
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Ottapalam
N.S.S.K.P.T. School, Ottapalam
Mannam Memorial, N.S.S. English Medium High School, Ottapalam
Seventh-Day Adventist Higher Secondary School, Kanniyampuram
Amrita Vidyalayam, Kanniyampuram
Bhavans Vidyalaya, Thottakara
ALP School, Pookkottukavu
GLP School, Thanikunnu
AKNMMA Memorial High School, Kattukulam
Government Higher Secondary School, Munnurkode
Lakshmi Narayana Junior School, Near CPM Area Committee Office, Ottappalam
Chalavara High School Chalavara
Kayiliyad ALP School Kayiliyad
Vallapuzha High School, Vallapuzha
KCM UP School Vallapuzha ,Kuruvattoor
Orphange School Vallapuzha, Vallapuzha
KPSMM Higher Secondary School, Varode
sree shankara oriantal high school, vayanasala [sanskrit school]
Colleges
N.S.S. College, Palappuram
N.S.S. Training College, Ottapalam
Lakshmi Narayana College, Palappuram
Lakshmi Narayana Women's College, Ottapalam
Vivekananda College, Ottapalam
Ottapalam Cooperative College, Ottapalam
Allied Management College, Manissery
Allied Model College, Manissery
RMCC Professional College
Nehru College, Pambady
Markaz Oriental College, Pulinchode
