Erattupetta
Erattupetta () is a municipality in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is located east of the district headquarters in Kottayam and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Erattupetta has a population of 34,814 people, and a population density of .
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- Locality
- Erattupetta
- Region
- Kerala
- Country
- India
- Population
- 34,814
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Erattupetta () is a municipality in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is located east of the district headquarters in Kottayam and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Erattupetta has a population of 34,814 people, and a population density of .
==Etymology== The "Eraaru" part in all the variations of the names arose from the geographical location where the two rivers (aaru) merge as a single one. Erattupetta is situated in the foothills of the High Ranges. 'Peta' means town in Dravidian languages. Earlier, it was known as 'Erapoli' or 'Erapuzha'. It was the commercial capital of the Poonjar principality until 1949. ==People==
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