Athirampuzha

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Athirampuzha
University junction, Athirampuzha
Coordinates: 9°39′34″N 76°31′36″E / 9.6594900°N 76.5266600°E / 9.6594900; 76.5266600
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	40,438
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-05
Nearest city	Kottayam

Athirampuzha is a town in the Kottayam district of Kerala state, South India. It is famous as the Mahatma Gandhi University is situated here. Athirampuzha is situated 10 km north of Kottayam town, 3 km from Ettumanoor and from Main Central Road S.H.1 of Kerala. St. Mary’s Forane Church (Syro malabar Catholic) is well known for the feast of St. Sebastian every year on Jan. 24 and 25. Along with the church, there is a school with classes up to 12th standard for girls and boys separately - St. Aloysius school for boys and St. Mary's School for girls.