Kayamkulam

Kayamkulam is a city and a municipality in Alappuzha district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is an ancient maritime trading centre and is almost equidistant from Alappuzha town and Kollam. The city is well connected by rail and road with other cities in the region. There are two versions as to how Kayamkulam got its name. Some say that Kayamkulam gets its name from a portmanteau of two Malayalam words - kayam and kulam (pond)while a more reliable version is that Kayamkulam got its name from "kayal" (lake) and "kulam",since the Kayamkulam lake s as shallow as a pond. Kayamkulam is well known for its coir, fishing and tourism industries. The town is an important township located on the backwaters of Kerala.

Kayamkulam is a famous tourist spot in Kerala. While traveling to Kerala, you must include this beautiful city in your list of tourist attractions.The name "Kayamkulam" is derived from the Malayalam words "kayam" and "kulam". The word kayam literally means juice of a spice tree and the word kulam means a pond.The fast growing industries in the city are coir industry, fishing industry, tourism industry and so on. The city is a small, beautiful and picturesque vill