Haripad is a Municipality in Onattukara region of Alappuzha District, Kerala, India located between Alappuzha and Kollam on the National Highway 66.
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10 Facts About Haripad
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Haripad is bordered on the east by Pallippad, Veeyapuram and Karuvatta to the north, Kumarapuram and Karthikappally to the West, and on the south by Cheppad.
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Haripad derived its name from either Aripad, or "Harigeethapuram".
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Also during this period, Haripad was the administrative center of Karthikappally Taluk, and it was from Haripad that the major portion of rice for the state was produced.
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In 1921 Haripad got municipal town status, however in 1941 it was downgraded to a non-municipal town.
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Haripad is close to the Arabian Sea and connects Mavelikkara and Thrikkunnappuzha.
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Two most famous temples in Haripad are Subrahmanya Swamy temple and Mannarasala Temple.
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Sri Ramakrishna Asram at Haripad is the first one in the State of Kerala established in 1913.
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Haripad is the headquarters of Karthikappally taluk, which includes 18 small villages: Arattupuzha, Cheppad, Cheruthana, Chingoli, Haripad, Kandallor, Mahadevikad, Karthikappally, Karuvatta, Keerikkad, Krishnapuram, Kumarapuram, Muthukulam, Pallippad, Pathiyoor, Puthuppally, Thrikkunnapuzha and Veeyapuram.
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