Pala, Kerala

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Pala
Municipality[1]
Pala town
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Coordinates: 9°42′46″N 76°41′01″E / 9.71278°N 76.68353°E / 9.71278; 76.68353
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Pala Municipality
• Municipal Chairperson	Mr. Shaju V Thuruthen
• Member of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala (MLA)	Mani C. Kappan
Area
• Total	16.06 km2 (6.20 sq mi)
Elevation	31 m (102 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	22,056
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	686573, 686574, 686575
Telephone code	+9148 22
Vehicle registration	KL 35, KL 67
Nearest city	Kottayam
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Pala
Lok Sabha constituency	Kottayam

Pala (Malayalam: പാലാ; IPA: [paːlaː]) is a municipality^[3] in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is located 21 km (13.0 mi) north of the district headquarters in Kottayam and about 138 km (85.7 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Pala has a population of 22,056 people, and a population density of 1,373/km² (3,560/sq mi).

Pala is situated on the banks of the Meenachil river, and is a major hub of Syrian Christian culture in Kerala.^[4]