Kayamkulam

It is an important municipality  with an area of 21.79 Sq.Km.

Population - 67151. It was treated as a town in 1901 and got the status of Municipality from 1921 onmwards.  Situated by the side of Kayamkulam lake, midway between Kollam and Aappuzha, Kayamkulam was the capital of the kingdom of Kayamkulam Rajas till the annexation ogfthe kingdom to Travancore by Marthandavarma Maharaja in 1746 AD.  This town was often cacalled 'Padanilam' as several battles were fought in this place.  Kayamkulam was prominent in the early and medieval time due to its opening to the lagoon through the Kayamkulam 'pozhi'. The town is connected with road, rail ad waterways and is an important commercial centre of inland trade.  Kayamkulam-Alappuzha railway line was commissioned in 1992 and has now become a Railway Station. NTPC has set up a huge thermal power plant here.  Krishnapuram, about a kilometre south of Kayamkulam was formerly a military centre of Kayamkulam Rajas.  An old palace built by Ramayyan Dalava at Krishnapuram which contains famous mural paintings on Gajendramoksha assigned to 18th century, are now under the control of state Archaeological Department.  the coconut research centre centrally sponsored by ICAR is also located at Krishnapuram.

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