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| Kumbanad |
Kumbanad is a place in koipuram
panchayath Pathanamthitta district . It is situated on the
(Thiruvalla-Pathanamthitta-Kumbazha Road — SH07). Kumbanad is one of the
wealthiest settlement in India. It has also the highest number of Christian
houses of worship in India, estimated to be over fifty, for an area of its
size.
Kumbanad is derived from two words
in malayalam, Kumbhi and Nadu, which together mean "the land of
elephants". It is believed that many wild animals and elephants roamed
about this place a hundred years ago. Remittance from NRIs is the primary
source of income. The large number of ATMs and high bank density are also
attributed to large bank deposits. Kumbanad has a tropical climate. The region
receives most of the rain from the South-West monsoon from June to August and
the North-East monsoon during October and November. Although the summer is from
March to May, it receives locally developed thundershowers in April and May.
The famous Pentecostal Hebronpuram convention and Brethren Convention held here
in the month January of every year.