Athirampuzha is situated 10 km north of Kottayam town. It is one of the oldest trading centers in Travancore. The place is believed to have trade relations with Middle East from centuries ago. Mary's Forane Church also known as valiya paLLy is situated in the heart of Athirampuzha. It is an ancient church under Archdiocese of Changanacherry. Mahatma Gandhi University is located in Athirampuzha. Th
ough the church is dedicated to Mother Mary, the fame of the church is associated with the annual feast celebrated in honor of St. Sebastian in the month of January lasts for 14 days from 19th to 01st February with great pomp and splendor as people from all walks of life, religion, cast and creed pour into the church to offer their love and prayer to the saint and seek blessings from him. Ettumanoor Rail way Station and Industrial Estate is really located in Athirampuzha. Ettumanoor, Kumaranalloor, Arpookara, Kudamaloor, Mudiyoorkara, Aymanam, Kumarakom, Kaipuzha, Neendoor, Onamthuruth, Kurumulloor, Kanakkary, Pattithanam are the neighbouring places of Athirampuzha. Government Medical College, Kottayam is situated very near to Athirampuzha. Athirampuzha is having many post offices like Amalagiri, Priyadarshini Hills, Sreekandamangalam, Kottackupuram etc. Mathew Kuttyil, Post Master General of India and First Malayalee Postal board member C. J Mathew Chackalackal, Deepika Daily Chief Editor K.M. Joseph Karivelil were the some of the prominent people from Athirampuzha.
