Neendoor

Neendoor
—  town  —
Neendoor Location of Neendoor in Kerala and India
Coordinates	9°40′42″N 76°30′20″E / 9.67833°N 76.50556°E / 9.67833; 76.50556Coordinates: 9°40′42″N 76°30′20″E / 9.67833°N 76.50556°E / 9.67833; 76.50556
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Kottayam
Nearest city	Kottayam
Parliamentary constituency	kottayam
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 686601 • Telephone • +0481 • Vehicle • KL-05

Neendoor is a very small town in the Kottayam district in Kerala, India. The town is located 8 km south of Kottayam town, and is bordered by the towns of Kaipuzha, Athirampuzha, Kallara, Manjoor, Vechoor, and Onamthuruthu.

Geography

Neendoor is situated at 8°40′42″N 76°30′20″E / 8.67833°N 76.50556°E / 8.67833; 76.50556.

Economy

Rubber is Neendoor's major cash crop. Up until the late 1970s, rice was a major cash crop as well. However, in the last several decades, the local economy has increasingly been bolstered by cash sent by expatriates living in the Middle East, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. This foreign support has contributed to the town's development in recent years - for example, with a large mansion replacing the existing small houses. For whatever reason, many expatriots (people who worked out of state or out of country all their working life)come back to Neendoor at retirement and prefer to build a house in the already crowded neighborhood.

People

Nearly 100% of the young adults will graduate from high school and a big majority will get some college education or a degree. Although English rarely spoken, most college level students understand and write excellent English. Neendoor's has been home to several well-known individuals. Jomon Puthenpurackal, a notorious social activist, hails from the town. Puthenpurackal family has been in Neendoor for many generations. Servant of God Fr. Thommi Poothathil (1871-1943) was also born in Neendoor.

The population of Neendoor is primarily of Hindus and Knanaya Catholics. The patron saint of the area is St. Michael, after whom the local parish church is named. A significant percentage of Neendoor's residents of Kna heritage has migrated to the US, Australia and the UK in the last few decades.

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