Kizhaparayar

Kizhaparayar is a small village in Kerala state, India. It is part of the Meenachil Panchayat in Kottayam district. The village situated on the banks of the river Meenachil. There is no traces when the first settlement came to this village. It is a sparsely populated place. Kizharayar borders with Edamattom in the South, Palakkadu in North, Pala in the west. The other side of the river meenchil is Bharananganam.

The major agriculture is rubber. There are also Coconuts and Tapioca cultivations. The other agricultural products include Cocoa and Arcanut.There are few small paddy fields also. The main income of the people comes from Rubber plantations and related jobs.

There is no major business activities in and around kizhaparayar.

People belongs to 2 religious faiths - Roman Catholics (Syrian Christians) and Hinduism. The local parish is St. Gregorios Church which is situated at the center of the village. A Convent, Government Clinic, Co-operative bank and few shops in the vicinity of the church forms the small township. There is a small latex processing unit also running which allows the rubber owners to sell latex. There are 2 temples also in Kizhaparayar.

The nearest town is Pala which is about 4 km from Kizhaparayar.