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Thodupuzha is the largest town and municipality in ___MASK88___ in the Kerala state ___MASK51___ India , spread over an area ___MASK51___ 35 . 43 km . Thodupuzha is from Kottayam and south east ___MASK51___ Kochi . Thodupuzha is 200 km from the state capital , Trivandrum . Geographical classification ___MASK51___ Thodupuzha Region is Malanad or Idanad . Kothamangalam is a Municipality in the eastern part ___MASK51___ ___MASK82___ in the Indian state ___MASK51___ Kerala . It is around 14 km northeast ___MASK51___ the town ___MASK51___ Muvattupuzha and 55 km north east ___MASK51___ Kochi city . The town is in the foothills ___MASK51___ the Western Ghats mountain ranges . The highway NH - 49 Ernakulam  Madurai  Rameswaram passes through Kothamangalam . Thodupuzha ___MASK58___ has its origins in the Thodupuzha Taluk in the ___MASK88___ ___MASK51___ Kerala , India , and is a tributary ___MASK51___ the Muvattupuzha river . The river is one ___MASK51___ the few in the state that does not become dry in the summer as the outflow from the Idukki hydro - electric project is drained into this river via Kanjar river . The town Thodupuzha is on the ___MASK31___ ___MASK51___ this river , hence it got the name Thodupuzha . Pezhakkappilly ( Malayalam -               ) is a suburb ___MASK51___ Muvattupuzha town . This small town is situated in Muvattupuzha - Angamaly MC Road . The main junction is Paipra Junction . It is 4 km towards north from Muvattupuzha . From here there are roads to nearby small towns like Cheruvattoor , Puthuppady and Valakom . Education institutions in this area are Ilahia College ___MASK51___ Arts and Science , Pezhakkappilly Government HIgher Secondary School ( The Number one Government School in Muvattupuzha Educational District ) , TMA Public School and Arafa Public School . Muvattupuzha is a merger place ___MASK51___ three rivers  namely Thodupuzhayar ( Thodupuzha river ), Kaliyar ( Kali river ) and Kothayar ( Kothamangalam river )  to form Muvattupuzhayar , and hence this Thriveni Sangamam or confluence ___MASK51___ three rivers is called Muvattupuzha .