Punnavely is a village in Thiruvalla Constituency situated on the border of Pathanamthitta and Kottayam districts of Kerala, India. Punnavely is a typical Central Tranvancore village with rubber tree plantations, paddy fields, pepper and other spices and lot of NRIs. Etymology "Punna" is the Malayalam term for the Ball Nut tree (Calophyllum inophyllum), and "Vely" means "fence". Punnavely is famous for its old time fences that were built with logs and branches from punna trees. Location Most areas of the wider Punnavely fall under Anicadu Grama Panchayat, but because of its location at the boundary between two districts, some of its wards are in Nedumkunnam, Kangazha, and Vellavoor panchayats. The Manimala River forms the boundary of Punnavely on the East. Kottayam, Changanacherry, and Thiruvalla are the three major towns (and railway stations) near the village, approximately 25 km away from the village in three different directions. Other small towns close to the village are Mallappally, Nedumkunnam and Karukachal (in a radius of 7 km). Nedumkunnam and Mallappaly are famous for their weekly markets. The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery, approximately 105 km away. However, Trivandrum International Airport is also widely used. Educational institutions Prominent educational institutions at Punnavely are: CMS LP School and CMS High School, managed by the local parish; St James Church of South India (CSI) Church, which falls under the CSI's Madhya Kerala Diocese; MRSLBV School Higher Secondary School at Thelappuzhakadav, a very famous old school started by Maharani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi of Travancore Princely state; and Kumbiluvely Government LP School, which is located in Kurishunkal. A KNH Boarding Home for the underprivileged children was functioning in Punnavely for decades but it has since moved elsewhere and the CSI English Medium School now occupies the same building. Religion / Religious institutions Christians, Hindus and Muslims form the majority of Punnavely's population. Most of the common Kerala Christian denominations (Malankara Marthoma, CSI, Orthodox, Malankara Catholic, Roman Catholic, Pentacostal, etc.) are present here. St.Thomas Marthoma Church (Kallammakkal - St.Thomas Marthoma Yuvajanasakhyam , Punnavely), St James CSI Church at High School Jn. and four small churches affiliated to this church, St John's Orthodox Church (a.k.a. Thengumpallil Pally), Little Flower Catholic Church (Syro-Malabar) Punnavely, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Chakkalakunnu (Syro-Malabar) and two more Catholic churches at Mulayamveli & Nooromavu(Syro-Malankara) St. Stephen's CMS Anglican Church, Pattapurayidom, CMS Anglican Church, Ambalathinamkuzhy is also ancient Churches in Punnaveli and all other