Kidangoor is a village in Kottayam district, near Pala in Kerala. It is strategically located between the two major towns in Kottayam District, Kottayam and Pala. Geography The Meenachil River flows through the heart of Kidangoor Village. The village is mentioned in many old manuscripts and is believed to have been existed in at least the 4th century. Celebrities This village is situated in Kidangoor Panchayath and is the birthplace of three famous people - P.K. Vasudevan Nair, better known as "Comrade PKV", a former Chief Minister of Kerala and Kidangoor Gopalakrishna Pillai, former General secretary of the N.S.S ( Nair Service Society) and P.R. Krishna Warrier (Unni Sir) former President and Former General Secretary of the Warrier Samajam. It is the birthplace of T. K. Jayakumar, who conducted the first heart transplant in the government sector in the state. Joseph Padinjath, who was the first president of Kerala Knanaya Congress, and Roy Stephen received a British Empire Medal (BEM) in 2017 from Queen Elizabeth II for his various community volunteer work is also from here. Education The village was once a centre for education for the nearby villages as it had one lower primary school and two high schools 75 years ago. The first library in this village was established in 1927 by socialist Irittukuziyil Paramupilla who built NSS high school. The literacy rate is very high as this small village has three secondary schools and three lower primary schools in the vicinity. There is also an engineering college here called College of Engineering Kidangoor (CEK) under CAPE following KTU syllabus. College of Engineering, Kidangoor (CEK) The College of Engineering, Kidangoor (CEK) is a college in Kidangoor, Kottayam, Kerala, India. It is affiliated with the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), and is recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi. It was founded in 2000-2001, as part of the Co-operative Academy of Professional Education (CAPE). CAPE was formed to establish educational institutions to provide education and training, research and development, and consultancy. The society is promoted by the Co-operation Department of the government of Kerala and is an autonomous society. The institution functions on a no-profit no-loss basis, a system upheld by the Supreme Court of India. The AICTE has given approval for the conduct of the courses. The state government has sanctioned the 5 B.Tech degree courses. Admission is through Central Counseling by