Kerala, one of the smallest states in the Republic of India, was formed in 1956. It has an area of 15,005 sq. miles. [38,863 sq. km. ] about one percent of the total land area of India. The state stretches for about 360 miles along the Malabar coast on the western side of the Indian peninsula; its width varies from 20 to 75 miles. It is bordered by the states of Karnataka on the north, Tamil Nadu to the east and the Arabian sea to the west. The state has 14 districts and the capital is Thiruvananthapuram.

Muvattupuzha is so called because the term means "the land where three rivers merge" The mighty of Muvattupuzha is mainly depending on the Muvattupuzha river which is formed from three rivers viz. Thodaupuzha river, Kothamangalam river and Kaliyar river. These three rivers join together at Muvattupuzha and is flowing down south-west as a single river to Vaikkam lake and finally joins the Arabian sea. Since Muvattupuzha town has formed on the bank of rivers it has got a significant place among the northern regions of Tranvancore.

From August till May it was an every day scene that an array of boats made of wood logs loaded with commercial goods are flowing through the Muvattupuzha river to the Kochi and Allappuzha ports. This reveals the importance of Muvattupuzha in the advancement of trade and commerce and the massive improvements of economic conditions of Kerala as well as India during the 17th and 18th centuries.

19th century witnessed a number of administrative reforms in Kerala when the Englishman John Munro became the Resident Dewan of Tranvancore. Muvattupuzha also achieved a lot of developments during his time. It is to be noted that the first concrete bridge ever built in Kerala is in Muvattupuzha. The construction of the bridge was in 1914 and was under the supervision of the British engineer, W H Emrald . In order to convince the public who are suspicious about the stability of the bridge, there is a story that fifteen elephants walked together over the bridge on its inauguration day while the British engineer and his family stood beneath.

Muvattupuzha is famous all over the world as the biggest production center of Pine apple. The village , Vazhakkulam in Muvattupuzha is very famous for Pine apple cultivation . The recently established Pine apple factory and exporting unit at Vazhakkulam can contribute a lot to the Agricultural integration of Muvattupuzha. An irrigation office is recently opened in Muvattpuzha to protect and effectively utilize the water of Muvattupuzha river. The recently inaugurated European Global Market and the similar industries can do many things to the over all development of Muvattupuzha.

Nairs always maintain close relationship with Namboodiris. They served as warriors. Since men were away from home for long periods of time to take part in war , women assumed a greater responsibility of the house hold. Ezhavas form 25% of the population of Kerala and 18% of Muvattupuzha Taluk.Scheduled castes were treated as untouchables because they were lower in educational,economic and social status compared to the rest of the Hindus. However the social status and stability have drastically changed among the lower castes in the present century by the forces of modernization.
Islam ,one of the major religions of the world reached Kerala shores soon after its inception in the seventh century. They form 30% of the Muvattupuzha population against 20% of the Kerala population.

Christians form 30% of the Muvattupuzha population compared to the state level 22% and national level 2.6%. The long history of Christianity starting from the early Christian centuries is unique to Kerala because in most parts of India , this religion is introduced in modern times with the arrival of foreign missionaries.They created a social climate to the growth of new ideas and modification of existing institutions. It was achieved mainly through education for which Christians took the initiative. Also they played a significant role in the realm of politics.

One of the significant factors of Muvattupuzha is the secularism existing there right from the very olden days. Here the population of Hindus , Muslims and Christians are almost equal. Every where in the taluk one can see the Hindu temples ,Muslim mosques and Christian churches standing close to each other. Though religion is the major aspect of Indian culture , the people at Muvattupuzha are giving more importance to human values . They actively participate in the festivals of all religions without any distinction.

Muvattupuzha is blessed with the birth of many eminent personalities. Sri Neelakanda Theertha Padar, Shatkala Govinda Marar and Odattil Kesava Menon are the sons of Muvattupuzha. In the 19th century Muvattupuzha is again blessed with the birth of Sri. M P Manmadhan. The famous poet Chempathil Chathukutti Mannadiyar is also belonging to Muvattupuzha.