Are you planning to settle down in central Kerala? Make sure to include Kottayam, and place it high, on your list of preferred towns to reside! This is because of the umpteen numbers of benefits and the incredible infrastructure that Kottayam, the intellectual capital of Kerala, can provide you. What makes Kottayam different from the other towns in Kerala is not the number of sumptuous shopping malls, sky-high buildings, and lavish eateries, but its moderately cosmopolitan yet strongly value-based society and rich cultural heritage, which keeps wooing more and more people to visit this land of letters, legends, latex and lakes. Ideally located a little south to central Kerala, Kottayam is one among the very few districts with really strong NRI base. But this doesn�t increase the cost of living in this town, instead, the cost of land and accommodation is very less in Kottayam, when compared to Cochin and other nearby places. This is one of the strongest reasons why Kottayam is ranked as one among the highly recommended places to live in in Kerala. The town also owns a huge number of educational institutions, hospitals, and medical schools, strategically located in and around Kottayam. Sensing these advantages and the good business opportunities that that they may bring-in soon, many top builders in Kerala have already started off some of their prestigious housing projects in Kottayam, which will include to quality apartments and flats in kottayam , with all the amenities to help make your life as comfortable and contented as possible. In terms of pollution too, Kottayam is way too better than other towns as it has abundance of plus greenery everywhere.