Kayamkulam (IPA: [ka:yəmˠkuɭam]) is a municipality[3] in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India.

Maha Raja Marthanda Varma (1706–58) conquered Kayamkulam and annexed its territories to Travancore.

The main attraction in this place bow string arch Bridge (biggest one of South India).

NH 66 passes through Kayamkulam, connecting it to the major cities Alappuzha, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Kollam, Palakkad and Nagercoil.

It was subsequently transferred to the Department of Agriculture in 1958 and continued to function under it till it became a part of the KAU on 07.02.72.

The success of Ningalenne Communistakki brought KPAC to the forefront of a powerful people's theatre movement in Kerala.

[13] KPAC played a significant role in popularising the Communist Party in Kerala through its dramas, road shows and kathaprasangams (story telling).