Kottayam (44 km) Mavelikara (IPA: [ma:ʋe:lik:aɾa]) is a municipality[3] in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India.

Mavelikara was the erstwhile capital of the feudal kingdom of Odanad, and is today a primary economic and cultural hub of the Onattukara region.

[citation needed] Mavelikara was a major centre of trade and commerce in ancient Kerala and the erstwhile capital of the rulers of Onattukara.

As a result of the close association with the Travancore Royal Family, Mavelikara gained modern facilities well ahead of other places in the state.

The church is also the diocesan cathedral of the Mavelikara Diocese in close proximity to Malankara Syrian Seminary in Thazhakara which hosts the Theobhavan Aramana and bishop's residence.

The KSRTC sub depot at Mavelikara has an inter state bus service which is operated to Tenkasi every day; 2 trips morning & evening via Kayamkulam, Kattanam.

The Municipal Private bus stand is located at Mitchel Junction with buses to Chengannur, Pathanamthitta, Adoor, Pandalam, Thiruvalla, Haripad, Kayamkulam, Changanassery.

[citation needed] As a testament to its link to that flourishing centre of Buddhist culture, Mavelikara is one of the rare places in Kerala where one can find the Statue of Buddha in Seated Position, which dates back to the 9th century AD.