Kuzhuppilly
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Kuzhuppilly is a suburb of Cochin city and a village in Vypin Island, Ernakulam district
of Kerala
, India
. The different areas in Kuzhuppilly village are Pallathamkulangara, Cheruvaipu, Thundippuram, Manappally and Ayyampilly.
, and 4.5 k.m. from Cherai Beach
. It is covered by Ayyambilly Post Office with PIN
682 501. The east border is Veeranpuzha
, the northern extension of Vembanad Lake
and the Indian Ocean
is the western border.
Temple, Sree Balakrishna Swami
Temple, St. Augustine's Church, Mahadeva
Temple, Ayyampilly Mahadeva
Temple and Chempoozhi Sree Dharmasastha
Temple. It is very important to include that this village is developing in a very fast way. Pulauyavamshodharini sabha Sree Rajalangaramoorthy temple is at cheruvype.
Kuzhuppilly Beach is upcoming tourist sport in Kerala. It was identified as a potential tourism spot by the authorities. The beach beautification project is being implemented at a cost of Rs 46 lakh by govt.
There are 12 Aanganwadi
s in Kuzhuppilly outof which 9 function in their own building.
The Office of Vypin Block Panchayath consisting the Grama Panchayath's of Mulavukad
, Elamkunnappuzha, Njarakkal, Nayarambalam
, Edavanakkad, Kuzhuppilly and Pallippuram
is located in Kuzhuppilly Village.
Kuzhuppilly has a Krishi Bhavan also to help the agriculturists.
The department of Dairy Development, Kerala has a Dairy Extension Service Unit at Vypin Block Office, Kuzhuppilly. The Dairy Extension Officer is in charge of the activities.
The Office of the Sub-Registrar, Kuzhuppilly is located in Kuzhuppilly, who is authorised for maintaining the land registers of Edavanakkad Gramapanchayath, Kuzhuppilly Grama Panchayath and Pallippuram Grama Panchayath.
Ayyampilly Government Hospital is situated here for mainstream ("Western") treatment. St. Vincent De-Paul Hospital is serving the people privately with both Western and ayurvedic wings.
Other establishments include Panchayath Public Library and Reading Room, SP Mukherji Memorial Library and a Veterinary Government Hospital.
Assembly Constituency (Malayalam - നിയോജക മണഡലം) and Ernakulam Parliamentary Constituency
s (Malayalam - ചെമ്മീന്കെട്ട്) and Paddy fields which yield about 600 k.g./acre.
and sea food processing are some of the sources of income of the Kuzhuppilly. The main agricultural produces include rice
, coconut
and arecanut. Also trading and service add to the income of Kuzhuppilly due to the proximity to the city Kochi.
The Kuzhuppilly Service Co-operative Bank Ltd. No E139 serves as the main banking partner for the common man which has two branch offices including an evening branch in Kuzhuppilly village. Also Ernakulam District Co-operative bank and The Dhanalakshmi Bank Ltd
have their presence in Kuzhuppilly.
Ernakulam district
-Economy:Agriculture constitutes the most important segment of the district’s economy and it is the biggest source of employment. Of the geographical 235319 hectares, crops are grown in 0 hectares. Coconut is the principal crop followed by rubber, paddy, and tapioca...
of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The different areas in Kuzhuppilly village are Pallathamkulangara, Cheruvaipu, Thundippuram, Manappally and Ayyampilly.
Location
Kuzhuppilly village is 18 k.m. towards the North West of Kochi and is 26 k.m. from Cochin International AirportCochin International Airport
Cochin International Airport is an international airport located in Nedumbassery, a suburb on the outskirts of the city of Kochi about northeast of downtown Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. It is the busiest and largest airport in the state of Kerala...
, and 4.5 k.m. from Cherai Beach
Cherai Beach
Cherai Beach is located in Vypin island, Kochi, India. Cherai Beach is just 25 km from Kochi, and 30 km from Cochin International Airport. The nearest towns are North Paravur and Kodungallur and the nearest railway station is Aluva .The 15 km of long golden beach is clean,...
. It is covered by Ayyambilly Post Office with PIN
Postal Index Number
A Postal Index Number or PIN or Pincode is the post office numbering or post code system used by India Post, the Indian postal administration. PIN stands for Postal Index Number and the code is 6 digits long. The PIN was introduced on August 15, 1972.-Structure:There are nine PIN zones in India,...
682 501. The east border is Veeranpuzha
Veeranpuzha
Veeranpuzha is a lake in Cochin, Kerala, India. It is the northern extension of Vembanad Lake. From Kochi Azhi to Munambam Azhi, the serene backwaters popularly known in this name – Veeranpuzha. Veeranpuzha is the name of Vembanad Lake at Vyppen Island...
, the northern extension of Vembanad Lake
Vembanad Lake
Vembanad Lake is the longest lake in India, and the largest lake in the state of Kerala. It is also one of the largest lakes, in India. A lake spanning several districts in the state of Kerala, it is known by different names in different localities viz. Punnamada Lake in Kuttanad, Kochi Lake in...
and the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
is the western border.
Places of interest
The village contains the Pallathamkulangara BhagavathiBhagavathi
Bhagavathi or Bhagavati is the general way people refer to the Hindu goddesses in Kerala, Goa and Maharashtra states of India. It can be used to refer any of the Hindu goddesses like Durga, Kannaki, Parvati, Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Kali...
Temple, Sree Balakrishna Swami
Sree Balakrishna Swami Temple, Kuzhuppilly
The Sree Balakrishna Swamy Temple, Kuzhuppilly of Goud Saraswat Brahmin community is in Kuzhuppilly village, Vypeen Island, Ernakulam district, Kerala, India...
Temple, St. Augustine's Church, Mahadeva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
Temple, Ayyampilly Mahadeva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
Temple and Chempoozhi Sree Dharmasastha
Ayyappan
Ayyappan is a Hindu deity worshiped in a number of shrines across India. Ayyappan is believed to be an incarnation of Dharma Sastha, who is the son of Shiva and Vishnu . The name "Ayyappan" is used as a respectful form of address in the Malayalam language, spoken in the Indian state of Kerala...
Temple. It is very important to include that this village is developing in a very fast way. Pulauyavamshodharini sabha Sree Rajalangaramoorthy temple is at cheruvype.
Kuzhuppilly Beach is upcoming tourist sport in Kerala. It was identified as a potential tourism spot by the authorities. The beach beautification project is being implemented at a cost of Rs 46 lakh by govt.
Establishments / Offices
PBD lower primary school, Cheruvypu LP School, St. Augustine's Girls High School and St. Gregorious Upper Primary School are in Kuzhuppilly village.There are 12 Aanganwadi
Aanganwadi
'Anganwadi, literally a courtyard play center in Marathi, are community-based institutions in Integrated Child Development Services in India. Also an aanganwadi centre provides basic health care in Indian villages. It is a part of the Indian public health-care system...
s in Kuzhuppilly outof which 9 function in their own building.
The Office of Vypin Block Panchayath consisting the Grama Panchayath's of Mulavukad
Mulavukad
Mulavukad , also known locally as Bolghatty Island, is one of the islands that form part of the city of Kochi, Kerala, India.Mulavukad is home for the Bolgatty Palace, an erstwhile palace of the Dutch colonial administration, later taken over by the British, and presently a 'heritage hotel'...
, Elamkunnappuzha, Njarakkal, Nayarambalam
Nayarambalam
Nayarambalam is a suburb of Cochin city and coastal village on Vypin island in Ernakulam District in the state of Kerala, India....
, Edavanakkad, Kuzhuppilly and Pallippuram
Pallippuram, Ernakulam
Pallippuram is a village on Vypeen island, in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, south India. The village is located approximately 25 k.m. from Ernakulam and 20 k.m. from Cochin International Airport. The east border is Veeranpuzha, the north extension of Vembanad Lake and the Indian Ocean in the west...
is located in Kuzhuppilly Village.
Kuzhuppilly has a Krishi Bhavan also to help the agriculturists.
The department of Dairy Development, Kerala has a Dairy Extension Service Unit at Vypin Block Office, Kuzhuppilly. The Dairy Extension Officer is in charge of the activities.
The Office of the Sub-Registrar, Kuzhuppilly is located in Kuzhuppilly, who is authorised for maintaining the land registers of Edavanakkad Gramapanchayath, Kuzhuppilly Grama Panchayath and Pallippuram Grama Panchayath.
Ayyampilly Government Hospital is situated here for mainstream ("Western") treatment. St. Vincent De-Paul Hospital is serving the people privately with both Western and ayurvedic wings.
Other establishments include Panchayath Public Library and Reading Room, SP Mukherji Memorial Library and a Veterinary Government Hospital.
Civic Administration
The village is administered by the "Grama Panchayath". Kuzhuppilly come under VypinVypin
Vypin or Vypeen is one among a group of islands, that form part of the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. The island is about 27 km long...
Assembly Constituency (Malayalam - നിയോജക മണഡലം) and Ernakulam Parliamentary Constituency
Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)
-Assembly segments:Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:#Paravur#Vypin#Ernakulam#Kochi#Thrippunithura#Thrikkakara#Kalamassery-Members of Parliament:Travancore-Cochin*1951: C.P. Mathew, Indian National Congress...
Geography
The village has Freshwater prawn farmFreshwater prawn farm
A freshwater prawn farm is an aquaculture business designed to raise and produce freshwater prawn or shrimp for human consumption. Freshwater prawn farming shares many characteristics with, and many of the same problems as, marine shrimp farming...
s (Malayalam - ചെമ്മീന്കെട്ട്) and Paddy fields which yield about 600 k.g./acre.
Economy
Sea fishing, Prawn farmingFreshwater prawn farm
A freshwater prawn farm is an aquaculture business designed to raise and produce freshwater prawn or shrimp for human consumption. Freshwater prawn farming shares many characteristics with, and many of the same problems as, marine shrimp farming...
and sea food processing are some of the sources of income of the Kuzhuppilly. The main agricultural produces include rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, coconut
Coconut
The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...
and arecanut. Also trading and service add to the income of Kuzhuppilly due to the proximity to the city Kochi.
The Kuzhuppilly Service Co-operative Bank Ltd. No E139 serves as the main banking partner for the common man which has two branch offices including an evening branch in Kuzhuppilly village. Also Ernakulam District Co-operative bank and The Dhanalakshmi Bank Ltd
Dhanalakshmi Bank
Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd is an old private sector bank headquartered in Thrissur city, Kerala, the "Cultural Capital of Kerala". It is headed by Amitabh Chaturvedi, Managing Director and CEO of the bank. The bank was focusing mostly on Southern states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and...
have their presence in Kuzhuppilly.