Pallippuram, Alappuzha
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Pallippuram is a village, 5 km from Shertallay
in Alleppey, Kerala
. A serene village, it is wedged between Cherthala
municipality and Thycattussery panchayath. It is surrounded by Vembanad Lake
on eastern and western sides and Chenganda river on its southern side. The bridge over the river connect this area to the mainland of Cherthala. It is also connected to Vaikom
by means of ferry service and boats.
Pallippuram is noted for its whitish sand (due to the high silica content), which has extensive use in glass and cement industries. Malabar Cements (owned by Government of Kerala) is a major industrial unit operating out of the Industrial Growth Centre at Pallippuram.
Palackal Thoma Malpan
was born and lived here, heading a Seminary (1818–1855) for teaching priests, the first such run by the St. Thomas Christians, and the antecedent of St. Joseph's Seminary, Mannanam (1833–1894), to which it later merged.
The College of Engineering, Cherthala
, run by the Institute of Human Resources Development
and affiliated to the Cochin University of Science and Technology
, was inaugurated at Pallippuram in 2004.
Nadakkal Parameswaran Pillai
the founder of Indian Coffee House in Kerala
, is a native of Pallippuram.
Cherthala
Cherthala is a town located in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India. It is located 30 km south of the city of Kochi and 22 km north of Alappuzha town, on the Kochi-Alappuzha streatch of both the National Highway 47 as well as the costal Rail-route.lt is 85 km from the...
in Alleppey, Kerala
Alappuzha district
Alappuzha is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala in India. It was formed as Alleppey District on August 17, 1957. The name of the district was officially changed to Alappuzha in 1990. The district is a widely known tourist destination, and is well known for its coir factories. Most of...
. A serene village, it is wedged between Cherthala
Cherthala
Cherthala is a town located in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India. It is located 30 km south of the city of Kochi and 22 km north of Alappuzha town, on the Kochi-Alappuzha streatch of both the National Highway 47 as well as the costal Rail-route.lt is 85 km from the...
municipality and Thycattussery panchayath. It is surrounded by 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...
on eastern and western sides and Chenganda river on its southern side. The bridge over the river connect this area to the mainland of Cherthala. It is also connected to Vaikom
Vaikom
Vaikom is a taluk and also its capital town, situated in the North-West of Kottayam in Kerala, India. Its western border is the Lake Vembanad, and is crossed by various estuaries of the River Muvattupuzha. It lies between Ernakulam and Kottayam...
by means of ferry service and boats.
Pallippuram is noted for its whitish sand (due to the high silica content), which has extensive use in glass and cement industries. Malabar Cements (owned by Government of Kerala) is a major industrial unit operating out of the Industrial Growth Centre at Pallippuram.
Palackal Thoma Malpan
Palackal Thoma Malpan
Thoma Malpan - പാലയ്ക്കല് തോമാ മല്പാന് of Pallippuram was a secular priest of the Archdiocese of Ernakulam in the Syro-Malabar Church, the senior among the three founders of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate , and the founder and Rector of the Pallippuram and Mannanam seminaries.Palackal Thoma...
was born and lived here, heading a Seminary (1818–1855) for teaching priests, the first such run by the St. Thomas Christians, and the antecedent of St. Joseph's Seminary, Mannanam (1833–1894), to which it later merged.
The College of Engineering, Cherthala
College of Engineering, Cherthala
The College of Engineering, Cherthala is an engineering college affiliated to Cochin University of Science and Technology. It is managed by the Institute of Human Resources Development, government of Kerala. It is located at Pallipuram, close to the heart of Cherthala, 8km from the railway station...
, run by the Institute of Human Resources Development
Institute of Human Resources Development
The Institute of Human Resources Development was established by the Government of Kerala in 1987, with the institutional centre at Thiruvananthapuram and Model polytechnics in 1988 at Vadakara. IHRD has grown within a short period into a network of more than 50 institutions...
and affiliated to the Cochin University of Science and Technology
Cochin University of Science and Technology
Cochin University of Science and Technology is a government owned autonomous university in Kochi , Kerala, India. Founded in 1971, the university consists of three campuses, two in Kochi and one in Kuttanad, Alappuzha, 66 km inland. The university awards degrees in engineering and allied...
, was inaugurated at Pallippuram in 2004.
Nadakkal Parameswaran Pillai
Nadakkal parameswaran pillai
N. S. Parameswaran Pillai or Nadakkal Parameswaran Pillai is the founder of Indian Coffee Houses in Kerala with the late Communist Leader of Thrissur Advocate T. K. Krishnan....
the founder of Indian Coffee House in 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....
, is a native of Pallippuram.