Avoly is a panchayath located in

Ernakulam district Ernakulam (; ISO: ''Eṟaṇākuḷaṁ'') is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, and takes its name from the Ernakulam, eponymous city division in Kochi. ...

of the Indian state of

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. The panchayath is a part of

Muvattupuzha taluk Muvattupuzha is a taluk in the Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala, India. This taluk was formed during the period of Marthanda Varma. It is a revenue division for ease of administration purposes, and is headquartered in Muvattupuzha. Mos ...

and consists of 14 wards which include Anikkad, Kavana, Kizhakkekara, Kottapuram, Nadukkara, and Pareeka Peedika. Avoly comes under the Muvattupuzha assembly constituency which is coming under Idukki parliamentary constituency. A major educational institution in Kerala, Nirmala College situated at Avoly panchayath.

History

Avoly panchayath was formed in 1953. The first meeting of the Panchayat was held on August 15, 1953, and K. V. Emmanuel Karuppamadam became the first president. It has an area of 18.6 km² and shares the borders with Ayavana Panchayath and Muvattupuzha Municipality in the North, Manjalloor panchayath and Manakkad Panchayath in the South, Manjallor panchayath and Ayavana panchayath in the East and Arakuzha panchayath and Muvattupuzha Municipality in the West.

Demographics

In 2001 Avoly had a population of 15760 with 7935 males and 7825 females with a literacy rate of 93.9%. The town is mainly made up of Syrian Catholic Christians, Hindus and Muslims.

Wards

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Economy

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, and

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are the main cultivation of this village.

Places in and around Avoly

Vazhakulam Vazhakulam is a village in Muvattupuzha Taluk, located in the Ernakulam district of the Indian state of Kerala. This town is known as ''Pineapple City'' due to its large-scale pineapple farms. Another village named South Vazhakulam, Vazhaku ...

* Ayavana *

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* Mullappuzhachal

References

External links

* {{Cite web , url=http://www.muvattupuzhamunicipality.in/ , title=Home , website=Muvattupuzha Municipality , access-date=2020-03-12 Villages in Ernakulam district