Vazhakulam is a village in

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 ...

, located in the

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of the Indian state of

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. This town is known as ''Pineapple City'' due to its large-scale

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farms. Another village named

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 ...

, is located in

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Economy

The town is the largest

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n pineapple market.

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established a Pineapple Research Station at Vazhakulam in 1995. The pineapples cultivated there have achieved a

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. Vazhakulam pineapples are marketed as

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ged products. Rice used to be the main crop of this area in the 1960s and 1970s, but the advent of rubber cultivation turned many rice fields and estates into rubber plantations.

Demographics

The population of this area largely consists of Syrian Catholic Christians. Many Hindu families have made this place their home.(?)

Educational institutions

* Viswajyothi College of Engineering and Technology, Vazhakulam * St. George College, Vazhakulam * Chavara International Academy, Vazhakulam * Carmel CMI Public School, Vazhakulam *Infant Jesus High School, Vazhakulam *St. Little Theresas High School, Vazhakulam *St. George's TTI, Vazhakulam *St. Reetha's L.P. School, Theakkumala *St. Thomas School, Vengachuvadu *The Bethlehem International Vazhakulam *Vimalamatha High School Kadalikkad *St. Sebastian's HS, Memadangu *Govt. L P School, Neerampuzha *Govt. L P School, Maniyantharam

Hospitals

*St. George's Hospital Vazhakulam *Govt. Hospital Vazhakulam

Churches

* St. George Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church * Carmel Monastery * Holy Family Church, Bethleham *

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* Zion Gospel Church & Ministries *St Sebastians church, Arikuzha

Temple

Among the famous Hindu temples in this area are the Lord Subramanya temple, Vallikkada Bhagavathi temple and Pudussery Kalari Bhagavathi temple.*Pallikkapparambu siva temple Other nearby temples include Sree Dharma Sastha Temple in Manjalloor and Bhagavathi Temple in Kalloorkad.

Banks

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Federal Bank Federal Bank Limited is an Indian private sector bank headquartered in Aluva, Kerala. The bank has 1588+ banking outlets and, 2079+ ATMs/ CDMS spread across different states in India and overseas representative offices at Abu Dhabi and Dubai. ...

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South Indian Bank The South Indian Bank Limited (SIB) is a major private-sector bank headquartered at Thrissur in Kerala, India. As of 31 December 2024, the bank had a network of 955 banking outlets (954 branches and 1 service branch) and 1290 ATMs/CRMs (1159 A ...

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*Service Co-operative bank No:751

Sports

* Volleyball - Vazhakulam has a great volleyball culture. This town contributed many good players to the Indian volleyball. All the volleyball interests in this town is related to St. George's Volley Ball Club. * Basketball - Carmel cmi public school indoor stadium provides basketball facilities and nourishing the young talents.

Geography

Vazhakulam lies east of the town of

Muvattupuzha Muvattupuzha () is a Municipalities of Kerala, municipalityhttps://lsgkerala.gov.in/system/files/2017-10/localbodies.pdf in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. It is located east of the district headquarters in Thrikkakara and a ...

on the Muvattupuzha -

Thodupuzha Thodupuzha () is a municipality and taluk in the Idukki district of Kerala, India. It is located west of the district headquarters in Painavu and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Thodupu ...

road. Nearby towns include: * Kavana * Memadangu * Kadalikkad * Madakkathanam * Manjalloor * Kalloorkad * Nadukkara * Avoly * Anikkad -Anicadu * Vadakode * Thekkummala * Bethlehem * Mullappuzhachal

Notables

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, the founder of the

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References

{{Suburbs of Kochi Cities and towns in Ernakulam district Suburbs of Kochi