Avoly is a

panchayath The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical ment ...

located in

Ernakulam district Ernakulam, ; ISO: ''Eṟaṇākuḷaṁ'', in Malayalam: എറണാകുളം), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, that takes its name from the eponymous city division in Kochi. It is situated in the central part o ...

of the Indian state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. The panchayath is a part of Muvattupuzha taluk and consists of 14 wards which include

Anikkad Anikkad is a village in Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala, India. It is located near the Muvattupuzha town in Avoly Panchayat. Location Anicadu is situated in Muvattupuzha taluk of Kerala State, in Main Eastern Highway in between Mu ...

, 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

# Kizhakkekkara # Randar # Kottappuram # Thiruvumplavu Kshetram # St.sebastian.h.s # Pareekkapeedika # Kavana # Kavana Gov. LPS # Nadukkara # Panchayath Office # Anicadu # P.h.c # Companippady # Nirmala College

Economy

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, and

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are the main cultivation of this village.

Places in and around Avoly

* Vazhakulam *

Ayavana Ayavana is a panchayath in Eranakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is situated 8 km away from Muvattupuzha on the banks of river Kaliyar. Ayavana panchayath includes Anchelpetty, Kakkattoor, Kalampoor, Enanalloor, Kavakkad, K ...

Muvattupuzha Muvattupuzha () is a town in the midlands directly to the east of Kochi in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is located about from downtown Kochi, and is a growing urban centre in central Kerala. The town is also the starting poin ...

Mullappuzhachal Mullappuzhachal is a village located in the Ernakulam district of the Indian state of Kerala. It's a part of Ayavana Grama Panchayat and Muvattupuzha taluk. Mullappuzhachal comes under the Muvattupuzha assembly constituency which is coming ...

References

External links

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