Kuzhuppilly is a suburb of

Kochi Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...

city and a tourist destination in

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. The areas in Kuzhuppilly village are Pallathamkulangara, Cheruvaipu, Thundippuram, Manappally, and Ayyampilly.

Statistics

The total population per the 2001

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is 12,120 and the number of houses is 2,701.

Location

Kuzhuppilly village is 18 km towards the northwest of Kochi. It is 26 km from

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and 4.5 km from

Cherai Beach Cherai Beach is located in Cherai on the northern side of Vypin Island, a suburb of the city of Kochi in the state of Kerala, India. One of the most visited beaches in the state, it is situated around 25 km (15 mi) from downtown Kochi and ...

. It is covered by Ayyambilly Post Office with

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682 501. The east border is Veeranpuzha, the northern extension of

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and the

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is the western border.

Places of interest

The village contains the Pallathamkulangara

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Temple, Sree Balakrishna Swami Temple, St. Augustine's Church,

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Temple, Ayyampilly

Temple, and Chempoozhi Sree Dharmasastha Temple. Pulauyavamshodharini sabha Sree Rajalangaramoorthy temple is at Cheruvype. It is important to include that this village is developing in a very fast way. Kuzhuppilly Beach is an upcoming tourist spot 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 the government.

Establishments and offices

PBD Lower Primary School, St John's L.P. School, Manappilly, Cheruvypu LP School, St. Augustine's Girls High School, and St. Gregorious Upper Primary School are in Kuzhuppilly village. There are 12 Aanganwadis in Kuzhuppilly, nine of which function in their own building. The office of Vypin Block Panchayath consisting the Grama Panchayath's of

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Nayarambalam Nayarambalam is a suburb of Kochi city and coastal village on Vypin island in the States and union territories of India, state of Kerala, India. The village is surrounded by Edavanakkad Gram panchayat to the north, Narakkal Gram Panchayat to th ...

Edavanakkad Edavanakad is a part of Vypin islands, which comes under the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. It is a suburb of Kochi city. The Vypin - Munambam state highway passes through the village. Its western border is Arabian Sea, the eastern Borde ...

, Kuzhuppilly, and Pallippuram is located in Kuzhuppilly Village. Kuzhuppilly has a

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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 department of Industries and Commerce, Kerala has an Industries Extension officer functioning in Vypin block office. He is in charge for guidance of industrial activities in the block area 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. 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 comes under

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Assembly Constituency (

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- നിയോജക മണഡലം) and Ernakulam Parliamentary Constituency

Geography

The village has freshwater prawn farms (

- ചെമ്മീന്കെട്ട്) and paddy fields which yield about 600 kg/acre.

Economy

Sea fishing, prawn farming and seafood processing are some of the sources of income of the Kuzhuppilly. The main agricultural produces include

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and

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. Trading and services add to the income of Kuzhuppilly due to its proximity to the city of

References

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