Chandiroor is a village in
Alappuzha district, Kerala, India. It is situated on
National Highway 66 (India)
National Highway 66, commonly referred to as NH 66 (erstwhile NH-17 and a part of NH-47), is a mostly 4 lane 1640 km (1020 miles) long busy National Highway (India), National Highway that runs roughly north–south along the western coas ...
between
Eramalloor
Eramalloor is a village in Ezhupunna Grama Panchayat in the Cherthala taluk in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Demographics
India census, Eramalloor had a population of 28,223 with 14,187 males and 14,036 females.
Geography ...
and
Aroor
Aroor is a fishing village on the northernmost part of the Alappuzha district, within Cherthala, Cherthala taluk of Kerala, India. It lies on either sides of National Highway 66 (India), National Highway 66 and serves as a gateway between Koc ...
. It is part of the Aroor Assembly constituency and the Alappuzha Parliamentary constituency. Historically, it was located in the
Travancore kingdom
The kingdom of Travancore (), also known as the kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor () or later as Travancore State, was a kingdom that lasted from until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvananth ...
. Chandiroor is the birthplace of Navajyothy Sree Karaunakara Guru founder of Santhigiri Ashram
Location
It is located at .
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NH66 is the main connectivity and backwaters also.
Economy
Sea food processing is the main industry. Shrimp farming,
pisciculture
Fish farming or pisciculture involves commercial animal husbandry, breeding of fish, most often for food, in fish tanks or artificial pen (enclosure), enclosures such as fish ponds. It is a particular type of aquaculture, which is the controlled ...
and coir products manufacture are also means of livelihood.
Notable people
*
Karunakara Guru
Karunakara Guru (1 September 1927 – 6 May 1999), also known as Karunakara Guru, was an Indian spiritual leader and founder of Santhigiri, Santhigiri Ashram in Pothencode, Kerala, India.
In 1968, Karunakara Guru founded Santhigiri Ashram in ...
, founder of Santhigiri Ashram
*
Mammootty
Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam-language films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, ...
, Malayalam cinema actor
Schools
*Chandiroor GHSS
*Our Lady Of Mercy HSS
*Al Ameen Public School
*Jamia Milliyya Arabic college
*Heavens Qur'anic Pre-school
Politics
* The main front is LDF. K.R Gauriamma represented this constituency until last term from the birth of Kerala. She belongs to JSS. Now Daleema represents the constituency.
References
{{Alappuzha district
Villages in Alappuzha district