Kuzhithura is a village in the

Kollam Kollam (;), is an ancient seaport and the List of cities and towns in Kerala, fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala. Located on the southern tip of the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea, the city is on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake ...

district of the Indian state of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, 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 ...

. Kuzhithura is part of

Alappad Alappad is a coastal village in the Kollam district of the Indian state Kerala. It is situated on a narrow strip of land sandwiched between the Arabian Sea and the TS Canal – the village is approximately 16 km long and its narrowest point ...

panchayat, which is part of the

Karunagappally Karunagappally is a municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is 24 km north of Kollam and south of Alappuzha. Karunagappally taluk consists of Alappad, Ochira, Adinad, Karunagappally, Thazhava, Pavumba, Thodiyoor, Kallalibh ...

Taluk, situated on a narrow strip of land sandwiched between the

Arabian Sea The Arabian Sea () is a region of sea in the northern Indian Ocean, bounded on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, Gulf of Aden and Guardafui Channel, on the northwest by Gulf of Oman and Iran, on the north by Pakistan, on the east by India, and ...

and the

Thiruvananthapuram–Shoranur canal The Thiruvananthapuram - Shoranur canal is a historic canal in India, from Trivandrum to Shoranur (Palakkad district). It was one of the most arterial transportation mode in erstwhile Travancore princely state. Most of the trade, commerce and ...

. It is a tourist destination with green land, backwaters, and beaches.

Demographics

The village has total of 400 houses and 401 households. 94.50% of the houses are pucca, 5% are semi-pucca and .5% are kaccha. All the houses are electrified. Govt

Sree Krishnaswamy Temple

Sree Krishnaswamy Temple Kuzhithura (also called Kuzhithura Sree Krishnaswamy Temple) is one of the oldest Krishna temples in Kerala. It is located near the Thiruvananthapuram–Shoranur canal. An annual temple festival occurs between January and February, drawing large crowds.

Educational institutions

For education, there are two

anganwadi Anganwadi () is a type of rural child care centre in India. It was started by the Indian government in 1975 as part of the Integrated Child Development Services program to combat child hunger and malnutrition. ''Anganwadi'' in Hindi means ...

s and the Govt. Fishery Higher Secondary School for older students.

Geography

Kuzhithura is located 8 km from Karunagappally and 10 km from Ochira by road. The nearest rail stations are in Karunagappally and Kayamkulam. The nearest international airports are 97 km at Thiruvananthapuram and 145 km at Kochi. The village is connected to the mainland by bridges as well as by country boat ferries. By water, it is connected to

Alappuzha Alappuzha (, आलप्पुळ) or Alleppey is a municipality and town on the Laccadive Sea in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is the district headquarters of the district, and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvana ...

and

Mata Amritanandamayi Math The Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM) is an international charitable organization aimed at the spiritual and material upliftment of humankind. It was founded by Indian people, Indian spiritual leader and humanitarian Mata Amritanandamayi in 1981 ...

is 1 km away.

References

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Kuzhithura On Earth
{{Kollam district Villages in Kollam district