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Cherthala

Cherthala(formerlyShertallaiorShertallay) is a town

located in the district of Alappuzha, inthestateof Kerala,

India. It is located 30 km (19 mi) south of the city

of Kochi and 22 km north of Alappuzha town, on the

Kochi-Alappuzha National HighwayNH 47, as well as

the coastal rail route.

In local administration, the Cherthala town is a

municipality while in the state administrative structure

Cherthala is a taluk in the district of Alappuzha. The

Corporation of Cochin hasdrafteda master plan that aims

to develop Cherthala as thesatellite townaround Kochi.

1 Etymology

According to the local legend, once Vilwamangalam

Swamiyar, the well known Kerala Hindu saint, while

travelling through Cherthala, found an idol of the Devi

with its head immersed in a muddy pond. The swami

understood the divinity of the idol, took it out from

the mud, cleaned it and consecratedit in a temple near

the pond. Thus the place is believed to have got itsname as Chermeaningmudand Thalameaningheadin

Malayalam and the deity of the temple got the name as

Cherthala Karthiyayani.[1] The word put together means

Head from the mud. Unlike in other Kerala temples, the

idol ofCherthala KarthiyayaniDevi is consecrated in the

Sreekoviljust below the ground level and cannot be di-

rectly viewed by the devotees.

There is another story that says that the former name was

Karappuram and that this piece of land was given by the

erstwhile State of Cochin to the erstwhile State of Tra-

vancore for protecting it from enemies. The place got its

name asChertha

(joined)Thala

(abutting land).

2 Local governance

Cherthala taluk is a part of Alappuzha Revenue Dis-

trict and Alappuzha Parliamentary constituency. All

the villages of Cherthala Taluk come under the

Cherthala and Aroor Constituencies of Kerala Legisla-

tive Assembly. The three-tier local governance struc-

ture is as follows: Cherthala Taluk area comes un-

der Alappuzha district panchayat and the area is di-

vided into three block panchayats: Pattanakad, Thy-cattuserry and Kanzhikuzhy. These block panchay-

ats are again subdivided into Grama panchayats. The

Grama panchayats in Pattanakkad Block Panchayath

are Aroor, Ezhupunna, Kuthiathode, Kodamthuruthu,

Thuravoor, Pattanakadand Vayalar. The Thycattussery

Block Panchayath have five Grama Panchayaths, viz.,

Arookutty, Perumbalam, Panavally, Thycattusserryand

Chennam Pallippuram. Kadakarapally,Cherthala South,

Kanjikuzhi, ThanneermukkomandMararikulam North

are Grama panchayaths in the Kanjikuzhi Block.

3 Demographics

According to the Kerala government website, Cherthala

municipality had a population of 43,326 over an area of

16.18 square kilometres (6.25 sq mi). The density of

population is 2678 per square kilometre. Males consti-

tute 49% of the population and females 51%.[2]

Cherthala has an average literacy rate of 94%, with male

literacy of 98.4% and female literacy of 89.7%.

4 Cherthala Town

Cherthala Town Municipality has 32 wards.[3] The town

is well known after theKarthyayani Devi temple, located

in the center of the town. Two more sub-temples dedi-

cated toShivaandVishnuare also located on the north-

ern side of the main temple. A sub-temple dedicated to

LordAyyappa, also known as Kaavudayan and another

dedicated to Kshethrapalakan believed to be Devis tem-

ple caretaker are located on the southern corner of the

main temple. Thousands of devotees coming from dif-

ferent 'Karas (localities) of Cherthala participate in the

Padayani, vela thullal and pooram pattu, the main ritualsconducted during the temple festival. A large pond exists

in front of the Taluk office that belongs to the Karthyayani

Devi temple. We can see many roosters flocking around

the temple premises. Theseroostersare the offerings of

the devotees, an ancient custom followed in many devi

temples of Kerala. The temple is administered by Tra-

vancore Devaswom Board.

Another temple in Cherthala town is the Muttathu Thiru-

mala Devaswam temple. Lord Narasimha presiding in the

form ofSaligramaand SreeVenkatachalapathyMoorthy

with bhoo devi and sree devi are the deitiesof this tem-

ple. The temple conducts its annual festival either aheadof the Karthyayani Devis festival or soon after that. The

Pallivetta is a procession where it is believed that Goddess

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2 4 CHERTHALA TOWN

The War memorial dedicated to soldiers from Shertallai village

who took part in World Wars I and II

Cherthala Back waters at 1960s

is going for the divine hunting. The annual festival lasts

for eight days.

The St. Marys Forane church, Muttom, is located in

the heart of the old Cherthala town. The muttom mar-

ket is situated at south side of the Church. The Mut-

tom church is famous for Marian devotion and hence up-

lifted as a pilgrim center. A miracle has happened here

in 1945 August, and there after, people from all over

Kerala and other part, visits the church in devotion and

for prayers with a strong belief in Mother Mary. The

miraculous statue is placed in a shrine facing the road, for

worship. Actually the parishioners are here from ancienttimes when Christianity is spread over, Kerala. Original

church is constructed in 1023 A D at the northern side

of the junction (at the place where St. Josephs shrine is

situated now). The present Church is constructed around

AD 1600, in Portuguese Style of architecture . The beau-

tifully carved and painted alters of the Church is enchant-

ing and attracts many historians and architects. A large

cross made of granite shows the legacy of the Church.

A silver flag mast (Kodimaram) in the church courtyarddepicts its unique Kerala heritage found in many Syrian

Catholicchurches of Kerala. The main festival is in Jan-

uary 21, the Vivaha thirunal of St. Mary & Joseph a

rare feast in Kerala Catholic Churches. The festival at the

Shrine is celebrated on the Sunday after DEC 8th every

year.

Sree Mutharamman Kovil, Kambikkal junction, is an-

other temple situated very near to the market. God-

dess Mutharamma (bhadra) and Annapoorneswary are

the deities of this temple. The dhambathi sametha nava-

graha and Bala ganapathy are also in the temple.

The ShreeMahadevatemple dedicated to Lord Shiva is

also located at east of the Muttom Church. The Moor-

thickal Sri Lakshminarayantemple and Peechi Amman

Kovil are also located half a kilometer west of the

Cherthala town. The Vellorvattom Shree Mahadeva tem-

ple having twin sreekovils, both dedicated to Shiva, is

located one kilometer west of Cherthala town along the

main road to Cherthala Railway Station. Famous Sri

Dhanwanthari Temple is located at Maruthorvattom, 1.5

km south east of the Town, half a km east of X-Ray Bye

pass and K.V.M. Superspeciality Hospital. Famous Kan-

damangalam sree Rajarajeshwari temple is 5 km from

Cherthala town. The temple, dedicated to goddess Ra-jarajeshwari, attracts thousands of devotees. The annual

festival in MarchApril attracts a lot of people from dis-

tant areas too.

Cherthala is a major centre of coirindustry. There are

big coir exporting factories located outside the town, few

of them along theNH 47. The politician and Union De-

fence MinisterA K Antonyhails from Cherthala Town.

The Union Cabinet Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs,

ShriVayalar Ravi, is also from Cherthala. Cherthala is

well-connected by road and rail. The nearest airport is

the Cochin International Airport, about 50 kilometers

northwest, and the nearest seaport is Cochin Harbour,about 36 kilometers northwest of the town. A memorial

stands in front of the Taluk office, dedicated in the mem-

ory of various soldiers from Cherthala who took part in

World War I andII. The office of Tahsildar is also lo-

cated in the Taluk office complex. The Taluk office has a

treasury, Land & Revenue department, Election commis-

sions office. A mini Civil station complex located behind

Taluk office has various government departments under

one roof. There is also the office of Deputy Supernatant

of Police (DySP) near the Taluk office. The only fire

station in Cherthala taluk functions round the clock next

to Civil station. A large BSNL microwave tower func-tions near theBSNLtelephone exchange used for high-

speed data transfer and telephone communication. There
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is a court complex that houses the Magistrate court and

Munsif courts. A busy bus stand and depot run by Ker-

ala State RTC is situated on the east side of Devi tem-

ple. The Cherthala Municipality building and a shopping

complex is situated near to this bus stand. A government

guesthouse (Travelers Bungalow) functions at the north

end of Court junction. A man-made water canal flowsacross the town. It was constructed as an inland water-

wayto link Cherthala town with Alappuzhaprior to de-

velopment ofNH-47. The busy Cherthalamarkethas the

vegetablewholesalemarket and the municipalfish mar-

ket located near the Muttom Church. A small chapel of

Mother Mary is located in the market. There are few

oil mills producing the coconut oil. Manorama Junc-

tion, Market road, Nadacavu road, Court Jn. (Kodathi

kavala), KSRTC bus stand, Pvt bus stand, Apsara junc-

tion, Xray Jn., Iron Bridge, Bhavani theatre, civil station/

Taluk office, municipal shopping complex, X-Ray Junc-

tion, Girls High School Junction are some of the locallyknown places in and around Cherthala town. Cherthala

town has the potential for developing as theSatellite town

of ever expandingKochi metropolitancity.

5 Japan water supply scheme

It is one of the Mega water supply project executedby Kerala Water Authority for providing an uninter-

rupted supply of drinking water for the people of entire

Cherthala taluk. The scheme covers Cherthala Munici-

pal town, 7 towns and 13 villages of Cherthala taluk. A

package of five water supply schemes was approved by

the Overseas Economic Co-operation Fund (OECF) of

Japan, for loan assistance. The funding agency is now

known as the Japan Bank for International Co-operation

(JBIC).[4] The loan agreement for the project (Agreement

No. IDP 123) was executed on 23 February 1997 be-

tween the OECF and the Government of India. Accord-

ing to the agreement, the Government of India is the bor-

rower and the (KWA) Kerala Water Authority is the exe-

cuting agency. The project aims at augmenting and reha-

bilitating the water supply systems of two urban regions,

namelyKozhikodeand Thiruvananthapuram, and to con-

struct water supply for three rural regions, namely Pat-

tuvam ofKannur district, Cherthala of Alappuzha dis-

trictand Meenad ofKollam district. The project when

completed will ensure drinking water supply to about

4.3 million people of the benefited area spread over five

districts. The water source for the Cherthala project

area is Muvattupuzha River at Kulampoorkadavu near

Aryankavu. The Water from Moovattupuzha River is

brought to Makkekadavu treatment plant, treated andstored there and then supplied to Water tanks located in

various villages and towns of Cherthala Taluk.

6 Places of importance

6.1 Aroor

The Garuda Vahana procession taken to Vattakkeril temple,

Aroor

Arooris a busy village situated 25 km north of Cherthala

town on the National Highway 47 between Cherthala

and Kochi. Aroor is identified as industrial park for

seafood exports. It is also one of the fish landing cen-

tres. There are a few workshops specialised in automo-

bile body building, mechanised boat building in Aroor.

Aroor Industrial Estate and Chemical industrial estate is

situated at the northern side of Aroor. It was inaugurated

by Former Revenue Minister Smt. K R Gowri Amma.

The studio complex of theManorama News channel is

also located in Aroor. Saint Augustine Church, one of

the oldest Latin Catholic churches is located near the busy

NH47 Bypass-Edacochin junction and Pavumabai Tem-

ple is there. The Saint Augustine Higher School situated

nearby. Aroor being well connected by NH-47 and rail

line to theKochiCity, is fast becoming one of the sub-

urb destinations of Kochi city. Aroor is also represented

as the Assembly constituency. and ancient Karthyayani

Temple is situating in the heart of Aroor. The Vat-

takkeril temple for the Thadi THULLAL ritual is located

in Aroor. Large number of people participate in the pro-

cession ofGaruda Vahanas, the main festival attraction

of Vattakkeril temple. Aroor Cheruvally Temple also lo-

cated near Vattakkeril temple and has the ParadevathaKavu and Kizhakakkedath Kavu. There is banian tree

in the cheruvally temple and rare ganapthi idol facing to-
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4 6 PLACES OF IMPORTANCE

wards north is the peculiarity of the temple. Kottilakkattu

Kudumba Paradevatha is very near to Aroor Cheruvally

Temple. The Pala Maram (Alstonia Scholaris) of the

paradevatha sthaanam is very high and rare. Kavus are

Sacred groves of Indiafound in many Kerala temple pre-

serving rare ecosystems.

6.2 Arthunkal

Arthunkal is an important pilgrim centre of Latin

Catholic Christians and is for well known for St. An-

drews Basilica, popularly known as 'Arthunkal Basilica',

situated 8 km south-west of Cherthala town facing the sea

coast. The annual feast of St. Sebastian is celebrated at

St Andrews Basilica from 10 to 27 January. The main

festival is on 20 Jan attracts a huge crowd for the evening

4 pm procession. Hindu pilgrims from Sabarimala used

to visit Arthunkal Basilica and take bath in a tank in theChurch premises to formally conclude their penance. The

tank is not in existence now.

Historians interpret the name Arthunkal differently. One

version is that the thatched chapel built initially was

at Arthikulangara and later the name was modified as

Arithikulangal, Arithinkal and Arthunkal. Another ver-

sion is that the Siva temple of the Puliyamkottu family

used to conduct the 'Arattu Ulsav every year. The dis-

tance from the temple to the sea where Arattu was con-

ducted came to be known as Arattunkal and later became

Arthunkal. The temple doesn't exist anymore.

Arthunkal has State Bank of India, St Francis AssisiHigher Secondary School, Arthunkal Village Co Oper-

ative Bank, Alleppey District Co operative Bank, Police

Station, Post Office, St. Sebastians Visitation Hospital,

St George Church (Diocese of Cochin) etc.

6.3 Thycattusserry

Thycattusserry had a population of 20052 with 9915

males and 10137 females. Thycattusserry is situated 35

km north of Alappuzha and 25 km south of Kochi in

Pallippuram Islands. Its major income source is fishing.

Thycattusserry is geographically surrounded by Vem-

banad lake and its tributaries. The major population of

Thyckatussery belonging from low income group. Thy-

ckattussery is famous for Panchara Manal(silica sand),

the major raw material used in glass and cement indus-

try. This place has a Devi temple and a Christian church.

Most of the people there belong to Hindu and Christian.

The new proposedThuravoor Pamba Roadwill link it to

Kottayam District and is expected to act as a booster to

the local economy.

6.4 Kadakkarappally

Kadakkarappally is a coastal village situated west of NH

47. Kadakkarappally is well known for the famous pil-

grim centres. Kandamangalam Rajarajeshwari Tem-

ple is a famous Hindu pilgrim centre. One among the

most famous devi temples in the state. Thiruvulsavam,

Chirapp mahotsavam, Thaippoyam, Navrathri, Vinayak

Chathurthi, Pathamudayam and Vishu are well celebrated

in this temple. People believe that Goddess Rajarajesh-wari is the landlord of 13 lands (from thaikkal to vet-

tackal). People actively participate in respective years

festivals. Everyone irrespective of religion, race etc. are

allowed to enter temple and take part in worships.

Famous Marian Pilgrim centre Thankey Church attracts

thousands of people in Passion week. Deepakazhcha, Na-

garikanikkal etc. are also performed. This church was

founded by Portugheese missionaries.

6.5 Andhakaranazhy

Azheekkal Beach

Andhakaranazhy is a coastal village located 4-km westofPattanakkad. It is one of the popular beach locations

attracting tourists and domestic visitors. The beach has

anazhy, a sandsedimentationformed by the constant sea

erosion. Large mechanised shutters are erected near the

isthmus where theback waters merge into the Arabian

sea. These shutters regulate the flow of seawater water

entering into the neighbouring paddy fields ofThuravoor,

Pattanakad, Ezhupunna panchayats connected to the back

waters. They also prevent flooding in paddy fields during

excessive rainfalls . A majesticlight housestands like a

signal tower guiding the seamen during night. This light-

house is open to public during theOnamseason. It is also

a popular shooting location for Malayalam film songs.

One can reach Andhakaranazhy via the Kadakkarapally-

Thanky-Andhakaranazhy-Pallithode beach road or divert

towards west at Padmakshi-Kavilpalli junction onNH 47

near Pattanakkad. It was one of the seriously affected ar-

eas in thetsunami disaster, which hit the Kerala Coast on

26 December 2006. Smt.K. R. Gowri Amma, the rev-

enue minister in the Kerala States first elected govern-

ment is from there. She was the sitting MLA fromAroor

constituency for many years. The VyatharaTrimurthi

temple, a very rare and old temple dedicated to tri-gods

(trimurthi)Shiva, VishnuandBrahmaconsecrated in a

single sreekovil is located in Andhakaranazhy. The Kan-dakarana temple is also located near the Trimurthi tem-

ple.
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6.6 Chennam Pallippuram

Chennam Pallippuram, commonly known as Pallippu-

ram, is a panchayath, situated in Cherthala taluk and be-

longs to Thycattussery block panchayath accessible by the

Cherthala-Arukutty-Aroor road. The panchayath has an

area of 25.53 square kilometers, 6202 households anda population of 27307 (13365 men and 13942 women)

as per census of 2001. Pallippuram is also known for

its huge deposits of white silica-rich sandy soil. These

huge white sand dunes dotted with cashew nut trees is

a typical landscapeof Pallippuram, found on both sides

of Cherthala-Arookutty-Aroor road. This sandy soil has

large demand in glass making industry. But due to its

clandestine consumption many dunes have disappeared

from the landscape of Pallippuram. Pallippuram sand

soil is now a restricted resource controlled by the Gov-

ernment Geology department. Pallippuram St. Marys

R C Church is very famous and has importance in Ker-ala catholic History. Pallippuram is surrounded with

VembanadLake on eastern and western sides and Chen-

ganda River on its southern side. The bridge over the

river connects this area to the mainland of Cherthala. The

IHRD engineering college, N.S.S Arts and Science Col-

lege, and few schools are located in this panchayat area.

The crushing unit of Malabar Cements (owned by Gov-

ernment of Kerala) is located in the industrial area.The

LPG bottling plant by Evershine petroleum pvt LTD is

situated in the Industrial Area. The Cherthala Info Park

with associated township and other infrastructure is an-

other upcoming project under construction in Pallippu-

ram panchayat. Thiruayranikkulam KalathilMahadevatemple, Kadavil Mahalakshmi temple, and St. Marys

Church are also located in Pallippuram panchayat. The

St. Thomas Hospital and Public Health Centre is also lo-

cated in this area. Pallippuram is connected to Cherthala

by road at a distance of 5 km. MLA road (parallel to

Cherthala -Arukutty-Aroor road) is another major road

in the locality. Cherthala Infopark is also situated in Pal-

lippuram panchayath. Pallippuram Panchayath Located

in between Vembanad and Kaithapuzha Lake ( A branch

of Vembanad Lake).

6.7 Ezhupunna

Ezhupunna is a village in the taluk of Cherthala in

Alappuzha district. It lies betweenAlappuzhaandKochi,

23 km fromKochi. There is also a railway station, where

only passenger trains halt. This is a panchayat which

come under theAroorAssembly constituency. The vil-

lage have borders withKumbalangyandChellanam, sub-

urbs of the city ofKochi.

6.8 Pallithode

Main article: Pallithode

Pallithode is a village in the taluk of Cherthala. The area

has plenty of paddy fields, Chinese fishing nets and mi-

gratory birds. St Sebastian Church is located near the

Thoppumpady beach highway. This village comes under

the Aroor Assembly constituency. It borders Chellanam,

a suburb of Kochi (Cochin). It lies between Alappuzha

and Kochi on the coast of Arabian Sea.

6.9 Eramalloor

Eramalloor lies between Cherthala Town and Aroor on

National Highway 47. The place has had steady eco-

nomic growth in recent times. Administratively, Eramal-

loor falls underEzhupunnaPanchayath.

7 Kochuveli kavala

Kochuveli kavala lies between Eramalloor and

Chandiroor bridge. This place is well known among the

seafood industrial area. The famous Royal Milk and

RF Exports situated in this place and also this place is

popular among the people due to the existence of famous

church St.Francis Xaviers Eramalloor. The famous sree

narayanapuram temple is situated at the south side of

the kochuveli kavala, recently a bridge came in between

kochuvelikavala and sreenarayana puram(Sreenarayana

puram bridge).Through this route we can easily reaches

the Ezhupunna. One of the famous mahal in Kerala issituated at the nearest place of Kochuvelikavala (Aroor

Mahal Muslim jamath). In the era of 1995, 96, 97

this place is become very popular in Kerala due to the

existence of one water channel named Puthanthode. This

channel became polluted due to the activities of peeling

sheds in nearby area of puthanthode. Nowadays this

channel almost 70% unpolluted due to some cleaning

process done by the govt.

7.1 S.L Puram

S.L Puram is also known as Sethulekshmipuram or Kan-

jikuzhi. It is situated 12 km north of Alappuzha town,

9 km south of Cherthala town, about 3 km towards

west is Arabian sea and 3 km towards east is Vem-

banadu lake. S.L Puram is one of the main junction

on Alappuzha - Cherthala NH 47. The Marari beach

lies 3.5 km west,Muhammaroad on the east side reach-

ing the Kumarakam-Muhamma ferry. The drama and

film script writer Sree S.L Puram Sadanandan and his

drama theater SooryaSoma is situated in S.L Puram. The

Sree Narayana college, Government Plus two School,

KSEB office, BSNL office,Mararikulampolice station,Mararikulam South panjayath office are other institutions

located in and around S.L Puram.
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6 7 KOCHUVELI KAVALA

7.2 Kanichukulangara

Situated 13 km north of Alappuzha town, Kanichuku-

langara is famous for the Bhagavathy temple. It is be-

lieved that the shrine was consecrated by a Brahmin who

happened to recognize Devi who had reached the shore.

The souls of the Brahmin and the maiden who is said tohave fallen in love with Brahmin have been consecrated

in small shrines inside the temple. Later the temple was

constructed by the karnavas of kaikara, manjezham and

chelattu kudumbam. They provided the land and other

materials for the construction and taken care of the nithya

pooja and festivals.

7.3 Maruthorvattom

Maruthorvattam is spread between Cherthala Munici-

pality and Thanneermukkam Panchayath. Maruthorvat-tom is very famous for the Sree Dhanwanthari Temple.

'Thalu Curry' prepared on Karkida Vavu at the temple is

considered as a holy medicine. Maruthorvattom is also

known for the very old Govt LP School. Pin code for the

Maruthorvattam post office 688545. NH-47 is the west-

ern boundary of Maruthorvattom.

7.4 Kokkothamangalam

Situated on the western shore of Vembanad lake is the

seat of one of the oldest churches in the world. It is saidthat the apostle St. Thomas, who had visited Kerala in

52 AD, had established seven churches including the one

here and consecrated a cross there. Later the cross was

found missing and it was recovered from Pallippuram and

brought back to Kokkothamangalam, where the church

stood. The church was re-built to the present form, in

1900. It is a major pilgrim centre. St Antonys High

School is located in Kokkothamangalam. The place is

4.5 km southeast from Cherthala town accessible via the

Cherthala Thanneermukkom - Muhamma road. Man-

aveli:In Manaveli there is one old home (more than 100

years old) situated near Manaveli junction i.e., 2 km from

east Cherthala town. There is also one temple, Sree Shan-mugha vilasam. Here is an ancient Ayyappa Temple

Kothakattu Sree Darma Sastha Temple. The Name of

these place Kokkothamangalam is connected and direved

from Kothakattu'

7.5 Muhamma

Muhamma is a Grama Panchayath in Cherthala Taluk.

It is home to the Cheerappanchira kalari, where Lord

Ayyappa of Sabhari Malahad his training in the martial

arts; the Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader, Mrs.Susheela Gopalan(wife ofA. K. Gopalan), was from this

family.

Muhamma was also the village where the Communist

Party of India (Marxist) leaderP. Krishna Pillaidied af-

ter sustaining a snakebite. Pathiramanal island, the most

beautiful point in Vembanad Lake, is a part of Muhamma

Panchyath.

Muhamma is also the birthplace of Mananiya PadmasriParameswarji, well known thinker and leader of Hin-

duism.

S D Shibulal, CEO and Managing Director of Infosys,

hails from Muhamma.

7.5.1 Pathiramanal

Pathiramanal, roughly translated as the 'mysterious sand

of midnight', is a small beautiful island of tourist impor-

tance. It is situated in the centre of Vembanad lake, 4 km

east of Muhamma. This island is full of coconut trees

and luxuriant vegetation. It is also home to a large flockof migratory birds.

Pathiramanal Bio Park Muhamma panchyath has

launched big project in Pathiramanal with central assis-

tance. The estimated cost of the project is about 10

crores. Bio park, fish breeding area, Natural Histori-

cal museum, aquarium etc. are the main parts of the

project. The project is submitted by the panchayath

samithy headed by Sri. C.K. Bhaskaran, President, and

P.P. Udayasimhan, Secretary.

7.6 Panavally

Panavally is a serene village in Cherthala taluk of

Alappuzha district. It is situated at the northern fron-

tier of old Travancore state, surrounded by backwaters

ofVembanadlake. The studies on the soil of the place

have shown that, like many regions of Kerala, this part

of the land also emerged from the sea a few centuries

ago. The sand in the southern part of this village con-

tains high concentration of pure silica. This is being used

in many industries, in particular in brick (white) mak-

ing. The Cherthala-Arookuttybus route goes through

this village and runs parallel to the national highway

NH 47. The economy in general is agriculture based,

but equally supported by the seafood processing indus-

try. Due to the proximity to the Cochincity, this vil-

lage supplies workforce to the city as well. Major indus-

tries in this include Century Shipyard, Kuncharath coir

mills etc. Nalpathaneeswaram Sree Mahadeva Temple,

Thrichattukulam Mahadeva Temple, vazatharaveli an-

napoorneswari temple, sooryankunnu bhadrakali temple,

Edappangazhi Sree Krishna Temple, Odampally Devi

Temple are the main Hindu religious centres in Panavally.

Poochakkal Police Station and Thykkattussery Block Of-

fice are situated in this village. Panavally Krishnan Vaid-

yar, author of Vasthipradeepam, is from Panavally. Hehad treated Sri Narayana Guru and was a member of sri-

moolam praja sabha for three times he was a renowned
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7.8 Poochakkal 7

vaidya and social reformer. C.K.V Hospital is situated

in panavally. A hospital which gives authentic ayurveda

treatment for major disc complaints patients from all over

India comes here and getting good results without any ad-

vertisements. Keerthy Bar is the famous shop in around

Ponnamvely.

7.7 Pattanakkad

Pattanakkad is a panchayath in Cherthala taluk.

Andhakaranazhy located 4 km west of Poonamveli, is a

beautiful tourist beach destination also known after its

azhi(). Andhakaranazhy has a lighthouse and it is

also a popular shooting location for south Indian films

songs. The Pattanakad Block office, State Bank of India

Branch, a small market, Poonamveli mosque, BSNL

telephone exchange, police station etc. are located

at Poonamveli, a locality along the NH 47 near thePattankad Block office. Pattanakkad Mahadeva temple

is believed to be one of 108 Shiva temples built by Hindu

Warrior saint Parasurama.[5] of Kerala, located along

the NH 47 near to the Pattankad village office. Well

reputed Pattanakkad Public School currently known as

St. Josephs Public School, Bishop Moore Vidya Pith and

the Government Vocational Higher Secondary schools

and its beautiful playground are located along the NH

47 near Pattankad. Now so many exporting companies

like CoirFlex, Techno exports, etc. locating this place

TheMilmacattle feed plant is also located 2 km north

of Poonamveli along the NH 47.

7.8 Poochakkal

Nagari SreeDharmaSastha Kshetram

Poochakkal is a small island surrounded with backwa-

ters. The place is famous for panchara manal (white

sand), karimeen, kallu etc. Thaliyaparambu temple fa-

mous for KALAM KARY is here. Poochackal is the

most important small town. Located jointly in Thy-cattussery and Panavally panchayaths. It is the finan-

cial and business capital of this area. It is about 14

km from Cherthala, 8 km from Vaikom and 25 km

from Ernakulam.The old bridge over poochakkal thodu

(canal) had a history.About 50 years back,there was boat

service(motor boat)along this thodu and the bridge was

raised manually by people for the motor boat to pass

through. There are hospitals namely Poochakkal Med-

ical Centre PMC, deepa hospital,CKV hospital, mercyhospital and govnt clinic. Three high schools, One The-

varvattom Govt high school (it is one of the most an-

cient elementary schools in Alappuzha dist 150 yrs), One

St. Theresas H S Manappuram. Sreekandeswaram H

S (one HSS, one VHSS, one BEd Training college, one

TTC) are here in Poochakkal. Royal theater, KC movies

are the main movie theaters. Nagari Sree Dharmasastha

Temple(famous for Annual fireworks along with festival),

Sreekandeswaram Mahadevar Temple, Elikkattu Sree

dharma sastha Temple, Edapangazhi sreekrishna temple,

Thaliaparambu devi kshetram(famous for Kalamkari),

Thycattuserry Bhagavathy MOOLASTHANAM atEloor KALARY Thevarvattom, Thevarvattom Masjid,

Manappuram St. Theresas church are the main worship

places. Poochackal market is one of the biggest market in

North Cherthala. There are two nationalised Banks (Fed-

eral Bank[with ATM] & State Bank of Travancore[with

ATM ], One Alleppey Dist Co-Operative Bank, Kerala

Gramin Bank(KLGB0040681), Cherthala service Co-

Operative Bank, Sub Treasury, KSFE, Muthoot Finance

Ltd, MUTHOOT FINCORP LTD and Mannappuram

Finance are the financial Institutions. A diesel /petrol

outlet of IBP also operates at poochackkal which is lo-

cated near by CKV hospital. Working houres is 6 AM

to 12 AM. Poochakkal police station and Land Regis-

tration Office fulfills the needs for the entire Thycat-

tusserry Block. In fact, this Block Panchayath can be re-

named after Poochakkal. Poochakkal post office (PIN

688526) is located in the heart of the town. Thykkat-

tussery and Panavally telephone exchanges are also lo-

cated in this town. NSD code for these two exchanges

are 0478. Now Poochakkal PIN 688526 is the sub post

office for Olavaipe, Panavally, Trichattukulam, Nadu-

vath Nagar and Manapuram, hence these Branch Post

Offices use the same PIN code 688526. Cherthala In-

fopark (IT park under Government of Kerala) is com-

ing up at Pallippuram panchayath which is 6 km awayfrom Poochakkal. Till the Assembly elections in 2006, it

was part of Cherthala LAC, after delimitation, from 2011

elections onwards it is part of Aroor LAC. Poochakkal

Electrical Section, Poochakkal Electrical Major Sec-

tion Office and Poochakkal Electrical Sub Division are

here. Aroor Electrical Section and Arookutty Electri-

cal Section are coming under Poochakkal Electrical Sub

Division. Thuravoor Thycattuserry bridge inaugurated

on 27 May 2015 by Hon.Chief minister Sri Umman-

chandy reduces the distance to NH47 by 6 km. The up-

coming Bridge Makkekadavu-Nerekadavu will connect

Poochakkal to Vaikom by 6 km.
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7.9 Thanneermukkom

Main article: Thanneermukkom

It is situated on the western bank of Vembanad Lake. The

Thanneermukkom salt-water barrier was constructed as apart of Kuttanad Development Scheme. The Thanneer-

mukkom regulator constructed across Vembanad Lake

between Thanneermukkom and Vechur is to prevent

tidal action and intrusion of salt water. Thanneer-

mukkom CHALI NARAYANA PURAM (Lord SIVA-

Thekkanappan and Lord Vishnu Vadakkanappan) Tem-

ple is a famous Hindu pilgrim centre. Kayattodathu

Tharavadu is a very famous Orthodox Menon family in

Thanneermukkom.

7.10 Thiruvizha

Thiruvizha is situated about 5 km south-west of Cherthala

and is for Shiva temple. The temple attracts large num-

ber of devotees because of the divine prasadam, which is

supposed to possess medicinal and curative properties for

mental illness.

7.11 Vayalar

Main article:Vayalar

Situated about 2.5 km north of Cherthala, Kollapally

Vayalar Raktha Sakshi Mandapam

Devi (goddess) temple which forms the biggest among

the triad of temples at Vayalar-Kollapally. Vayalar is a

politically important place in the history of modern Ker-

ala. The historicPunnapra-Vayalar uprisingat Vayalar

by thecommunistparty against the rule ofSir C. P. Ra-

maswami Iyer, theDiwanofTravancorestate, resulted

in the relinquishment of the rule of Diwan. Hundreds of

communists fell victim to the tragic police firing in 1946.There is martyrs platform (Raktha Sakshi Mandapam)

erected at this place. You can still find stump of the co-

conut tree in which a hole was created due to the police

firing. Every year leading communist leaders come down

here on the memorial day. This place is home to the late

poet Vayalar Rama Varma and Union Minister Vayalar

Ravi. It is also the birthplace of Mr. S. Raja, an industri-

alist inErodeof Tamil Nadu.

7.12 Uzhuva

Uzhuvais a village on the NH 47 road about 6 km north

of Cherthala town, and is the place where a branch road

leads off west towards the village of Konattussery. The

point where the side road starts is Puthiyakavu, the site of

the Puthiyakavu Devi (goddess) temple which forms the

biggest among the triad of temples at Uzhuva, the other

two being Devankal (Krishna temple) and Sasthankal

(Sastha temple). The Uzhuva UP school is located 200

meters west of the Puthiyakavu junction on the Konat-

tussery road. The Devi temple is skirted on both the East-

ern and Western sides by the old NH road and the new,

eight-lane NH 47 road respectively.

The village of Uzhuva used to have a lot of paddy fields,

but the these have been filled up, and agriculture is now

limited to the ubiquitous coconut, vegetables, plantains

and fruit-trees such as mangoes & jack. Livestock rearing

is no longer popular as much as even 10 years ago.

7.13 Kanichukulangara

Situated 13 km north of Alappuzha town, Kanichuku-

langara is famous for the Bhagavathy temple. It is be-

lieved that the shrine was consecrated by a Brahmin who

happened to recognize Devi who had reached the shore.

The souls of the Brahmin and the maiden who is said to

have fallen in love with Brahmin have been consecrated

in small shrines inside the temple. Later the temple was

constructed by the karnavas of kaikara, manjezham and

chelattu kudumbam. They provided the land and other

materials for the construction and taken care of the nithya

pooja and festivals.

7.14 Maruthorvattom

Maruthorvattam is spread between Cherthala Munici-pality and Thanneermukkam Panchayath. Maruthorvat-

tom is very famous for the Sree Dhanwanthari Temple.
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7.17 Panavally 9

'Thalu Curry' prepared on Karkida Vavu at the temple is

considered as a holy medicine. Maruthorvattom is also

known for the very old Govt LP School. Pin code for the

Maruthorvattam post office 688545. NH-47 is the west-

ern boundary of Maruthorvattom.

7.15 Kokkothamangalam

Situated on the western shore of Vembanad lake is the

seat of one of the oldest churches in the world. It is said

that the apostle St. Thomas, who had visited Kerala in

52 AD, had established seven churches including the one

here and consecrated a cross there. Later the cross was

found missing and it was recovered from Pallippuram and

brought back to Kokkothamangalam, where the church

stood. The church was re-built to the present form, in

1900. It is a major pilgrim centre. St Antonys High

School is located in Kokkothamangalam. The place is4.5 km southeast from Cherthala town accessible via the

Cherthala Thanneermukkom - Muhamma road. Man-

aveli:In Manaveli there is one old home (more than 100

years old) situated near Manaveli junction i.e., 2 km from

east Cherthala town. There is also one temple, Sree Shan-

mugha vilasam. Here is an ancient Ayyappa Temple

Kothakattu Sree Darma Sastha Temple. The Name of

these place Kokkothamangalam is connected and direved

from Kothakattu'

7.16 Muhamma

Muhammais a Grama Panchayath in Cherthala Taluk. It

is home to theCheerappanchira kalari, whereAyyappan

had his training in the martial arts; theCommunist Party

of India (Marxist)leader, Mrs. Susheela Gopalan(wife

ofA. K. Gopalan), was from this family.

Muhamma was also the village where the Communist

Party of India (Marxist) leaderP. Krishna Pillaidied af-

ter sustaining a snakebite. Pathiramanal island, the most

beautiful point in Vembanad Lake, is a part of Muhamma

Panchyath.

Muhamma is also the birthplace of Mananiya PadmasriParameswarji, well known thinker and leader of Hin-

duism.

S D Shibulal, Ex-CEO and Ex-Managing Director of In-

fosys, hails from Muhamma.

7.16.1 Pathiramanal

Pathiramanal, roughly translated as the 'mysterious sand

of midnight', is a small beautiful island of tourist impor-

tance. It is situated in the centre of Vembanad lake, 4 km

east of Muhamma. This island is full of coconut treesand luxuriant vegetation. It is also home to a large flock

of migratory birds.

Pathiramanal Bio Park Muhamma panchyath has

launched big project in Pathiramanal with central assis-

tance. The estimated cost of the project is about 10

crores. Bio park, fish breeding area, Natural Histori-

cal museum, aquarium etc. are the main parts of the

project. The project is submitted by the panchayath

samithy headed by Sri. C.K. Bhaskaran, President, andP.P. Udayasimhan, Secretary.

7.17 Panavally

Panavally is a serene village in Cherthala taluk of

Alappuzha district. It is situated at the northern fron-

tier of old Travancore state, surrounded by backwaters

ofVembanadlake. The studies on the soil of the place

have shown that, like many regions of Kerala, this part

of the land also emerged from the sea a few centuries

ago. The sand in the southern part of this village con-

tains high concentration of pure silica. This is being used

in many industries, in particular in brick (white) mak-

ing. The Cherthala-Arookuttybus route goes through

this village and runs parallel to the national highway

NH 47. The economy in general is agriculture based,

but equally supported by the seafood processing indus-

try. Due to the proximity to the Cochincity, this vil-

lage supplies workforce to the city as well. Major indus-

tries in this include Century Shipyard, Kuncharath coir

mills etc. Nalpathaneeswaram Sree Mahadeva Temple,

Thrichattukulam Mahadeva Temple, vazatharaveli an-

napoorneswari temple, sooryankunnu bhadrakali temple,

Edappangazhi Sree Krishna Temple, Odampally DeviTemple are the main Hindu religious centres in Panavally.

Poochakkal Police Station and Thykkattussery Block Of-

fice are situated in this village. Panavally Krishnan Vaid-

yar, author of Vasthipradeepam, is from Panavally. He

had treated Sri Narayana Guru and was a member of sri-

moolam praja sabha for three times he was a renowned

vaidya and social reformer. C.K.V Hospital is situated

in panavally. A hospital which gives authentic ayurveda

treatment for major disc complaints patients from all over

India comes here and getting good results without any ad-

vertisements. Keerthy Bar is the famous shop in around

Ponnamvely.

7.18 Pattanakkad

Pattanakkad is a panchayath in Cherthala taluk.

Andhakaranazhy located 4 km west of Poonamveli, is a

beautiful tourist beach destination also known after its

azhi(). Andhakaranazhy has a lighthouse and it is

also a popular shooting location for south Indian films

songs. The Pattanakad Block office, State Bank of India

Branch, a small market, Poonamveli mosque, BSNL

telephone exchange, police station etc. are located

at Poonamveli, a locality along the NH 47 near thePattankad Block office. Pattanakkad Mahadeva temple

is believed to be one of 108 Shiva temples built by Hindu
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Warrior saint Parasurama.[5] of Kerala, located along

the NH 47 near to the Pattankad village office. Well

reputed Pattanakkad Public School currently known as

St. Josephs Public School, Bishop Moore Vidya Pith and

the Government Vocational Higher Secondary schools

and its beautiful playground are located along the NH

47 near Pattankad. Now so many exporting companieslike Coir flex, Techno exports, etc. locating this place

TheMilmacattle feed plant is also located 2 km north

of Poonamveli along the NH 47.

7.19 Poochakkal

Nagari SreeDharmaSastha Kshetram

Poochakkal is a small island surrounded with backwaters.The place is famous for panchara manal (white sand),

karimeen, kallu etc. Thaliyaparambu temple famous for

KALAM KARY is here. Poochackal is the most impor-

tant small town. Located jointly in Thycattussery and

Panavally panchayaths. It is the financial and business

capital of this area. It is about 14 km from Cherthala,

8 km from Vaikom and 25 km from Ernakulam.The old

bridge over poochakkal thodu (canal) had a history.About

50 years back,there was boat service(motor boat)along

this thodu and the bridge was raised manually by peo-

ple for the motor boat to pass through. There are hos-

pitals namely Poochakkal Medical Centre PMC, deepa

hospital,CKV hospital, mercy hospital and govnt clinic.

Three high schools, One Thevarvattom Govt high school

(it is one of the most ancient elementary schools in Alap-

puzha dist 150 yrs), One St. Theresas H S Manappu-

ram. Sreekandeswaram H S (one HSS, one VHSS, one

BEd Training college, one TTC) are here in Poochakkal.

Royal theater, KC movies are the main movie theaters.

Nagari Sree Dharmasastha Temple(famous for Annual

fireworks along with festival), Sreekandeswaram Ma-

hadevar Temple, Elikkattu Sree dharma sastha Tem-

ple, Edapangazhi sreekrishna temple, Thaliaparambu

devi kshetram(famous for Kalamkari), Thycattuserry

Bhagavathy MOOLASTHANAM at Eloor KALARYThevarvattom, Thevarvattom Masjid, Manappuram St.

Theresas church are the main worship places. Poochackal

market is one of the biggest market in North Cherthala.

There are two nationalised Banks (Federal Bank[with

ATM] & State Bank of Travancore[with ATM ], One

Alleppey Dist Co-Operative Bank, Chertala service Co-

Operative Bank, Sub Treasury, KSFE, Muthoot Finance

Ltd, MUTHOOT FINCORP LTD and Mannappuram

Finance are the financial Institutions. A diesel /petroloutlet of IBP also operates at poochackkal which is lo-

cated near by CKV hospital. Working houres is 6 AM

to 12 AM. Poochakkal police station and Land Regis-

tration Office fulfills the needs for the entire Thycat-

tusserry Block. In fact, this Block Panchayath can be re-

named after Poochakkal. Poochakkal post office (PIN

688526) is located in the heart of the town. Thykkat-

tussery and Panavally telephone exchanges are also lo-

cated in this small town. NSD code for these two ex-

changes are 0478. Now Poochakkal PIN 688526 is used

for Olavaipe(already using), Panavally, Trichattukulam,

Naduvath Nagar and Manapuram. Because they are de-graded to Branch Post Offices of Poochakkal Sub Post

Office. Cherthala Infopark (IT park under Government

of Kerala) is coming up at Pallippuram panchayath which

is 6 km away from this small town. Till the Assembly

elections in 2006, it was part of Chertala LAC, after de-

limitation, from 2011 elections onwardsit is part of Aroor

LAC.

7.20 Thanneermukkom

Main article: Thanneermukkom

It is situated on the western bank of Vembanad Lake. The

Thanneermukkom salt-water barrier was constructed as a

part of Kuttanad Development Scheme. The Thanneer-

mukkom regulator constructed across Vembanad Lake

between Thanneermukkom and Vechur is to prevent

tidal action and intrusion of salt water. Thanneer-

mukkom CHALI NARAYANA PURAM (Lord SIVA-

Thekkanappan and Lord Vishnu Vadakkanappan) Tem-

ple is a famous Hindu pilgrim centre. Kayattodathu

Tharavadu is a very famous Orthodox Menon family in

Thanneermukkom.

7.21 Thiruvizha

Thiruvizha is situated about 5 km south-west of Cherthala

and is for Shiva temple. The temple attracts large num-

ber of devotees because of the divine prasadam, which is

supposed to possess medicinal and curative properties for

mental illness.

7.22 Vayalar

Main article: Vayalar

Situated about 2.5 km north of Cherthala, Kollapally
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Vayalar Raktha Sakshi Mandapam

Devi (goddess) temple which forms the biggest among

the triad of temples at Vayalar-Kollapally. Vayalar is a

politically important place in the history of modern Ker-

ala. The historicPunnapra-Vayalar uprisingat Vayalar

by thecommunistparty against the rule ofSir C. P. Ra-

maswami Iyer, theDiwanof Travancorestate, resulted

in the relinquishment of the rule of Diwan. Hundreds of

communists fell victim to the tragic police firing in 1946.

There is martyrs platform (Raktha Sakshi Mandapam)

erected at this place. You can still find stump of the co-

conut tree in which a hole was created due to the police

firing. Every year leading communist leaders come down

here on the memorial day. This place is home to the late

poet Vayalar Rama Varma and Union Minister Vayalar

Ravi. It is also the birthplace of Mr. S. Raja, an industri-

alist inErodeof Tamil Nadu.

7.23 Uzhuva

Uzhuvais a village on the NH 47 road about 6 km north

of Cherthala town, and is the place where a branch road

leads off west towards the village of Konattussery. The

point where the side road starts is Puthiyakavu, the site of

the Puthiyakavu Devi (goddess) temple which forms the

biggest among the triad of temples at Uzhuva, the other

two being Devankal (Krishna temple) and Sasthankal

(Sastha temple). The Uzhuva UP school is located 200

meters west of the Puthiyakavu junction on the Konat-tussery road. The Devi temple is skirted on both the East-

ern and Western sides by the old NH road and the new,

eight-lane NH 47 road respectively.

The village of Uzhuva used to have a lot of paddy fields,

but the these have been filled up, and agriculture is now

limited to the ubiquitous coconut, vegetables, plantains

and fruit-trees such as mangoes & jack. Livestock rearing

is no longer popular as much as even 10 years ago.

8 Churches

St. Marys Forane Church, Muttom, Cherthala P O,

Alappuzha.

St. Joseph Church Madakkal - 3 km southwest from

town on Cherthala-Thanky-Thumboly road

St. George Church, Arthinkal- 8 km southwest from

town on Cherthala-Thanky-Thumboly road

St. Andrews Basilica Church (Arthunkal palli),

Arthinkal- 8 km southwest from town on Cherthala-

Thumboly-Alappuzha road

St. StephensCSIChurch, Kalavancodam

St. MathewsCSIChurch, Muhamma

St. Marys Forane Church, Thankey 5 km north

from Town on Cherthala-Thanky-Anthakaranazhi

road

St. Marys Fornane Church, Pallippuram

8 kmnorth from Town on Arookkutty road

St. Thomas Church, Kizhakkummury, Chethala;

2 km from Cherthala KSRTC Bus Station, on

Thannermukkom road

St. Josephs Church, Thirunnalloor. 5 km north

from Cherthala Town on Arookutty road

St. Augustine Church and Pontifical Seminary,

Manapuram - 15 km north from Town on Arukutty-

Cherthala road

St. Thomas Church, Kokkamangalam - 6 km south-

east from town on Cherthala-Thanneermukkom-

Muhamma road

St. Martn de Porres Church, Vadakkumuri- 2 km

west from town near Kizhekkenalpathil

St. Sebastians Church, Areepparampu-6 km south-

west from town on Cherthala-Kanichukulangara

road

St. Sebastians Church, Maruthorvattom,NH 66,4

km from Cherthala

St. Joseph church, kuncharam, Panavally, north

Cherthala
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St. Anns Church, Uzhuva, Kalavamkodam,

Cherthala

Little flower church, Lisue Nagar, Varanadu

Little flower church, Ayiramtahi, Thayckal. 8

km southwest from town on Cherthala-Thanky-Thumboly road

St. Francis Assisi Church, Thyckal. 8 km southwest

from town on Cherthala-Thanky-Thumboly road

St. Josephs Church, Thuravoor

St. Michaels Church, Kavil, Pattanakad P. O. 8 km

from ckerthala town con. 9947166161.

St. Joseph Church, Kunnumpuram, Pattanakad P.O

Cherthala.

St. Antonys Church, Muttathiparambu, Cherthala

9 Temples

Kothakattu Sree Dharma sastha Temple-

Kokkothamangalam

Sree Shanmukha Vilasam Kshethram Near Man-

aveli Jn.2 km from NH47

Karthayayani Devi Temple, at the heart of Chertala

town

Kollapally Sree Maheswaripuram Temple (Sree

Chakra Prathishtta) 5 km North of Cherthala town

Kandamangalam Sree Rajarajeshwari Temple,

Kadakkarappally.

Velorvattom Mahadevar Temple, Velorvattom, 1

km West of Cherthala town

Puthumana Sree Krishna Swamy Temple

Sree Shanmuka Swamy Temple, Cherthala CMC 23

Kuttikattu Sree Bhadra Kali Devi Temple

Muttathu Thirumala Devasom Lakshmi Narasimha

Temple, Chertala town

Varanaadu Bhagavathy Temple,Varanaadu

Kottaram Sri Dharmasastha Temple, Near

Ottapunna, NH47 bypass

Kadambanadu Sri Devi Temple, CMC-1, Cherthala

Maruthorvattom Sree Dhanvanthri Temple,

Maruthorvattom

Vellappally Sree Dharma Daiva Kshetram,

Maruthorvattom

Kandmangalam Devi temple, Kandmangalam, 4 km

from Town on Cherthala-Thanky-Anthakaranazhi

road

Mutharamman Kovil, near railway station

Nalpathenneeswaram Sree Mahadeva Temple,

Panavally-One of the 108Shivatemples supposed

to be built byParasurama[5]

Thrichattukulam Mahadeva Temple, Panavally

Marappallil Devi Temple, Perumpalam Junction,

Panavally

Mahadevar Temple,Tiruvizha

Mahadevar Temple,Mararikulam

Thycattuserry Bhagavathy Remple,Thycattussery

Sreekandeswaram Mahadevar Temple,Poochakkal

Mahadevar Temple, Pattanakkad, 6 km North of

town onNH 47-One of the 108 Shiva temples sup-

posed to be built by Parasurama[5]

Kanichukulangara devi temple, Kanichukulanghara

Thuravoor Narashimha Moorthy-Sudharshana

Moorthy Mahakshethram,Thuravoor, 12 km North

of town on NH 47

Thuravoor Tirumala Devasom Lakshmi Narasimha

Temple, Thuravoor Nalukulanghara Bhagavathi Temple, Parayakad,

Thuravoor

Karthayayani Devi temple-Aroor- 20 km North of

town on NH 47

Sree Palliyarakkavu Devi Temple, Aroor.

Kalavancodam Saktheeswara Temple, famous for

kannadi prathista, 6 km north on Kalavancodam-

Saktheeswara road

Sivasubrahmanyapuram Temple, Nadubhagom,Thycattussery

Kadambanakulangra Temple,Pallippuram

Subrahmanya Temple, Puthanambalam

Kochanakulangara Bhagavathy Temple, Kayippu-

ram,Muhamma

Nagamkulangara Temple,Vayalar

Puthiyakavu Devi Temple,Puthiyakavu,Uzhuva

Chammanad Devi Temple,Chammanad

Kizhakke Chammanad Durga Devi Temple, Cham-

manad
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Punnakkezhil Devi Temple, Thycattussery

Lakshmi Narayana Temple, 1 km west of

Manorama Jn.

Vazatharaveli Annapoorneswari Temple, Panavally

Arackal Naga Raja Temple, Near Koottuveli,Mayithara

Sooryankunnu Bhadrakali Temple, Panavally

Mutharamman Kovil, Kambikkal junction,

Cherthala town

Pallippuram Kadavil Sree Maha Lekshmi Temple,

Pallippuram

Kadathuruth Srimahadavi Temple,Valamngalam,

Thuravoor

Shree Bhadra vilasam vadakkumkara temple,K.R.Puram

Cheruvaranam sreenarayanapuram temple, Cheru-

varanam(Puthanambalam)

Vijnana Sandhayani Shree Mahavishnu tem-

ple,SNDP Br.No. 715 Cherthala

Parambil Bhadrakaali Temple near Koottuveli

Devankal Mahavishnu Temple, Puthiyakavu

Puthiyakavu Devi Temple

Sasthankal Sree Darmasastha Temple, Puthiyakavu

chettichaveedu devi Temple kannankara

10 Mosques

Cherthala Town Central Juma Masjid, Near

Manorama Kavala, Cherthala

Rifayi Juma Masjid, Nedumbarakad, Cherthala

Thaickal Juma Masjid, Thaickal, Cherthala

Aroor Mahal Muslim jamath near Chandiroor new

bridge

Jeelani Masjid Eramalloor

Chandiroor Palam Masjid

Varekatt Juma Masjid Chandiroor

Masjidul Aman Aroor

Karukathala Thaykkavu Chandiroor

Rifaee Juma Masjid Eramalloor

Fareediya Masjid Chandiroor

Kaithavalappu Thaykkavu Chandiroor

11 Colleges

11.1 College Of Engineering Cherthala

Main article: College of Engineering, Cherthala

College of engineering Cherthala[6] is affiliated to Cochin

University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), a pi-

oneer among technical universities in India. It is one

among the leading technical institutions in Kerala since

its venture in 2004. Within a short span of time since

its emergence CEC has become successful in establish-

ing itself as a leading premier professional educational

institution by providing its excellence in the field of sci-

ence and technology. College of engineering Cherthala

offers bachelor as well as master engineering courses in

Electronics, Computer science ...etc.

11.2 Nair Service Society College

The N.S.S College, Cherthala, owes its origin to the hard

work and patronage of the Nair Service Society, an edu-

cational agency in Kerala and to the initiative and vision

of its founder the late Mannathu Padmanabhan.

This institution, which acts as a nexus linking the

Cherthala and Vaikom taluks and fulfils the long felt need

of the area to provide higher education to aspiring stu-

dents, came into being as a Junior College in 1964. It

was upgraded in 1968. Its first PG course was started in1995.

The college has a very active NCC Unit, three socially

committed National Service Scheme Units and a very ef-

ficient Sports and Arts wing, the students of this premier

institution, situated in an economically and educationally

backward area, had won laurels in the University exami-

nations, Youth Festivals and Athletic meets.

Currently it offers the following courses. Bachelor

of Arts (English, Malayalam, History and Economics),

Bachelor of science (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry,

Botany and Environment & Water Management), Master

of Arts(Economics), Bachelor of commerce and Masterof Science in Mathematics. The college is affiliated to

Kerala University.[7]

11.3 Sree Narayana College

The SN College[8] was inaugurated in 1964 by the late

Sri. R. Sankar, the founder -Secretary of S.N. Trusts and

the then Chief Minister of Kerala. What began as a Ju-

nior college grew over the years into a major institution,

offering instruction in, ten degree courses and two PG

courses.The college at present has on its rolls more than 2,500

students and faculty of more than 90 members. Apart
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from the academic activities, due emphasis is given to

co-curricular activities also. There are 4 very active NSS

units in the college. A Population Education Club and

a Womens Cell are also functioning well in the college.

The NCC wing could have its cadets participate in Re-

public Day Parade many times. In sports and games, the

college teams could win laurels on different occasions,especially in Kabaddi and Kho-Kho.

Currently it offers the following courses: Bachelor

of Arts (Malayalam, Politics, Philosophy, History and

Economics), Bachelor of science (Computer Science,

Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology and Geology),

Master of Arts (Economics), Bachelor of commerce and

Master of Science (Botany, Zoology, Physics). The col-

lege is affiliated toKerala University.[9]

11.4 St. Michaels college

St. Michaels college[10] was a long cherished dream of

His Excellency Rt. Rev. Dr. Michael Arattukulam, the

first Bishop of Alleppey. From the time of its very incep-

tion in 1967, the college has made its mark in the aca-

demic field, in athletics, in National Service Scheme, na-

tional cadet coprps and in arts and cultural activities.

It has a student strength of 1,700 with 62 members on

the teaching staff and 47 on the non-teaching staff. The

college has had a consistently bright academic record allthrough the years. The college has distinguished itself in

sports and games, one of its former students became even

the Captain of the Indian Basketball Team. The perfor-

mance of the college in cultural activities has been equally

impressive.

Currently it offers the following courses: Bachelor of

Arts (Economics), Bachelor of Science (Physics, Chem-

istry and Zoology), Master of Arts (Economics) and

Bachelor of commerce. The college is affiliated toKerala

University.[11]

11.5 KVM College of Engineering & In-

formation Technology

Main article: KVM College of Engineering and Infor-

mation Technology

KVM College of Engineering & Information Technol-

ogy was started in 2001-2002 academic year. It is ap-

proved by theAll India Council of Technical Education(AICTE) and is recognized by Cochin University of Sci-

ence & Technology (CUSAT).[12]

11.6 SNGM Institutions - Valamangalam,

Thuravoor

The Sree Narayana Guru Memorial Charitable and Ed-

ucational (S.N.G.M.)[13] Trust runs M.Ed. College,

B.Ed. College, Teacher Training Institute, Polytechnic

For Catering Technology, Pharmacy College, Arts & Sci-

ence College, Senior Higher Secondary School and K.R.

Gouriamma Engineering College For Women.[14] The

campus is situated in Valamangalam South village, 4 km

east of Thuravoor-NH 47 junction. The institutions are

affiliated with theKerala University.[15]

11.7 St. Josephs School of Pharmacy

Situated near Cherthala

11.8 ITIs, ITCs and Nursing Colleges

St.Josephs ITI - Kurakanchanda, Thuravoor South

S.B College of Engineering & ITC Munisif Court

Junction, Cherthala

Sobha ITC, K.R.Puram.P.O, Pallippuram

KVM Nursing College - KVM Hospital Cherthala

Sacred Heart Nursing College & Hospital - Mathi-

lakam, Cherthala

EXCEL ITC south of private bus stand nearst. marys G.H.school Cherthala-688524 ph.0478-

3251396

11.9 Co-operative Training Cen-

tre/College

This institute is under the management of State Co-

operative Union Kerala. Co-operative training center and

college functions here. Junior diploma in co-operation

(JDC), Higher Diploma in Co-operation & Business

Management (HDC&BM) are the courses conducted

there. (Govt approved courses) qualifications:

for JDC - SSLC (medium: Malayalam/English)

for HDC&BM - any degree (medium: Malay-

alam/English)

(some of the seats are reserved for SC/ST, employees of

co-operative societies& Government Departments)

The Subjects includes Co-operation, Types of Co-

operative Societies and their functions, Co-operative

Laws, Other Laws applicable to Co-operative soci-

eties, Co-operative Audit, Rural Development Manage-ment, Banking Accountancy Software Applications. The

courses also include field studies and viva voce.
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12 Other Educational Institutes

12.1 MGEF (Mahathma Gandhi Educa-

tion Foundation)

Mahathma Gandhi Education Foundation[16]

is one ofthe leading Educational Institution in South India with

its Head Office at Cherthala. MGEF conducts Infor-

mation Technology Courses (Multimedia, Animation,

Programming, .NET, CAD Engineering, Hardware

Courses,WebDesigning Courses etc.), Fire and Safety

Courses, Fashion Technology, Modeling, Management

Courses,ElectronicsandElectrical EngineeringCourses.

MGEF has franchises or study centers all over Kerala,

Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya

Pradesh. MGEF has international Offices inBahrainand

Saudi Arabia. MGEF provides 100% Placement assis-

tance through its Online Placement Cell and through its

International Office at Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. MGEF

Head Office is at Gandhi Bhavan, North of Devi Temple,

Cherthala, Kerala.

Schools in and around Cherthala

Technical Higher Secondary School, Cherthala

Bishop Moore Vidyapith, CMS Junction, Cherthala

(CBSEschool)

Holy Family Higher secondary School, Muttom,

Cherthala Town

St. Marys Girls High School, Near Pvt. Bus Stand,

Cherthala

St. Anns Public School, Muttom, Cherthala (ICSE

school)

Sree Narayana memorial Government Boys Higher

secondary School, Cherthala

Government Girls Higher secondary School,

Cherthala Town

St. Joseph Public School, Pattanakad, one of the

oldest ICSE schools in Kerala

Govt. Sanskrit High School, Charamangalam,

Kayippuram(Sanskrit as main language)

Our lady of mercy, aroor

Sree Rajarajeshwari English medium school, Kan-

damangalam

HSS Kandamangalam

Government Polytechnic College, Xray Jn.,

Cherthala Town[17]

Government Lower Primary School, Cherthala

Town

Pattariya Samajam High School, Pallippuram,

Cherthala 688541.

Naipunya School of Management Studies, West of

Manorma Junction, Cherthala

St.Georges H.S. Thankey

Govt.U.P.School Velliyakulam, Varanad

P.O,Cherthala.

Govt.H.S.S Chandiroor

Govt.H.S Aroor

St.Francis xaviers L.P school chandiroor

Al-Ameen Public school Chandiroor

Panickaveettil Sir Sebastian Public School, Vayalar,

Cherthala (CBSE school)

St.TheresHigh school, near cher...-arookuty road,

Manappuram

Government L.P. School, Konattussery,

Kadakkarappally P.O.

St.Mary of Leuca English Medium School,

Pallippuram,Cherthala-688541(CBSE School)

Vaduthala Jama-ath Higher Secondary School -

Arookutty

Little Flower Upper Primary

School,Mathilakam,Cherthalaa

13 Public Utility services

Automated teller machine ATMs - The Federal

Bank Ltd. | State Bank of Travancore | Axis Bank

| Catholic Syrian Bank | South Indian Bank | State

Bank of India | Punjab National Bank | Union Bank

of India

Kerala State Financial Enterprises Ltd. (KSFE) |

Cherthala Main, near KSRTC bus stand | Cherthala

II, near Padayanippalam

Co-Operative Banks - Cherthala Urban Co-

operative Bank | Muttom Co-operative Bank |

Alleppy Dist. Co-operative Bank | CARD Bank

()

Indian Postal Service -Cherthala Town Main Post

office

Fuel Stations - Hindustan Petroleum | Indian OilCorporation|IBP (merged subsidiary of Indian Oil)

|Bharat Petroleum|Reliance Petroleum
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Kerala State Road Transport CorporationKSRTC -

Bus Station & Depot - Halt for all KSRTC buses in-

cluding Interstate Bus services |Municipal Bus Sta-

tion

Cherthala Railway Station with Online Reservation

counter -Halt for all trains exceptRajdhani Expressand Janashatabdi

BSNLCustomer care center | Telephone Exchange

Fire Station |KSEB| Kerala State Health Services |

Kerala University- Information Center

Passenger Boat services - Tavanakadavu-Vaikom

| Manapuram - Nerekadavu | Thycattuserry-

Thuravoor | Aroor keltron - Kumbalangi | Panavally-

Perumbalam | Arukutty - Kumbalam, Edakochi

|Muhamma-Kumarakom |

Ferry/Jangar service - Tavanakadavu-Vaikom| Manapuram - Nerekadavu | Thycattuserry-

Thuravoor | Aroor keltron - Kumbalangi run by

KSWTC and Authorised Pvt. contractors

Movie Theaters in Cherthala Town- KSFDCs

Kairali & Sri A/CDTS (sound system), Sania Cin-

ema Eramalloor, Rekha Cinema Ezhupunna, Par-

adise Cine House Non A/C DTS (sound system)

Local TV channels - KMCN and C-Vision -

providing local news, local content and providing

other satellite channels

Halls / Auditoriums in Cherthala Town - Municipal

Town Hall, S.S. Kalamandir, S.S. Kalabhavan, NSS

Auditorium, Brahmana Samooham Hall, Mahadeva

Mandir-Velorvattom, Ashwini Residency Confer-

ence Hall

Parcel and Courier Services - ABT

Indian Postal Office Arthunkal, Near Arthunkal

Baslica

Police Station Arthunkal, Near Arthunkal Baslica

14 Government and Judiciary of-

fices

Office of the CherthalaTehsildar

First Class Judicial Magistrate Court - I | First Class

Judicial Magistrate Court - II | Munsif court

Office of theDeputy Superintendentof Kerala Po-

lice

Office of the Circle Inspector of Police -CherthalaCircle. First Among the stations to start the Jana-

maithri Police service of Kerala Police

Election Commission of India Office | State Trea-

sury | Land & Revenue Department | Land Regis-

tration Office

Regional Transport Office

Legal Metrology Inspector Office

Civil Supplies | Sub-District Education Department |

Sales TaxCircle office |ExciseCircle office | Kerala

Water Authority | Public Works Department

Government Guest House | Government Employ-

ment Exchange

Cherthala Municipality Office | Village Office -

Cherthala Village

Kinder Womens Hospital and Fertility Cen-

tre, Cherthala(Keralas First International

Hospital)www.kinderhospital.in

Government Taluk Hospital, Cherthala

Agasthya Ayurvedic Medical Centre, Ezhupunna

SNMM Hospital, (aka X-Ray Hospital), Cherthala

Dharmagiri hospital, Cherthala

KVM Super-specialty Hospital with 24- Hr Acci-

dent Emergency care unit, Cherthala

Poochakkal Medical Centre (PMC), P.O.

Poochakkal

Sacred Heart Hospital, Mathilakam

AcuCare, Acupressure Alternative Medicine, East

of Town LP School, Cherthala

Lakshmi hospital, Aroor

Mercy hospital, Aroor

Karthika hospital, Aroor

Jeevans hospital with 24-hour accident emergency

care unit,Chandiroor

Moham Hospital, Chammanad

Nicholas hospital, Eramaloor

Santhi hospital,Kuthiathode

PHC, Aroor

St. Sebastians visitation hospital, Arthunkal

C.K.V HOSPITAL

(ayurveda)estd.1952,Poochakkal p.o,cherthala

D S R Memorial Old age Home and Geriatric Care

Hospital, Mayithara, Cherthala

S V Hospital Cherthala, Near Private Bus stand,

Nadakavu road
http://www.dsrhospital.com/http://www.dsrhospital.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuthiathodehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandiroorhttp://www.agasthya-ayurvedic.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excisehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sales_Taxhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_Metrology_Inspector_Officehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_Transport_Officehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_Commission_of_Indiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala_Policehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala_Policehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deputy_Superintendenthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehsildarhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DTS_(sound_system)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala_Universityhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KSEBhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSNLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajdhani_Expresshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala_State_Road_Transport_Corporation


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Kuncharath Vaidya Sala & Panchakarma Centre,

Panavally

PRIMA ARCH Architect Opp.St.Anns

School,Convent road Cherthala

15 Drama and theater troupes

Cherthala Jubilee Theatres - Run by Late Rajan P.

Dev

S.L. Puram Suyrasoma Theatres

16 Karnatic music

Perhaps inspired by its illustrious son, Irayimman

Thampi, Cherthala has a community of Karnatic mu-sic connoisseurs, especially performers, in the older gen-

eration as well in the younger generation. Well-known

Karnatic singers and instrumentalists include Cherthala

Gopalan Nair, Thiruvizha Jayasankar, Nedumangad

Sivanandan, Thiruvizha Sivanandan, and Cherthala Ran-

ganatha Sarma. Many of the senior artistes also have a

significant number of disciples in and around Cherthala.

17 Industries

Coir

Coir is the traditional and most popular industrial pro-

duce in Cherthala. Coir industry is run under both pri-

vate andcooperativesector. A politically well-organised

coir workers and availability of raw coir fibre are the

basic resources of coir industry in Cherthala. The big

export housed have mechanised their plants with latest

hi-tech automated coirlooms. They weave out tons of

coir carpets, door mats andjuteitems every month both

for exports. One can find exquisitely designed carpets

and mats displayed in the showrooms along the NH 66.

Some of the major coir mat manufacturers and exportersin Cherthala are LORDS EXPORTS,TMMC Group -

Chertala, Travancore Cocotuft (P) Ltd, Koncherry Coir

Exporters, Maithara Coir house, Loomcraft, Charangattu

Mats and Coir, Shertallai Coir Cooperative Society,

MC MILLS, Kalavamkodam, Kuncharath Viva carpets,

Panavally

Seafood export

The coastal inland area of Cherthala is closely interlocked

with the Kerala backwaters andVembanad lake. This

eco-system is utilized for large-scaleprawnand shrimpfarming as an alternative in the low-lying paddy fields.

Secondly theCochinfishing harbour and port is just 15

A seafood export processing plant at Aroor. The cold-storage

shipment containers are seen in the front of the plant.

km away fromAroor. The abundance of marine wealth

and lo

cher thala

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