Eramalloor

Eramalloor
ezhupunna
village
Eramalloor
Location in Kerala, India
Eramalloor
Eramalloor (India)
Coordinates: 9°49′0″N 76°18′0″E / 9.81667°N 76.30000°E / 9.81667; 76.30000Coordinates: 9°49′0″N 76°18′0″E / 9.81667°N 76.30000°E / 9.81667; 76.30000
Country  India
State Kerala
District Alappuzha
Government
 • Type Panchayati raj (India)
 • Body Gram panchayat
 • MLA Adv. A.M. Arif (2006-2011, reelected in 2011)
Population (2001)
 • Total 28,223
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 688537
Telephone code 0478
Vehicle registration KL32
Nearest city Kochi
Literacy 100%%
Lok Sabha constituency Alapuzha
Vidhan Sabha constituency Aroor
Climate Monsoon (Köppen)

Eramalloor is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Eramalloor had a population of 28223 with 14187 males and 14036 females.[1]

Geography

Eramalloor is a place in Ezhupunna village located on the NH47 Highway linking Kanyakumari and Salem. It is near the coast, with a landscape characterised by salty ponds (known locally as "Kandom") and larger ponds used for fishing (known as "Chaal"). It lies along the backwaters of Alapuzha, and is situated next to Ezhupunna near the model tourism village at Kumbalangi and the beach at Chellanam.

Administration

Administratively, Eramalloor falls under the Ezhupunna panchayat (local village administrative body) of the Alapuzha District.

Industry and economy

The village is famous for sea food processing industries, such as Torry Harris, Premier, AFDC and Diamond Seafoods. Agriculture has declined in the past years, with the paddy fields giving way for shrimp cultivation or to be reclaimed for housing.

Educational Institutions

  • NSLP (Kattisseri) School
  • ECEK Union, Chammanad
  • Santa Cruz Public School

Places Of Worship

  • Thottappalli Sreekrishna Temple
  • Paingakulam Sree Partha Sarathi Temple
  • Konanadu Devi Temple
  • Subramania swamy temple
  • Sree Dharma Shastha Temple, Chammanadu
  • Kannukullangara Temple
  • Kanjirathinkal Sree Khandakarna Devi Temple
  • Chammanad Devi Temple
  • Kizhakke Chammanad Devi Temple
  • Sree krishna temple Sreenarayanapuram
  • Saraswathi Temple
  • baalasubramanya swamy temple
  • St. Jude Church
  • St. Joseph Church
  • St. Francis Xavier's Church
  • Masjid Rifai

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India: Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
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