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Eramalloor

Coordinates: 9°49′0″N 76°18′0″E / 9.81667°N 76.30000°E / 9.81667; 76.30000
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Eramalloor
ezhupunna
village
Eramalloor is located in Kerala
Eramalloor
Eramalloor
Location in Kerala, India
Eramalloor is located in India
Eramalloor
Eramalloor
Eramalloor (India)
Coordinates: 9°49′0″N 76°18′0″E / 9.81667°N 76.30000°E / 9.81667; 76.30000
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
 • MLAAdv. A.M. Arif (2006-2011, reelected in 2011)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total28,223
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
688537
Telephone code0478
Vehicle registrationKL32
Nearest cityKochi
Literacy100%%
Lok Sabha constituencyAlappuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituencyAroor
ClimateMonsoon (Köppen)

Eramalloor is a village in Ezhupunna Grama Panchayat in the Cherthala taluk in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]

Demographics

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

Geography

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Eramalloor is a place in Ezhupunna village located on the NH66 Highway linking Kanyakumari, Trivandrum, Mangalore, Goa, Panvel (Mumbai). 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

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

Industry and economy

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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

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

Places Of Worship

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  • 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
  • Balasubramanya Swamy Temple
  • St. Jude Church
  • St. Joseph Church
  • St. Francis Xavier's Church
  • Masjid Rifai

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Census of India: Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)