Kuzhuppilly | |
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Village | |
  Kuzhuppilly Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Kuzhuppilly Kuzhuppilly (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:10°00′54″N76°13′12″E / 10.015°N 76.22°E /10.015; 76.22 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Talukas | Kochi |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 12,120 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 682 501 |
| Telephone code | 0484 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-42 |
Kuzhuppilly is a suburb ofKochi city and a tourist destination inVypin Island inKerala,India. The areas in Kuzhuppilly village are Pallathamkulangara, Cheruvaipu, Thundippuram, Manappally, and Ayyampilly.
The total population per the 2001census is 12,120 and the number of houses is 2,701.[1]
Kuzhuppilly village is 18 km towards the northwest of Kochi. It is 26 km fromCochin International Airport and 4.5 km fromCherai Beach. It is covered by Ayyambilly Post Office withPIN 682 501. The east border isVeeranpuzha, the northern extension ofVembanad Lake and theArabian Sea is the western border.
The village contains the PallathamkulangaraBhagavathi Temple,Sree Balakrishna Swami Temple,[2] St. Augustine's Church,Mahadeva Temple, AyyampillyMahadeva Temple, and ChempoozhiSree Dharmasastha Temple. Pulauyavamshodharini sabha Sree Rajalangaramoorthy temple is at Cheruvype.
It is important to include that this village is developing in a very fast way.
Kuzhuppilly Beach is an upcoming tourist spot in Kerala. It was identified as a potential tourism spot by the authorities. The beach beautification project is being implemented at a cost of Rs 46 lakh by the government.
PBD Lower Primary School, St John's L.P. School, Manappilly, Cheruvypu LP School, St. Augustine's Girls High School, and St. Gregorious Upper Primary School are in Kuzhuppilly village.
There are 12Aanganwadis in Kuzhuppilly, nine of which function in their own building.
The office of Vypin Block Panchayath consisting the Grama Panchayath's ofNjarakkal,Nayarambalam,Edavanakkad, Kuzhuppilly, andPallippuram is located in Kuzhuppilly Village.
Kuzhuppilly has aKrishi Bhavan to help the agriculturists.
The Department of Dairy Development, Kerala has a Dairy Extension Service Unit at Vypin Block Office, Kuzhuppilly. The Dairy Extension Officer is in charge of the activities.
The department of Industries and Commerce, Kerala has an Industries Extension officer functioning in Vypin block office. He is in charge for guidance of industrial activities in the block area
The Office of the Sub-Registrar, Kuzhuppilly is located in Kuzhuppilly, who is authorised for maintaining the land registers of Edavanakkad Gramapanchayath, Kuzhuppilly Grama Panchayath, and Pallippuram Grama Panchayath.
Ayyampilly Government Hospital is situated here for mainstream ("Western") treatment.
Other establishments include Panchayath Public Library and Reading Room, SP Mukherji Memorial Library and a Veterinary Government Hospital.
The village is administered by the GramaPanchayath. Kuzhuppilly comes underVypin Assembly Constituency (Malayalam - നിയോജക മണഡലം) andErnakulam Parliamentary Constituency[3]
The village hasfreshwater prawn farms (Malayalam - ചെമ്മീന്കെട്ട്) and paddy fields which yield about 600 kg/acre.
Sea fishing, prawn farming and seafood processing are some of the sources of income of the Kuzhuppilly. The main agricultural produces includerice,coconut andarecanut. Trading and services add to the income of Kuzhuppilly due to its proximity to the city ofKochi.
