Amballur, Ernakulam Explained

Amballur
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:9.8575°N 76.4009°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ernakulam
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:11757
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:682315
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kochi
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:tropical (Köppen)

Amballur is a suburban region of Kochi in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]

Demographics

India census, Amballur had a population of 11757 with 5763 males and 5994 females.

Location

Amballoor is located about 20 km from the downtown Kochi. It is a part of the Amballoor Panchayath, which forms the south edge of Ernakulam district. Amballoor comes in the Ernakulam - Thalayolaparambu main road.

Amballoor Pallithazham is the main junction of Amballoor. Main temples in this area are Amballur Kavu and Koote Kavu, both of which are Bhagavathi. Amballoor thrikkovu is another main temple, it is a Krishna temple. The St. Francis Assisi Syro-Malabar Catholic church established in 1810, is at this junction. The St, Francis UP school is the first school of this place. The school celebrated its centenary year recently.

Perumpilly, Arakkunnam, Kanjiramattom, Edakkattuvayal are a few places adjacent to Amballoor.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 2008-12-10 .