| Arakuzha | |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala##Location in India |
| Coordinates: | 9.9281°N 76.6094°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ernakulam |
| Governing Body: | panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 29.31 |
| Population Total: | 15000 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Language |
| Demographics1 Title1: | languages |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 686672 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 91 485 |
| Registration Plate: | KL-17 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Muvattupuzha, Thodupuzha |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Idukki |
Arakuzha is a small village situated 6 km from Muvattupuzha in Kerala, India. The SH 41 connects Arakuzha with Muvattupuzha and Koothattukulam and Moozhi bridge connects Arakuzha to pineapple city of India, Vazhakulam town which is also 6 km from Arakuzha. It is located on SH 41 towards Koothattukulam, the alternate route for Main Central Road. St. Mary's High School and St. Joseph’s girls' school are the oldest high school in Arakuzha. Arakuzha is also home to two Christian pilgrim centres-St. Mary’s Forane Church and Malekurish Church. The chief festival is on the first Sunday after Easter.
The village has a large population of Syrian Catholic Christians. Marth Mariam Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church has an important role in the life of the people. Saint Thomas Christians of Arakuzha have more than 1,500 years of recorded history. This region comprising Kothamangalam, Vazhakulam, Arakuzha, Mylakompu, Nagapuzha, Muthalakodam of erstwhile Travancore kingdom has some very old Syrian churches. Arakuzha, being an ancient Syrian Christian centre has given asylum to many migrant Syrian Christians during the Tipu's persecution of Nasranis. Venerable Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly had served as the parish priest of Marth Mariam Church in Arakuzha (1920-22).[1] During his tenure in Arakuzha he started St. Mary's School there.[2] He also purchased 12acres of land in M.C.Road for constructing St. Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Meenkunnam.[3]
Several families migrated to different parts of Kerala, mainly to Malabar and high range areas, in search of agriculture land.