Arattupuzha | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 9.2277°N 76.4246°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Alappuzha |
Government Type: | Grama Panchayat |
Leader Title: | Panchayat President |
Leader Name: | N Sajeevan |
Leader Title1: | MLA |
Leader Name1: | Ramesh Chennithala |
Leader Title2: | MP |
Leader Name2: | A.M. Ariff |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 29463 |
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: | 690535 |
Registration Plate: | KL-29kayamkulam Rto |
Arattupuzha is a village near kayamkulam of Karthikappally Taluk in Alappuzha district in Kerala, India.
Arattupuzha is the south-west part of Alappuzha district, Kerala, India. It is close to the Arabian Sea and was affected by the tsunami created by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Kayamkulam Kayal passes through this village. Arattupuzha panchayat is further divided into 18 wards on either side of Kayamkulam Kayal.
The total geographical area of village is 2270 hectares. Arattupuzha has a total population of 29,463 peoples. There are about 7,471 houses in Arattupuzha village. Kayamkulam is the nearest town which is approximately 13 km away.
Arattupuzha is near to Kayamkulam town and heavily dependent on Kayamkulam than Haripad. Also most people of Arattupuzha identify them as Kayamkulam region people and they are demanding for merging Arattupuzha panchayat to Kayamkulam consituency for years. Request for merging is still pending in government.
Known as Kallaseril Velayuthan Panicker (7 January 1825 – 3 January 1874) was a warrior of the 19th century in Kerala, India, who fought against oppression of lower castes by the upper castes.