Eramalloor Explained

Eramalloor
Native Name:ezhupunna
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:9.8167°N 76.3°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Alappuzha
Government Type:Panchayati raj (India)
Leader Title:MLA
Leader Name:Adv. A.M. Arif (2006-2011, reelected in 2011)
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:28223
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:688537
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0478
Registration Plate:KL32
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Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
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Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Alappuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Eramalloor is a village in Ezhupunna Grama Panchayat in the Cherthala taluk in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]

Demographics

India census, Eramalloor had a population of 28223 with 14187 males and 14036 females.

Geography

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

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

Industry and economy

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

Places Of Worship

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India: Villages with population 5000 & above . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 2008-12-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx . 2008-12-08 .