Perumpuzha Explained

Perumpuzha
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:8.9403°N 76.6792°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kollam
Unit Pref:Metric
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:691504
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0474
Registration Plate:KL-02
Blank1 Name Sec1:Coastline
Blank1 Info Sec1:0km (00miles)
Blank2 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank2 Info Sec1:Kollam City (16 km)
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Kollam
Blank1 Name Sec2:Climate
Blank1 Info Sec2:Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Blank2 Name Sec2:Avg. summer temperature
Blank2 Info Sec2:37°C
Blank3 Name Sec2:Avg. winter temperature
Blank3 Info Sec2:20°C

Perumpuzha is a small suburban town in Kollam district of Kerala, India.The junction is the meeting place of Kottiyam-Kundara & Kollam-Veliyam roads. Distance from Kollam city is about 16 km. Near to the town junction there is a market called Perumpuzha market. Assisi Attornment Hospital is just one or two minutes walk from the junction. A three-minute walk from junction towards north, a cashew factory is there. Previously it was under the Dalmia Management. The local name for the company was 'Sayippinte Company'. But now it is under CAPEX (A Kerala Govt. undertaking).

Location

The roads from junction towards south is to Kureepally, west Punukannoor, north Kundara & towards east Nallila.

History

Kundara, the nearest town is famous in history, as it was from here that Veluthampi Dalawa issued the famous Kundara Vilambaram in 1809. Large deposits of China Clay discovered here helped in the establishment of the Government Ceramics concerns. The Aluminium Industries (ALIND), Kundara is one of the leading Indian firms manufacturing aluminium cables. Kerala Electricals and Allied Engineering Company are also located in Kundara.

Education

1. Govt. LP School, Perumpuzha2. MGUPS, Perumpuzha3. SN Public School4. Noble Public School5. Gurudeva Central School

Assisi Atonement Hospital

The Assisi Atonement Hospital was started in 1967 by Fr. Culburt OFM Cap at Perumpuzha, Kollam district, Kerala. On 1971 Benedict Mar Gregorious, Archbishop of Trivandrum, blessed the hospital. It was registered under the Travancore Cochin Literacy Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act 1955 on 1 November 1989. it was run by The Congregation of Sisters of Imitation of Christ (Bethany Sisters).