Chandiroor is a village in
Alappuzha district, Kerala, India. It is situated on
National Highway 47
The following highways are numbered 47:
International
* Asian Highway 47
* European route E47
Australia
East West Link (proposed)
Canada
* Alberta Highway 47
* Ontario Highway 47
* Saskatchewan Highway 47
France
* A47 autoroute
India
* ...
between
Eramalloor
Eramalloor is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.
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 ...
and
Aroor
Aroor is a census town at the northern end of Alappuzha district and the southern suburb of the city of Kochi in the state of Kerala, India. It is a seafood related industrial area of Alleppey district, and acts as the Southern entry point ...
. It is part of the Aroor Assembly constituency and the Alappuzha Parliamentary constituency. Historically, it was located in the
Travancore kingdom
The Kingdom of Travancore ( /ˈtrævənkɔːr/), also known as the Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor, was an Indian kingdom from c. 1729 until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvananthapuram. At ...
.
Location
It is located at .
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NH66 is the main connectivity and backwaters also.
Economy
Sea food processing is the main industry. Shrimp farming,
pisciculture
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Fish farming or ...
and coir products manufacture are also means of livelihood.
Notable people
*
Karunakara Guru
Karunakara Guru (1 September 1927 – 6 May 1999), also known as Navajyothisree Karunakara Guru, was an Indian Guru, and founder of Santhigiri Ashram in Pothencode, Kerala, India.
Birth and childhood
Navajyothisree Karunakara Guru was born on ...
, founder of Santhigiri Ashram
*
Mammootty
Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil l ...
, Malayalam cinema actor
Schools
*Chandiroor GHSS
*Our Lady Of Mercy HSS
*Al Ameen Public School
*Jamia Milliyya Arabic college
*Heavens Qur'anic Pre-school
Politics
* The main front is LDF. K.R Gauriamma represented this constituency until last term from the birth of Kerala. She belongs to JSS. Now Daleema represents the constituency.
References
{{Alappuzha district
Villages in Alappuzha district