Eramalloor is a village in Alappuzha district in the

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

n state of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

Demographics

India

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, 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, Mangloore, 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 Alappuzha or Alleppey () is the administrative headquarters of Alappuzha district in state of Kerala, India. The Backwaters of Alappuzha are one of the most popular tourist attractions in India which attracts millions of domestic and internat ...

, and is situated next to

Ezhupunna Ezhupunna is a village in the taluk of Cherthala in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. It lies between Alappuzha and Kochi, near National Highway 66. There is also a railway station, where only passenger trains halt. This is a ...

near the model tourism village at Kumbalangi and the beach at

Chellanam Chellanam is a village and a suburb of Kochi city in the Indian state of Kerala. History Chellanam formed the southern border of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Cochin. In 1510, Goa was captured by the Portuguese general Alfonso Albuquerque fr ...

Administration

Administratively, Eramalloor falls under the

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

* NSLP (Kattisseri) School * ECEK Union, Chammanad * Santa Cruz Public School

Places Of Worship

* Thottappalli Sreekrishna Temple * Paingakulam Sree Partha Sarathi Temple * Konanadu Devi Temple * Subramania swamy temple * Sree Dharma Shastha Temple, Chammanadu * Kannukullangara Temple * Kanjirathinkal Sree Khandakarna Devi Temple * Chammanad Devi Temple * Kizhakke Chammanad Devi Temple * Sree krishna temple Sreenarayanapuram * Saraswathi Temple * baalasubramanya swamy temple * St. Jude Church * St. Joseph Church * St. Francis Xavier's Church * Masjid Rifai

References

{{Alappuzha district Villages in Alappuzha district