Kappil is a small village in Alappuzha district of Kerala state, India.

Location

Kappil is located near the famous

Oachira Temple Oachira Temple is an ancient temple located in Oachira in Kollam district in the South Indian state of Kerala. According to the Puranas, this temple is one of the famous sacred places of Kerala and India. Oachira is on the border of Kollam and ...

. It is located in the district 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 ...

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 ...

, which is the southern state of

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 ...

. It is mainly divided as Kappil East and Kappil West. Kattachira, Choonadu etc. are some of the nearest places. The nearest town is

Kayamkulam Kayamkulam is a town and municipality in the ''Onattukara'' region of Alappuzha district in Kerala. It is the second biggest town in Alappuzha district. It is located on the western coast of India, and was an ancient maritime trading center. O ...

which is only 5 km away.
The residents speak Malayalam with a central travancore accent.

Education

This village has a

literacy Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

rate of above 95%. * * NNMUPS or Alummoottil School, * C.M.S.L.P School, * Govt LP School, * Vishawabharathi High School

Places of worship

* * St. Paul's CSI Church, Kappil; * St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church * Vayalil Temple, Thumpilil Temple, kurakkavu temple, kalathil temple,Kuttiyil temple,Pachamkulath temple(chakkulathu temple), Chirakkalkutti temple, Vethalan Kavu Mahadeva Temple are the famous temples. * Kattachira Muslim jama'ath * Kappil Mekku Muslim Jamath At kappil East there is a "Sarvamatha sauhardha sangham" doing kettukazcha for Ochira temple this is a secular committee and its president is from Muslim community.

Plantation Research

CPCR

or Central Plantation Crop Research Institute is a central government research facility located on the National Highway - 47

NH-47 National Highway 544, commonly referred to as NH 544, (''old number'' NH 47) is a National Highway (India), National Highway in South India connecting Salem, Tamil Nadu, Salem city in Tamil Nadu to the city of Kochi in Kerala. It is also calle ...

which is no more than six kilometers from Kappil village.

References

Villages in Alappuzha district {{alappuzha-geo-stub