Koovappady is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

Ernakulam district Ernakulam, ; ISO: ''Eṟaṇākuḷaṁ'', in Malayalam: എറണാകുളം), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, that takes its name from the eponymous city division in Kochi. It is situated in the central part o ...

in the

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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 ...

. Koovappady is around 8 km north to

Perumbavoor Perumbavoor (, Malayalam: പെരുമ്പാവൂർ) is a historic place located at Bank of Periyar (Poorna River) in Ernakulam District in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a part of the Kochi metropolitan area It lies in the n ...

and is near to Kodanadu elephant training centre. Other places of interest nearby include

Kalady Kalady or Kaladi is a town located between Angamaly and Perumbavoor, east of the Periyar river, near to Malayattoor in Ernakulam district of Kerala, India, not far from Cochin International Airport. It is notable as the birthplace of 9th centu ...

, the birthplace of

Sankaracharya Shankaracharya ( sa, शङ्कराचार्य, , " Shankara-''acharya''") is a religious title used by the heads of amnaya monasteries called mathas in the Advaita Vedanta tradition of Hinduism. The title derives from Adi Shankara; tea ...

, and

Malayattoor Malayattoor is a village in Aluva thaluk . It is situated around 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Angamaly in Ernakulam District in the state of Kerala in South India. The name `Malayattoor' is an amalgamation of three small words. Mala ( ...

. Ganpati Vilasam High School is famous here.

Education Centre

# Peniel Bible Seminary And Missonary Training Centre

Temples of Koovapaddy

# Aimury Siva Temple famous for the great Nandi idol named Brihat Nandi. # Cheranelloor Siva temple # Ganapathy temple https://web.archive.org/web/20130603022438/http://koovappadymahaganapathytemple.org/ # Thottuva Sri Dhanwanthari Temple # Pullamveli Kavu, Bhagavathy temple # Kallarakkal Mahavishnu Mahadeva Temple # Chelattu Sri Mookambika Temple # Pisharickal Bhagavathy Temple # Kottakkal Edmanakavu Bhagavathy Temple

Demographics

India

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, Koovappady had a population of 26525 with 13469 males and 13056 females.

References

Neighbourhoods in Kochi {{Ernakulam-geo-stub