Pulluvila is a village between Kovalam and Poovar in

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

district 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 ...

state, India. It is hardly away from the proposed Vizhinjam Port. The main occupation of this village is fishing. More than 80% of the people are belongs to

Latin Catholic Mukkuva Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

community. This village is also well known in beach football. Too many sports talented persons are rising from this village. And well known in relegious harmony. Christians, Muslims, Hindus all are leaving together in peace. Main attraction of pulluvila is the Christian church named as ST. JACOB FORANE CHURCH PULLUVILA.

Community Centers

Beaches are the common and favourite community center for the locals in the village. Most of the villagers spend their evenings at the beaches which are also used for playing football every evening by the local children of the village. Other community centers are; St. Jacob's Community Hall, Pulluvila Madonna Hall, Kochupally Tsunami Market, Valiyapally Kochupally Market, Pulluvila SA Theatre, Pulluvila

Sports

Pulluvila is a land of Sports stars like any other coastal villages in trivandrum. If Pozhiyoor known for footballers Pulluvila known for all kind of Sports and athletics. Indian Cricketer Sanju Samson, Olympian Alex Antony, Footballer Bijoy Varghese are some of the notable people from the village. Apart from them many footballers plays for different ISL,I-League,KPL teams. Not just boys, many girls are also part of state and national teams of rugby, football, etc,.. Like football many boys plays volleyball and participates to local tournaments. Many Sports and Arts clubs boost youngsters to achieve their goals at sports. Some of the active sports and arts clubs are; - Jaihind Sports and Arts Club, Pulluvila - Friends Sports and Arts Club, Pulluvila - Kalasagar Sports and Arts Club, Pulluvila - St. Peter's Sports and Arts Club, Kochupally - St. Jacob's Sports and Arts Club, Valiyapally - Swaraj Sports and Arts Club, Pulluvila - Brothers Sports and Arts Club, Pulluvila - Galaxy Sports and Arts Club, Pulluvila Pulluvila is also gifted with many beach football grounds. Leo XIII School ground is a common Sports area to practice any games. List of the mud grounds at Pulluvila; - Leo XIII School Ground - St. Peter's Stadium - Jaihind Stadium - Friends Club 5's Ground - Swaraj Mud Ground - Kalasagar Ground

Libraries

Jaihind Library is the oldest library in Pulluvila. A Sports and Arts club also works along with the library from the beginning. And many footballers has risen from the club and been part of the various santhosh trophy teams. Apart from that a Vanita library called Friends Vanitha Library and Kalasagar Library are also situated in the village. During the Covid-19 pandemic period, these libraries helped the local student in their studies through becoming community study centers.

Healthcare Centers

Pulluvila PHC Brother's Hospital, Pulluvila St. Joseph Hospital, Kochupally Swastika Homeopathic Medical Centre, Pulluvila

Religious Institutions

St. Jacob's Forane Church, Pulluvila St. Peter's Catholic Church, Kochupally Keezhathil Mudippura Temple, Pulluvila Malankara Catholic Church, Pulluvila Jum-a-musjid, Pulluvila St. Francis Xavier's Church, Vellelunbu Sree Mathru Devi Temple, Pulluvila =Deepa Sadan Convent,Pulluvila Madona Bhavan,Kochupally St. Jude's Convent, Pulluvila

Educational Institutions

Leo XIII HSS Pulluvila St. Mary's LPS Pulluvila Children's Palace, Kindergarten, Kochupally St. Jude English Medium Nursery, Pulluvila New Balabhavan Nursery, Pulluvila Govt. Muhammadan LPS Pulluvila

Notable People

Sanju Samson Sanju Viswanath Samson (; born 11 November 1994) is an Indian international cricketer who captains Kerala in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League. A right-handed wicket-keeper-batter, he was the vice-captain of the ...

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and

Rajasthan Royals Rajasthan Royals (often abbreviated as RR) are a franchise cricket team based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008 as one of the initial eight IPL franchises, the team is based at the Sawai Ma ...

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

Bijoy Varghese Bijoy Varghese (born 14 March 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters. Club career Early life and youth career Bijoy was born in Pulluvila, a coastal village located in ...

, Footballer, Plays for

Kerala Blasters Kerala Blasters Football Club (), commonly referred to as The Blasters, is an Indian professional football club based in Kochi, Kerala, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top tier of football in India. The club was established i ...

Alex Antony Alex Antony is an Indian athlete who represented India at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Early life and education Alex was born to a fisherman family and currently lives in Thiruvananthapuram. He alongside his younger brother Anil often ventured ...

, Indian Olympian (Athlete)

Administration

Pulluvila is part of Neyyattinkara Taluk in Thiruvananthapuram district. It comes under

Karumkulam Karumkulam is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Karumkulam had a population of 27331 with 13769 males and 13562 females. Pulluvila is a village in Thiruvananthapuram district o ...

Panchayath.

Access

Pulluvila is from

, from

Neyyattinkara Neyyattinkara, is a Municipal Town and a major industrial and commercial hub located at the southern tip of Thiruvananthapuram metropolitan area in Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala State, and also the headquarters of Neyyattinkara Taluk. The ...

and from

Nagercoil Nagercoil, also spelt as Nagarkovil ("Temple of the Nāgas", or Nagaraja-Temple), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District in Tamil Nadu state, India. Situated close to the tip of the Indian peninsula, it lies on an ...

Post office

Pulluvila village has a post office and the

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is 695526.

References

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