Puthuvype (Puthu vype - New

Vypin Vypin (Malayalam: വൈപ്പിന്‍, Cochin Portuguese: Isla Santa) is one of the group of islands that form part of the city of Kochi (Cochin), in the Indian state of Kerala. Vypin forms a barrier island which lies between the Ar ...

) is an upcoming major Industrial area in

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of ...

in the

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n state of

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. It is situated 5 km west of High Court Junction.

Demographics

As per Government of India Census 2011 Puthuvype has a population of nearly 23,717 people. Males constitute 48.88% of the population and females 51.12%

Location and Surroundings

Puthuvype is a part of Vypin Island. It borders

Vembanad Lake Vembanad is the longest lake in India, as well as the largest lake in the state of Kerala. The lake has an area of 230 square kilometers and a maximum length of 96.5 km. Spanning several districts in the state of Kerala, it is known as Ve ...

to the East,

Arabian Sea The Arabian Sea ( ar, اَلْبَحرْ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Bahr al-ˁArabī) is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channe ...

to the West and South and

Njarakkal Narakkal is a village in the Vypin area situated in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics Narakkal is situated at the centre of Vypeen island. Njarakkal is also known as Narakkal. Landmarks * Fish Farm and Aqua ...

to the North. The main thoroughfares in the area are Vypin-Munambam Road and LNG Terminal Road. It is one of the important place in Vypin Island. Puthuvype is well known for Puthuvype Light house beach.

Industries

Industries located to Puthuvypeen is mainly related to natural regasification project and petroleum projects. * LNG Terminal Kochi_LNG_Terminal_DSW

The Kochi LNG Terminal of

Petronet LNG Petronet LNG Ltd is an Indian oil and gas company formed by the government of India to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) and set up LNG terminals in the country. It is a joint venture company promoted by the Gas Authority of India Limited (G ...

Ltd is the first LNG terminal in southern India and the fourth LNG terminal of country. The Project is a Greenfield LNG Re-gasification terminal at Puthuvypeen Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on land allotted by the Kochi Port Trust. The terminal has a capacity of 5 million

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s per year. *Single Buoy Mooring It is a loading buoy anchored offshore that serves as a mooring point and interconnect for tankers loading or offloading petroleum products. It is operated by

Kochi Refineries Ltd Kochi Refinery Limited (KRL) is a crude oil refinery in the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. It is the largest public sector refinery in India with a production capacity of 15.5 million tonnes per year. Formerly known as Cochin Refineries Limite ...

(KRL), a subsidiary of BPCL. *Bunkering Terminal An international bunkering terminal to supply fuel for vessels is planned by Cochin Port Trust. Bunkering industry point out that major transhipment trade is going to shift to Kochi from Colombo with the commissioning of the ICTT in January 2011. This will in turn attract a higher volume of vessel traffic including a greater number of coastal feeder vessels. Besides, the port’s strategic location given its close proximity to international sea route will attract mother vessels to Kochi. Construction works expected to start in mid-2011. *Ship Repair Complex Cochin Port Trust also plans to build a Ship Repair Complex at Puthuvypeen.

Tourism

*Puthuvype Beach Puthuvypin

One of the less visited but yet very beautiful beach is the Puthuvype beach. This beach has not been developed for tourism and the local administration is making a lot of efforts to promote this place as an alternative to

Cherai Beach Cherai Beach is a beach located in Cherai in the northern side of Vypin Island, a suburb of the city Kochi in the state of Kerala, India. One of the most visited beaches in the state, it is situated at around 25 km (15 mi) from downtown Koc ...

, being a suburb of the city of Kochi. A lighthouse is also situated here. The light house is situated less than half a kilometer away from the beach. This lighthouse is one of the tallest in India. There is a shallow ditch to the north of the Beach. Entry to the light house is permitted from 3 P.M to 5 P.M.Puthuvype Beach from list of hangouts
/ref> *Mega Oceanarium A Mega Oceanarium is coming up at PuthuVypeen, at an area of 65 acres with an investment of Rs.300 crores. This is the first Oceanarium of the country and will be largest in

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References

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Njarackal Narakkal is a village in the Vypin area situated in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics Narakkal is situated at the centre of Vypin, Vypeen island. Njarakkal is also known as Narakkal. Landmarks * Fish Farm and ...

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