Parayakad, Alappuzha is a village in Kuthiathode gram panchayat, India. in Cherthala Taluk in

Alappuzha Alappuzha (, आलप्पुळ) or Alleppey is a municipality and town on the Laccadive Sea in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is the district headquarters of the district, and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvana ...

district in the

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n state of

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. There is another place known as Parayakad or Parayad in Ernakulum District. This is a small area / block (muri) in Chittattukara Village in North Paravoor. Parayakad Village in

Alleppey Alappuzha (, आलप्पुळ) or Alleppey is a municipality and town on the Laccadive Sea in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is the district headquarters of the district, and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvana ...

district is listed in the Central Government Indian Village Directory. Kuthiathode comes under the Pattanakad Block in

Aroor Aroor is a fishing village on the northernmost part of the Alappuzha district, within Cherthala, Cherthala taluk of Kerala, India. It lies on either sides of National Highway 66 (India), National Highway 66 and serves as a gateway between Koc ...

Assembly constituency.

History

The name Parayakad comes from the Parayakattil

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which existed in this area. A martial arts specialist known as Kunjan Parayakattil, originally from North Kerala and a fugitive from the ire of his local ruler, settled and started a Kalari, teaching the ancient Indian martial art of

Kalaripayattu Kalaripayattu (), also known simply as Kalari, is an Indian martial art that originated on the southwestern coast of India, in what is now Kerala, during the 3rd century BCE. Etymology Kalaripayattu is a martial art which developed out of co ...

in this area. People came from the local area and traveled long distances to acquire training to develop advanced skills. The kalari also used to treat injuries and general ailments, but specializing in muscle and bone tissue. In time the area came to be known as Parayakad. The Parayakattil Kalari is no longer in existence. Nalukulanagara, Tirumalabhagom and Thuravoor North are the local areas adjacent to Parayakad.

Demographics

Parayakad has a local post office and the

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is 688540. There is a Government Lower Primary School in Parayakad. The population consists mainly of Hindus and a minority of Christians and Muslims. The presiding deity at Nalukulangara Temple is Bhagavathy. St.Sebastians Catholic Church in Parayakad comes under Alappuzha diocese.
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Geography

The village is connected to the nearest towns by NH-47, Thuravoor-

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road and the Pallithode-

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beach road. The

Alapuzha Alappuzha (, आलप्पुळ) or Alleppey is a municipality and town on the Laccadive Sea in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is the district headquarters of the district, and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvana ...

Ernakulam Ernakulam () is the central business district of the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. It is the namesake of Ernakulam district. The eastern part of Kochi city is mainly known as Ernakulam, while the western part of it after the Venduruthy Bridge ...

Railway has a station nearby at Thuravoor. The Kuthiathode canal nearby was once the major waterway for transporting goods to the local market from

Cochin Kochi ( , ), formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernaku ...

via the

Vembanad Vembanad () is the longest lake in India, and the largest in the state of Kerala. The lake has an area of 2,033 square kilometers and a maximum length of 96.5 km. Spanning three districts in the state of Kerala, it is known as Vembanad L ...

lake. The Kuthiathode canal connects the Vembanad lake with the Tazhappu backwaters. A small backwater lake at Tazhappu connects Kuthiathode with Valiathode. During

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boat racing is held in Tazhappu backwaters.

Temples and churches

*Nalukulangara Bhagavathi Temple *St. Sebastian's Church, Naluklangara *Ponpuram Muslim Jamath Mosque

Government offices

*Parayakad Post Office

Banks

*Parayakad Service Co-operative Bank

Schools

*Govt. L.P. School

Geographical co-ordinates

*Latitude 9.73066 *Longitude 76.33355

Notes

References

{{Reflist Places in Alappuzha district