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Thycattusserry is a village in the
Cherthala
Cherthala, , (formerly Shertalai, Shertallai or Shertallay) is a Municipal town and a Taluk located at National highway 66 in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India. Cherthala is the satellite town and industrial hub of Ala ...
taluk
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
of the
Alappuzha district in the
India
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n state of
Kerala
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.
Demographics
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
, Thycattusserry had a population of 20,052 with 9,915 males and 10,137 females. Thycattusserry is situated in Pallippuram Islands, 35 km north of Alappuzha and 30 km south of Kochi. The major income source of this place is
fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...
and
coir industry. Thycattusserry is geographically surrounded by
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 ...
and its tributaries.
Thycattusserry is famous for 'Panchara Manal'
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Educational institutions
The major educational Institutions in Thycattusserry are SMSJHS Thycattusserry, Govt.HS Thevarvattom, St. Theresas HS Manappuram, MDUPS Maniyathrikkal, St.Marys LPS Srambikkal, and Govt.UPS Thycattusserry.
Industry
The main industry here is based on the products from the humble Coconut">coconut tree
The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family (biology), family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, ...
. The coconut oil is used for cooking, as hair oil and in manufacture of soap. The coir extracted from the husk of the coconut tree is used for making rope, door mats, carpets and as protection against soil erosion.
Fishing and allied industries is another major source of livelihood. The place is endowed with a network of canals which are invariably connected with either the Arabian sea on the west or the Vembanad back waters on the east side. Of late prawn farming has caught up with the place. The prawn mainly go into the export market.
Poochakkal
Poochakkal is part of a small island consisting Arookutty, Panavally, Thycattusserry and Pallippuram Panchayaths close to the Kerala Backwaters in Kerala, India. Until the 2006 Kerala Assembly Elections, Poochakkal was part of the Cherthala LA ...
is a big town and economical capital of Thycattusserry situated in Cherthala-Arookutty Bus route.
Temples
* Thycattusserry Punnakkeezhil Sreekurumba & Kothesivapuram Temple
ne of the famous temples in Alappuzha District* Thaikkathrikkayil Temple
* Nadubhagom Maniya Thrikkayil Temple
* Subrahmanyapuram Temple Thycattusserry
* Nadubhagom Sivasubrahmanyapuram Temple
rdhanareeswara Temple* Nagari Sree Dharmasastha Temple
* Gowrinatha Temple Makkekadavu
* Elikkattu Sreedharmasastha Temple
* Thycattuserry Bhagavathy "MOOLASTHANAM" at Eloor KALARY Thevarvattom
* Ulavaipu Mahadeva Temple
* Aduvayil Mahadeva Temple
* Attupuram Sree Gandharva Swamy Temple
Masjid
* Thevarvattom Masjid,
Churches
* St.Antonys Church
* St.Marys Church Srambikkal
* Valliara Church
* Little flower Church, Manappuram
* St.Martin Deporous Church Ulavaipu
*Baptism Church
* Church at Thycattussery ( Thycattussery Sabha )
Railway
* The nearest Railway station is Thuravoor
.5 km from village Headquarters*
Cherthala
Cherthala, , (formerly Shertalai, Shertallai or Shertallay) is a Municipal town and a Taluk located at National highway 66 in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India. Cherthala is the satellite town and industrial hub of Ala ...
hertallai14 km away from village Headquarters.
Waterway
Thycattusserry lies between the Kottapuram-Kollam National Inland Waterway passing through the Vembanad lake. Prior to the coming of NH-47 the cargo and freight from Cochin market was transported in country boats through the Vembanad lake via the small lake diverting from Arukutty-Kudapuram-Ulavaipu
aithappuzha Lake Now these country boats are no more used for cargo transportation, instead converted into tourist floating house boats. We can reach Vaikom by the Tavankadav-Vaikom ferry service covering approx 3.5 km across the Vembanad lake and joining the Kottayam district at Vaikom jetty and also Jangar Servises to reach Thuravoor from Thycattusserry and Nerekadavu
aikomfrom Makkekadavu.
Local places in Thycattusserry
* P.S.Kavala
*
Poochakkal
Poochakkal is part of a small island consisting Arookutty, Panavally, Thycattusserry and Pallippuram Panchayaths close to the Kerala Backwaters in Kerala, India. Until the 2006 Kerala Assembly Elections, Poochakkal was part of the Cherthala LA ...
* Maniyathikkal
* Srambickal
* Makkekadavu
* Thevarvattom
* Nagari
* Cheerathukad
* Santhikkavala, is the south border junction of Thycattusserry.
* Paniyath
* Thandappally
* Ulavaipu
mbedkar Gramam* Polekkadavu
* Manakkal Bhagom
* Chudukattum Puram
Nrekadev
References
{{Alappuzha district
Villages in Alappuzha district