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Vyttila, , is a ward in the city of
Kochi Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...
,
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. It is a prominent area located in southern Kochi. The Vyttila junction is the busiest as well as the largest intersection in
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. This node intersects the main north–south artery of the state of ''Kerala'', namely, the
Kochi Bypass The Kochi Bypass is a segment of National Highway 66 that bypasses the CBD of the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. The highway stretches 17 km from Edapally in the Ernakulam district to Aroor in Alappuzha district, via Palarivattom, Vyttil ...
, with three city roads of ''Kochi'' viz, the S. A. Road (One of the city's most prominent arterial road in the east–west direction), the ''Vyttila-Petta Road'', and the ''
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Road''. The name ''Vyttila'' is said to be evolved from the word "Vayal Thala" meaning the main part of the paddy field. Once the area including Elamkulam, were paddy fields and paddy cultivation were the main sources of income. The paddy field existed from Ernakulam, Girinagar, Panampilly Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Jawahar Nagar, Kumarananshan Nagar and extended to Kaniyampuzha and Panamkutyy bridge. Some also say that because there existed a bunch of dacoits, who murdered and looted the travelers the name evolved from 'Vazhithala'. Once the Puthenpalam bridge that connected Chilavennoor Lake and Chettichira was the only link from Vayalthala with Ernakulam. ''Vyttila'' hosts the Vyttilla Mobility Hub, which converges different ways of surface transport (namely, local as well as long-distance buses, rail, Metro Rail and inland water transport) to the city onto a single node. ''Vyttila'' is also the name of the
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in the city of Kochi, of which the ''Vyttila Intersection'' is a part. Until 1967, Vyttila was a panchayat. The November 1967 order of the
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amalgamated Vyttila to the newly formed
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Vyttila Mobility Hub

''Vyttila'' is home for the
Vyttila Mobility Hub Vyttila Mobility Hub is an integrated transit terminal in the city of Kochi. It is designed as a converging point of various forms of public transportation, such as local and long-distance buses, metro rail and inland water transport. It is ...
, which converges different modes of surface transport (namely, local as well as long-distance buses, rail, Metro Rail and inland water transport) to the city of
Kochi Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...
onto a single node. ''Phase-1'' of the project consists of a ''Bus Terminal'' with 13 ''bus bay''s, each of which can park 5 buses.Metro Manorama, 26 February 2011, P3 Thus, when ''Phase-1'' is completed, the terminal can handle as many as 65 buses at a time. Part of the proposed ''Phase-1'' was commissioned on 26 February 2011. well before completion of the phase, owing to a political decision to inaugurate the terminal before declaration of the State Election which is anticipated on 1 March 2011. What was so far was commissioned consists of 4 of the proposed 13 ''bus bay''s. 3 more ''bus bay''s are presently under construction. The mobility hub is located north-east of the ''Vyttila Intersection'', in the area between ''Kaniyampuzha Road'' and ''Poonithura Village Office''. ''Vyttila'' is the node of the city that connects it to the neighbouring districts viz,
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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 ...
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Kottayam Kottayam () is a city in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is the district headquarters of the district and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Kottayam has a population of ...
and
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Kochi Bypass

The
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 ...
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Edapally Edappally or Idappalli is a region in the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. It is a major commercial centre as well as a prominent residential region. Edappally junction is one of the busiest junctions in the city. History Edappally in English l ...
streatch of the National Highway 66, even though built a couple of decades back, as a highway, to by-pass the city of Kochi, has now become a busy city road, necessitating the construction of a newer by-pass, a little more eastward to the city (which is already proposed in the ''Kochi Master Plan''). The ''Vytilla Junction'' on the bypass is the biggest and busiest road intersection in the state. It connects the district headquarters of Kottayam, Alleppey etc. to the Kochi city centre.
Vyttila flyover Vyttila flyover is a flyover, that is a part of the NH 66 in Kerala, India. The six lane flyover runs above the Vyttila junction in Kochi, which is one of the busiest junctions in the state. Overview On 11 December 2017, Chief Minister Pina ...
was opened in 2021.


Health and education

''Vyttila'' is home to hospitals like the ''Welcare Hospital'' and the ''Mother & Child Hospital''. Toc H Public School, ''St. Rita's H.S'' Ponnurunni, ''C.K.C.L.P.S'' are schools located in ''Vyttila''.


Schools

Vyttila hosts the following schools: * Toc H Public School * C.K.C Girls High School, Ponnurunni * St. Rita's High School, Ponnurunni *Nalanda Public School Thammanam


Foreign language colleges

*Traum Academy for German & French languages *menon


Places of worship

* Sree Narayaneshwaram Temple, Ponnurunni * Kavalampillil Neelingattu Bagavathy Temple * Vytilla Siva Subramonia Temple * Ayyampillikavu Devi Temple * Kavalampilly Dharma Daiva Temple, Junior Janatha Road * St. Patrick's Church, Vyttila * St. Raphael's Church, Thykkodam * St. Gregorios Orthodox Syrian Church, Shine Road, Vyttila * Our Lady of Health Church, Chalikkavattom * St. Joseph's Shrine, Major Road * Sharon Fellowship Church, Opp. K.S.E.B Off., Vyttila. * Sharon Fellowship Church, Thykoodam. . * Ignatious Noorono Jacobite Church, Ponnurunni * Chalikavattom Juma Masjid * Juma Masjid Eroor * Salafi Masjid, Vyttila


Adjacent regions

Janatha, Power-house, Thykoodam, Kaniampuzha, and Ponnurunni are all located in close proximity to Vyttila. Vyttila is now more of a commercial location. However the area surrounding the junction are still thickly populated. The roads and lanes on either side of S.A. Road and the NH are filled with residential buildings. There are residents associations for each area in Vyttila. The Vyttila Residents Welfare Association is prominent among them. The association which is based at Maplachery Road, covers the entire south-west area from Vyttila junction with Maplachery Road and Bank Road as its borders.


References


External links

*http://www.kerala.gov.in//ernaks/agri.htm Kerala Govt. Official website - Agri Dept page, with address of Agri Office at Vyttila *https://web.archive.org/web/20090814235404/http://www.tochschool.com/secmenudisp.php?MID=62 Toch Public School (Vyttila) website - school's location page with route map from Vyttila junction *https://web.archive.org/web/20110202195045/http://vytilla.com/ *http://www.india9.com/i9show/Vytilla-68972.htm
The Hindu: Mobility hub at Vytilla proposed
*http://article.wn.com/view/2010/01/22/Decks_cleared_for_Vytilla_bus_terminal/

*http://www.keraladaily.net/index.php?mod=article&cat=keralanews&article=941 {{Neighbourhoods of Kochi Neighbourhoods in Kochi