Amballur, Ernakulam

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Amballur
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Amballur
Location in Kerala, India
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Amballur
Amballur (India)
Coordinates: 9°51′27″N76°24′03″E / 9.8574800°N 76.400920°E / 9.8574800; 76.400920
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Ernakulam
Population
 (2001)
  Total11,757
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
682315
Nearest cityKochi
Climate tropical (Köppen)

Amballur is a suburban region of Kochi in the Indian state of Kerala. [1]

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Amballur had a population of 11757 with 5763 males and 5994 females. [1]

Location

Amballoor is located about 20 km from the downtown Kochi. It is a part of the Amballoor Panchayath, which forms the south edge of Ernakulam district. Amballoor comes in the Ernakulam - Thalayolaparambu main road.

Amballoor Pallithazham is the main junction of Amballoor. Main temples in this area are Amballur Kavu and Koote Kavu, both of which are Bhagavathi. Amballoor thrikkovu is another main temple, it is a Krishna temple. The St. Francis Assisi Syro-Malabar Catholic church established in 1810, is at this junction. The St, Francis UP school is the first school of this place. The school celebrated its centenary year recently.[ when? ]

Perumpilly, Arakkunnam, Kanjiramattom, Edakkattuvayal are a few places adjacent to Amballoor.

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References

  1. 1 2 Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above" . Retrieved 10 December 2008.[ permanent dead link ]