Kuthiathode

Kuthiathode
Kuthiathode
Village
	Coordinates: 9°48′0″N76°20′0″E / 9.80000°N 76.33333°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Government
• Body	Panchayat
Population (2001)
• Total	22,880
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	688533
Telephone code	0478
Vehicle registration	KL -07/KL-32
Nearest city	Kochi
Lok Sabha constituency	Alappuzha
Niyamasabha constituency	Aroor
Civic agency	Panchayat

Last updated September 08, 2023

Shrimp farming in the backwaters near Thycattusery -Thuravoor ferry Kufarming.jpg — Shrimp farming in the backwaters near Thycattusery -Thuravoor ferry

Kuthiathode is a gram panchayat in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.^[1] It is only 20 minutes away from Kochi city.

Geography

The Kuthiathode or the river stream was once the major waterway for transporting goods to the local market from Kochi via the Vembanad lake.

History

The name Kuthiathode comes from Kuthia (dug)+ thode (canal) means a dug-canal.

The Panchayat has a Gandhi memorial inside its office dedicated to Mahathma Gandhi who visited this place during the Pre-Independence period.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Kuthiathode had a population of 22,880 with 11,098 males and 11,782 females.^[1]

The population consists of Ezhavas, Nairs, Nampoothiris, Gouda Saraswat Brahmins, Tamil Brahmins, Pulayas, Kudumbis, Muslims, and Christians living harmoniously together.

Administration

Kuthiathode is under the Pattanakkad development block.^[2]

Kuthiathode, Vallethode, Parayakad, Nallukulanagara, Pallithode, Chapakadavu, Tirumalabhagom, Thazhuppu, Thuravoor North, and Valamangalam North are the local areas under the panchayat.

The panchayat office has a library and a community hall. The excise range office is next door. As well as the Kuthiathode village office, a Krishi Bhavan office, a government veterinary clinic, and a sub-treasury are also located in Kuthiathode. The BSNL telephone exchange is near the Kuthiathode Jamat mosque.

Kuthiathode is within the Aroor state assembly constituency.

Schools

Changaram Government Upper Primary School, Vallethode
E.C.E.K. Union High School, Kuthiathode
Government Primary School, Kodamthuruth
Government Primary School, Tirumalabhagam
Government Upper Primary School, Parayakadu
St. Anthony's Primary school, Ezhupunna South
St. Sebastian High School, Pallithode
St. Thomas Lower Primary School, Pallithode
Spring of Arts Academy
T.D. Higher Secondary School
V.V. Higher Secondary School, Kodamthuruth

Transportation

The village is well connected to the nearest towns by NH-47, Thuravoor-Ezhupunna road and the Pallithode-Chellanam-Kochi beach road. The Alapuzha-Ernakulam Railway has a crossing station at Thuravoor.

Economy

The local market on both sides of the river was a major commercial hub around the locality. Even now the market exists with few wholesale traders selling vegetables and provisions. The vast agricultural lands on the western side or the Thuravoor Kari where large scale paddy cultivation and shrimp farming is done annually and serves as the seasonal livelihood for many of them. A large number of shrimp peeling sheds operating in this panchayat provides large scale employment.

Industrial Units

Steel and Heavy Industries Kerala Ltd.
Higasimaru Feeds
Veepack Industries

Tourism

The landscape of paddy fields on both sides of the Pallithode-Chavady road is really splendid. One can enjoy the evening panoramic view of Chinese fishing nets across the Pallithode backwaters from the Pallithode bridge. A small backwater lake at Tazzupu connects Kuthiathode with Valiathode.During Onam boat racing is held in Tazzupu backwaters and attracts many seasonal tourists.

Religious buildings

Pallithode bund road running across the Thuravoor kari Pallithodebundroad.jpg — Pallithode bund road running across the Thuravoor kari

Hindu temples

Chammanad Devi Temple
Pattukulangara Devi Temple
Amedathu kavu Devi temple
Kuthiathode Vilanjoor Mahadeva Temple
Chethikkatu Badrakalii kshethram, Kodamthuruth
Kodamthuruthu Sreekrishna Temple (surya narayanapuram temple)
Nalukulangara Devi Temple
Nalikattu Subramanian Temple
Kuthiathode Dharma Sastha temple
Purantheraswaram Siva temple
Thirumala Devasom - Sree Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
Thirumala Devasom - Arthikulangara Devi Temple
Thuravoor Thirumala Bhagom Sree Mahadeva Temple
Pallithode Helapuram Devi Temple
Pallithode Sree Krishnaswamy Temple
Changaram Bhuvaneswari Temple, Vallethode
Kelamkulangara Bhagavathi Temple

Mosques

Rahmathul Islam Masjid, near KP Junction
Ponnpuram Jamat Masjid- Chavady
Masjid-Ul-Ansar - near North Railway cross
Salafi Masjid, near petrol pump
Thuravoor Jumua Masjid, near NCC Junction
Kuthiathode Juma Masjid & Darul Uloom Madrasa

Churches

Kodamthuruthu Fathima Matha Church
St. Joseph Church, Kuthiathode
St. Sebastein Church, Nalukulangara
St. Monica's Church, Mariapuram, near railway station
St. Sebastian Church, Pallithode
St. Antony's Church, Chappakadavu

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References

1 2 "Census of India:Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
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[censusindia-1] 1 2 "Census of India:Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

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