Chandiroor
Encyclopedia
Chandiroor is a village in Alappuzha district
, Kerala
, India
. It is situated on National Highway 47 between Cherthala
and Aroor
.
Alappuzha district
Alappuzha is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala in India. It was formed as Alleppey District on August 17, 1957. The name of the district was officially changed to Alappuzha in 1990. The district is a widely known tourist destination, and is well known for its coir factories. Most of...
, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is situated on National Highway 47 between Cherthala
Cherthala
Cherthala is a town located in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India. It is located 30 km south of the city of Kochi and 22 km north of Alappuzha town, on the Kochi-Alappuzha streatch of both the National Highway 47 as well as the costal Rail-route.lt is 85 km from the...
and Aroor
Aroor
Aroor is a census town in Alappuzha district,is a suburb of Kochi in the state of Kerala, India. It is a Sea food related industrial area south of Kochi...
.
Economy
Sea food processing is the main industry. Shrimp farming, pisciculture and coir products manufacture are also means of livelihood.Places of interest
- Birth place of Sri Karunakara GuruKarunakara GuruNava Jyothi Sree Karunakara Guru was born in Chandiroor, Alappuzha district, Kerala. The humility, dignity and calm poise of this ascetic attracted to this young aspirant the devotees who came in large numbers to the institution of Sivagiri Madom of Sri Narayana Guru.Before long, in the year 1957,...
- Chandiroor Juma Masjid
- Chandiroor bridge
- Daivaveli temple
- Kumerthupadi temple
- Our Lady of Ransom Church(Diocese of kochi)click me to view
- Puthenthodu™
- st. mary's church(Diocese of Ernakulam Angamali)click me
- Veluthully Kayal click to view
Politics
- The main front is LDF. K.R Gauriamma represented this constituency until last term from the birth of kerala. She belongs to JSS(part of UDF).