Mulavukad also known locally as Bolghatty Island, is one of the islands that form part of the city of Kochi

Kochi

-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...

, 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....

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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...

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Mulavukad is home for the Bolgatty Palace

Bolgatty Palace

Built by the Dutch in India, Bolgatty Palace is located on the island popularly known as Bolghatty Island in Kochi, Kerala. One of the oldest existing Dutch palaces outside Holland, this quaint mansion, built in 1744, by Dutch traders, was later extended and gardens were landscaped around it...

, an erstwhile palace of the Dutch colonial administration, later taken over by the British, and presently a 'heritage hotel'. This is located in the southern tip of the island, and it is from this, that the island, or at least, its southern portion gets the name 'Bolghatty Island'. The Palace is a popular tourist attraction in Kochi.

Ponjikkara is the local name for southern part of the island, the centre has the name Ponnarimangalam, and when one says Mulavukad, it could be referring to the northern segment of the island.

The Bolgatty Palace

Bolgatty Palace

Built by the Dutch in India, Bolgatty Palace is located on the island popularly known as Bolghatty Island in Kochi, Kerala. One of the oldest existing Dutch palaces outside Holland, this quaint mansion, built in 1744, by Dutch traders, was later extended and gardens were landscaped around it...

 was built by the Dutch during their reign

History of Kochi

Kochi is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. Kochi is located in the district of Ernakulam. Old Kochi loosely refers to a group of islands including Willingdon Island, Fort Kochi and Mattancherry...

 of the Kingdom of Kochi. The palace is today a heritage hotel, managed by the Kerala State Tourism Department

Kerala Tourism Development Corporation

The Kerala Tourism Development Corporation is a public sector undertaking that conducts and regulates the tourism activities of the Indian state of Kerala. The KTDC is headquartered at Thiruvanathapuram and has offices across all the districts of Kerala. The agency also operates hotels, resorts,...

 (KTDC). The palace was residence of the British residents to Travancore and Cochin and was the object of a military attack by the Travancore Navy under Chempil Arayan

Chempil Arayan

Chempil Anantha Padmanabhan Valiya Arayan Kankumaran, known as Chempil Arayan, was the Admiral of the fleet in the service of Avittam Thirunal Balarama Varma, King of Travancore...

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The island also has a golf course and an International Marina

Kochi Marina

The Kochi International Marina is a marina in the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. It is located in the eastern coast of the Bolgatty Island , in the premises of the Bolgatty Palace, a 'heritage hotel'.The Kochi Marina is the only marina in India. It is owned by the Kerala Tourism...

. The Marina or the harbor for yachts is the first one in India and was set up by KITCO

KITCO India

Kitco is the first technical consultancy organisation in India established by the government.-History:Formerly known as Kerala Industrial and Technical Consultancy Organisation, KITCO Ltd was set up in 1972 to speed up the industrialization process in the state of Kerala. It was with initiative of...

, for KTDC. This island is on the western side of Ernakulam

Ernakulam

Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...

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Demographics

India census

Census

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, Mulavukad had a population of 22,845. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Mulavukad has an average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 87%, and female literacy is 84%. In Mulavukad, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.