Eramalloor


Eramalloor is a village in Ezhupunna Grama Panchayat in the Cherthala taluk in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.

Demographics

India census, Eramalloor had a population of 33,829 with 16,999 males and 16,830 females.

Geography

Eramalloor is a place in Ezhupunna village located on the NH66 Highway linking Kanyakumari, Trivandrum, Mangalore, Goa, Panvel. It is near the coast, with a landscape characterised by salty ponds and larger ponds used for fishing. It lies along the backwaters of Alappuzha, and is situated next to Ezhupunna near the model tourism village at Kumbalangi and the beach at Chellanam.

Administration

Administratively, Eramalloor falls under the Ezhupunna panchayat of the Alappuzha District.

Industry and economy

The village is famous for sea food processing industries, such as Torry Harris, Premier, AFDC and Diamond Seafoods. Agriculture has declined in the past years, with the paddy fields giving way for shrimp cultivation or to be reclaimed for housing.

Educational Institutions

  • NSLP School
  • ECEK Union, Chammanad
  • Santa Cruz Public School

    Places Of Worship

  • Thottappalli Sreekrishna Temple
  • Paingakulam Sree Partha Sarathi Temple
  • Konanadu Devi Temple
  • Subramania swamy temple
  • Sree Dharma Shastha Temple, Chammanadu
  • Kannukullangara Temple
  • Kanjirathinkal Sree Khandakarna Devi Temple
  • Chammanad Devi Temple
  • Kizhakke Chammanad Devi Temple
  • Sree krishna temple Sreenarayanapuram
  • Saraswathi Temple
  • Balasubramanya Swamy Temple
  • St. Jude Church
  • St. Joseph Church
  • St. Francis Xavier's Church
  • Masjid Rifai