Oachira
Oachira or Ochira is in the Karunagappalli taluk of Kollam district. It includes areas of Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district and Kollam district. Ochira Gram Panchayat came into existence in 1953. Gram panchayats of Ochira, Kulasekharapuram, Thazhava, and Klapana are included in the Ochira block.
It is considered a sacred place by some.
Notable people
- Abdul Sathar Kunju, 21st Chief of Kerala Police
- Cartoonist Shankar,, Political Cartoonist
- K. P. Nambiathiri, Indian cinematographer who has worked in a number of 3-D films
- K. Surendran, Malayalam writer and Vayalaar Award winner
- Ochira Velukkutty, Indian dramatist in the early days of Malayalam theatre
- S. Guptan Nair, Malayalam writer, literary critic, scholar, orator, essayist, lexicographer, translator and educator
- S. Ramachandran Pillai, C.P.I. politburo member
- Prayar Gopalakrishnan,, ex mla
- Sanju Sivram,, film actor
- Geetha Salam film actor