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Coordinates: 9.9670° N 76.5830° E

Muvattupuzha
Muvattupuzha
State - District(s)	Kerala - Ernakulam
Coordinates	9.9670° N 76.5830° E
Area - Elevation	13.7 km² - 15 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density - Sex ratio	29,246 - 2151/km² - 1023
Municipal Chairman	Mrs. Mary George Thottam
Codes - Postal - Telephone - Vehicle	- 686661 - +0485 - KL-17
Website: http://www.ekm.kerala.gov.in/index1.htm
The town where three rivers merge to form Muvattupuzha river.

Muvattupuzha (Malayalam:മൂവാറ്റുപുഴ ) is a city and a municipality in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a medium sized town situated 42 km north-east of Ernakulam City, Kerala state, India.It is located at 9.9670N, 76.5830E. It is an important town in central Kerala. It lies between Thrissur and Kottayam on the Main Central Road (MC road) which runs along the length of the old Travancore, from Trivandrum to Angamaly.

1 Muvattupuzha River
2 History
3 Demographics
4 Suburbs
5 Nearby towns
6 Future
7 Demographics
8 External links

[edit] Muvattupuzha River

Muvattupuzha (Malayalam:മൂവാറ്റുപുഴയാറ് ) is also the name of the river which starts and flows through Muvattupuzha town. The length of the river is 121 km.the major source of water is from Thodupuzha River which starts from Idukki district and gets a good supply of water all the year due to the supply of water from Idukki Arch Dam, used for Hydal Electric genereation.Idukki Dam is the largest Arch Dam in India.

The town is named after the Muvattupuzha (Muvattupuzha Aar) river which flows through it. The name is made up of three Malayalam words: 'Moo', which stands for 'three', 'aaru' - small river, and 'puzha', which also means a river. 'Aaru' is a word that is usually used to rivers in the southern half of Kerala, while 'puzha's are northern rivers. The three rivers in this case are the Kothamangalam river or Kothayaar, Kaliyar and Thodupuzhayaar, which merge to form a single river. Thus it is called Thriveni Sangamam or Centre Point in Malayalam.

The Nirmala College in Muvattupuzha

[edit] History

It was part of erstwhile Vadakkumkoor Kingdom until it was captured by Travancore kingdom, now merged into state of Kerala. Old documents prove that the lands of Muvattupuzha belonged to ‘Edappally Swaroopam’. Later the rights were transformed to various ‘Manas’ (Brahmin Families). The ‘Perandoor’ Temple at Edappally is still considered as the root temple of many Nair families of Kadathy, Vellorkunnam and Vazhappilli.

After the Indian Independence, Muvattupuzha as a village union came under the control of a council of three members, nominated by the government. Mr. V P Govindan Nair was the first president of the village union. Haji A P Makkar and Penthitta Gopalan Pillai were the other two members of the council. This setup was short-lived. By 1953, Muvattupuzha was declared a Panchayat. Kunnappillil Varkey Vaidyan was the first president of the elected Panchayat Committee. Muvattupuzha was raised to the status of a Municipality in the year 1958. Mr N Parameshwaran Nair became the first Municipal Chairman. Muvattupuzha made history as the first Municipality where the Communist Party came to power by General Election.

Mr N P Varghese had the credit of getting elected as the first MLA from Muvattupuzha Assembly Constituency. Later, Mr K M George represented Muvattupuzha. The first MP of Muvattupuzha Lok Sabha Constituency was Mr George Thomas Kottukapally. Of all the Municipal Chairmen of the town, Mr P P Esthose deserves special mention. He was simultaneously an MLA and the Municipal Chairman of Muvattupuzha. He got state-level recognition as the Chairman of Chamber of Chairmen. In its entire history, he is the only Communist member elected to the Parliament from the constituency.

[edit] Demographics

Muvattupuzha is distinguished by the presence of three major religions. They are Hinduism, Christianity and Islam, majority being Hindus. Islam is also a main religion in Muvattupuzha Taluka. Syrian Christians are present in all areas. Many important roads pass through Muvattupuzha. They are Kochi - Madurai NH 49, Muvattupuzha - Punalur state highway, Thekkady-Palarivattom highway, Main Central Road, etc.

[edit] Suburbs

Town consists of two parts separated by Muvattupuzha bridge. Parts of town lying westwards after crossing Muvattupuzha bridge are Velloorkunnam, Vazhappilly and Kadathy. There is another bridge on the eastern part of the town called Thodupuzha bridge, made over the Thodupuzha river. Kizhakkekara lies on the eastern part of the town after Thodupuzha bridge. The old Muvattupuzha bridge built over Muvattupuzha river was completed in 1914 made of concrete for the first time ever in India making it a history.

[edit] Nearby towns

Nearby towns are Kothamangalam, Thodupuzha,Vazhakulam, Kolenchery, Koothattukulam, Perumbavoor and Piravom. The majority make a living with agriculture and small scale industries. Muvattupuzha was considered a much more famous and large town until up to 30 or 40 Years. But today the town is losing out in development and nearby towns have seen more development.

[edit] Future

Ernakulam and Muvattupuzha are culturally and geographically very different. People here are dreaming about a Muvattupuzha District or Zilla (pronounced Jilla), which would fulfill the developmental needs of the eastern parts of Ernakulam District and parts of Thodupuzha Taluk. But leaders from Muvattupuzha, being reluctant and non-influential, are unable to fulfill the dream of Muvattupuzhakkaar - the new Muvattupuzha Zilla.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Muvattupuzha had a population of 29,230. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Muvattupuzha has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 82%. In Muvattupuzha, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.