Ezhupunna

Ezhupunna
village
Ezhupunna Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 9°49′24″N 76°18′36″E / 9.82333°N 76.31000°E / 9.82333; 76.31000Coordinates: 9°49′24″N 76°18′36″E / 9.82333°N 76.31000°E / 9.82333; 76.31000
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Government
• Body	Ezhupunna Panchayath
Elevation	1-3 m (−9 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	27,206
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	688548
Nearest city	Kochi
Lok Sabha constituency	Alappuzha district
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Aroor
Civic agency	Panchayath

Ezhupunna is a village in the taluk of Cherthala in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.^[1] It lies between Alappuzha and Kochi, near National Highway 47. It is at a distance of 23 km from Kochi. There is also a railway station, where only passenger trains halt. This is a panchayat which come under the Aroor Assembly constituency and the Alappuzha Parliamentary constituency. The village have borders with Kumbalangy and Chellanam, suburbs of the city of Kochi.

Geography

It is located at 9°49′24″N 76°18′36″E / 9.82333°N 76.31000°E / 9.82333; 76.31000

Economy

Prawn farming, pokkali rice cultivation and coconut plantation are means of livelihood. A good number of people have white collar jobs mainly in Kochi.

Companies/Factories/Warehouses

• Accelerated Freeze Drying Company.
• Amalgam Nutrients and Feeds Ltd.
• Innovative Marine Foods.
• Snowman Frozen Foods Ltd.

Schools

The first high school in Ezhupunna, St Raphel's High School. Ezhupunna. One of the main schools in the village is Nair Samajam Lower Primary School, St Mary's L.P school near Vadakakath Church, Ezhupunna North and Amala Public School.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Ezhupunna had a population of 27206 with 13214 males and 13992 females.^[1]

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