Arakuzha
Arakuzha | |
|---|---|
village | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
| PIN | 686672 |
| Telephone code | 91 485 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-17 |
| Nearest city | Muvattupuzha |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Idukki |
Arakuzha is a small village situated 6 km from
Kerala, India. The SH 41 connects Arakuzha with Muvattupuzha and Koothattukulam and Moozhi bridge connects Arakuzha to pineapple city of India, Vazhakulam town which is also 6 km from Arakuzha. It is located on SH 41 towards Koothattukulam, the alternate route for Main Central Road. St. Mary's High School and St. Joseph’s girls' school are the oldest high school in Arakuzha. Arakuzha is also home to two Christian pilgrim centres-St. Mary’s Forane Church and Malekurish Church. The chief festival is on the first Sunday after Easter
.
History
Mar Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly
The village has a large population of
St. Joseph's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Meenkunnam.[3]
Several families migrated to different parts of Kerala, mainly to Malabar and high range areas, in search of agriculture land.
See also
- Muvattupuzha
- Kothamangalam
- Ernakulam
- Mailacompu
- Puthenchira
References
- ^ "Former vicars - Payyappilly Varghese (1920-22)". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ^ "Deepika newspaper article". Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ Payyappilly Palakkappilly Varghese Kathanar Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
