Kuthiathode
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Kuthiathode is a gram panchayat in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1] It is only 20 minutes away from Kochi city.
Geography
The Kuthiathode or the river stream was once the major waterway for transporting goods to the local market from
History
The name Kuthiathode comes from Kuthia (dug)+ thode (canal) means a dug-canal.
The Panchayat has a
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census, Kuthiathode had a population of 22,880 with 11,098 males and 11,782 females.[1]
The population consists of
Administration
Kuthiathode is under the Pattanakkad development block.[2]
Kuthiathode, Vallethode, Parayakad, Nallukulanagara, Pallithode, Chapakadavu, Tirumalabhagom, Thazhuppu, Thuravoor North, and Valamangalam North are the local areas under the panchayat.
The panchayat office has a library and a community hall. The excise range office is next door. As well as the Kuthiathode village office, a
Kuthiathode is within the
Schools
- Changaram Government Upper Primary School, Vallethode
- E.C.E.K. Union High School, Kuthiathode
- Government Primary School, Kodamthuruth
- Government Primary School, Tirumalabhagam
- Government Upper Primary School, Parayakadu
- St. Anthony's Primary school, Ezhupunna South
- St. Sebastian High School, Pallithode
- St. Thomas Lower Primary School, Pallithode
- Spring of Arts Academy
- T.D. Higher Secondary School
- V.V. Higher Secondary School, Kodamthuruth
Transportation
The village is well connected to the nearest towns by
.Economy
The local market on both sides of the river was a major commercial hub around the locality. Even now the market exists with few wholesale traders selling vegetables and provisions. The vast agricultural lands on the western side or the Thuravoor Kari where large scale paddy cultivation and shrimp farming is done annually and serves as the seasonal livelihood for many of them. A large number of shrimp peeling sheds operating in this panchayat provides large scale employment.
Industrial Units
- Steel and Heavy Industries Kerala Ltd.
- Higasimaru Feeds
- Veepack Industries
Tourism
The landscape of
Religious buildings
Hindu temples
- Chammanad Devi Temple
- Pattukulangara Devi Temple
- Amedathu kavu Devi temple
- Kuthiathode Vilanjoor Mahadeva Temple
- Chethikkatu Badrakalii kshethram, Kodamthuruth
- Kodamthuruthu Sreekrishna Temple (surya narayanapuram temple)
- Nalukulangara Devi Temple
- Nalikattu Subramanian Temple
- Kuthiathode Dharma Sastha temple
- Purantheraswaram Siva temple
- Thirumala Devasom - Sree Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
- Thirumala Devasom - Arthikulangara Devi Temple
- Thuravoor Thirumala Bhagom Sree Mahadeva Temple
- Pallithode Helapuram Devi Temple
- Pallithode Sree Krishnaswamy Temple
- Changaram Bhuvaneswari Temple, Vallethode
- Kelamkulangara Bhagavathi Temple
Mosques
- Rahmathul Islam Masjid, near KP Junction
- Ponnpuram Jamat Masjid- Chavady
- Masjid-Ul-Ansar - near North Railway cross
- Salafi Masjid, near petrol pump
- Thuravoor Jumua Masjid, near NCC Junction
- Kuthiathode Juma Masjid & Darul Uloom Madrasa
Churches
- Kodamthuruthu Fathima Matha Church
- St. Joseph Church, Kuthiathode
- St. Sebastein Church, Nalukulangara
- St. Monica's Church, Mariapuram, near railway station
- St. Sebastian Church, Pallithode
- St. Antony's Church, Chappakadavu
References
- ^ a b "Census of India:Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- ^ "Local Self Government Department | Local Self Government Department".