Eramalloor
village
Native nameezhupunna
Coordinates9°49′0″N 76°18′0″E
CountryIndia
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
Governing bodyGram panchayat
MLAAdv. A.M. Arif (2006-2011, reelected in 2011)
Unit prefMetric
Population total33829
Population as of2011
OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneIST (UTC+5:30)
PIN688537
Telephone code0478
Registration plateKL32
Nearest cityKochi
Literacy100%%
Lok Sabha constituencyAlappuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituencyAroor
ClimateMonsoon (Köppen)

Eramalloor is a village in Ezhupunna Grama Panchayat in the Cherthala taluk in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Eramalloor had a population of 33,829 with 16,999 males and 16,830 females.[2][1]

Geography

Eramalloor is a place in Ezhupunna village located on the NH66 Highway linking Kanyakumari, Trivandrum, Mangalore, Goa, Panvel (Mumbai). It is near the coast, with a landscape characterised by salty ponds (known locally as "Kandom") and larger ponds used for fishing (known as "Chaal"). It lies along the backwaters of Alappuzha, and is situated next to Ezhupunna near the model tourism village at Kumbalangi and the beach at Chellanam.

Administration

Administratively, Eramalloor falls under the Ezhupunna panchayat (local village administrative body) of the Alappuzha District.

Industry and economy

The village is famous for sea food processing industries, such as Torry Harris, Premier, AFDC and Diamond Seafoods. Agriculture has declined in the past years, with the paddy fields giving way for shrimp cultivation or to be reclaimed for housing.

Educational Institutions

  • NSLP (Kattisseri) School
  • ECEK Union, Chammanad
  • Santa Cruz Public School

Places Of Worship

  • Thottappalli Sreekrishna Temple
  • Paingakulam Sree Partha Sarathi Temple
  • Konanadu Devi Temple
  • Subramania swamy temple
  • Sree Dharma Shastha Temple, Chammanadu
  • Kannukullangara Temple
  • Kanjirathinkal Sree Khandakarna Devi Temple
  • Chammanad Devi Temple
  • Kizhakke Chammanad Devi Temple
  • Sree krishna temple Sreenarayanapuram
  • Saraswathi Temple
  • Balasubramanya Swamy Temple
  • St. Jude Church
  • St. Joseph Church
  • St. Francis Xavier's Church
  • Masjid Rifai

See also

References

  1. ^ "Census of India: Villages with population 5000 & above". Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
  2. ^ "Eramalloor Census Town City Population Census 2011-2025 | Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2025-12-11.