Varappuzha (Malayalam: വരാപ്പുഴ, anglicised Verapoly) is a Northern Suburb of Cochin city. It is a census town in Paravur taluk, Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. The nearest town is North Paravur 8 km away. The village is situated in the NH 17 connecting Edapally with North Paravur. There are frequent bus services plying between Ernakulam, Kaloor, Kadamakkudy islands, Eloor ferry, Cheranallur with North Paravur. The Varappuzha Bridge connects Varappuzha with the neighboring Cheranallur.
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As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Varappuzha had a population of 24,516. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Varappuzha has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 83%. In Varappuzha, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Varapuzha was in news recently, when the theme song of the Indi commandos was pictured here at the backwaters of this Village, by famous director Piryadarshan.[2]
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