Vazhakulam

This article is about the town 9 km east of Muvattupuzha. For Vazhakulam near Aluva, see South Vazhakulam.

Vazhakulam Pineapple City
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Vazhakulam Location of Vazhakulam in Kerala and India
Coordinates	10°06′43″N 76°25′49″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Ernakulam
Nearest city	Muvattupuzha,Thodupuzha,Kothamangalam
Parliamentary constituency	Idukki
Civic agency	Manjalloor Panchayath
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 22 metres (72 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 686670 • Telephone • +0485 • Vehicle • KL-17

Pineapple and Rubber cultivations in Vazhakulam

Vazhakulam lies east of the town Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam district on the Muvattupuzha - Thodupuzha road in Kerala, India. This town is famous as Pineapple City since most are growing pineapple as well as it is the biggest Asian pineapple market. Kerala Agricultural University established a Pineapple Research Station at Vazhakulam in 1995 to give research support to pineapple farmers. Vazhakulam is part of Muvattupuzha Taluk

The place has a large population of Syrian Catholic's. K. M. George, the founder of the Kerala Congress, was from Vazhakulam.

Many Hindu families have also made this place their home. Among the famous Hindu temples in this area are the Lord Subramanya temple, Vallikkada Bhagavathi temple and Pudussery Kalari Bhagavathi temple located at Avoli.

This place always get confused with South Vazhakulam, a small town in between Aluva & Perumbavoor, representing Vazhakulam Block & Vazhakulam Panchayat.

Educational institutions

• Viswajyothi College of Engineering and Technology, Vazhakulam
• The Bethlehem International Vazhakulam
• Carmel Public School, Vazhakulam
• Infant Jesus High School, Vazhakulam
• St. Little Theresas Girls High School, Vazhakulam
• St. Augustine's Higher Secondary School (SAHSS), Kalloorkad
• Vimalamatha High School Kadalikkad
• St Thomas School,Vengachuvadu
• St George's TTI, Vazhakulam
• St Sebastian's HS, Memadangu
• Govt. L P School, Neerampuzha
• Govt. L P School, Maniyantharam

Hospitals

• St.George's Hospital Vazhakulam
• Govt. Hospital Vazhakulam

Temple

• Lord Subramanya temple
• Vallikkada Bhagavathi temple
• Pudussery Kalari Bhagavathi temple located at Avoli
• Sree Dharma Sastha Temple Mangalloor
• Bhagavathi Temple Kalloorkad
• Sree Bhagavathi Temple Vadakaode (...now not here)

Church

• St. George Forane Church,Vazhakulam
• Carmel Monastery, Vazhakulam
• Holy Family Church Bethleham

Sports

Volley Ball Vazhakulam has a great Volley Ball culture. This town contributed many good players to the Indian volley ball. All the volley ball interests in this town is related to St.George's Volley Ball Club, Vazhakulam.

Places in and around Vazhakulam

• Kavana
• Memadangu
• Kadalikkad
• Madakkathanam
• Manjalloor
• Kalloorkad
• Nadukkara
• Avoly
• Vadakode

Welcome to the Vadakode , This place is situated in Ernakulam, Kerala, India, The place falls under Muvattupuzha assembly constituency, which is part of Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency). It was part of Muvattupuzha (Lok Sabha constituency) until 2004.[1] The municipality is headed by the Municipal Chairman.Vadakode (Language Malayalam) is a small town in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Situated 50 km north east of Ernakulam City.The nearby towns are Kothamangalam, Vazhakulam, Kalloorkad , Thodupuzha, Piravom, Koothattukulam, Kolenchery, Perumbavoor.