ALAPPUZHA...... (KERALA)

-Venice of the east

-Alappuzha is a planned city

-Geographical wounder,Kuttanadu,where rice cultivated 1.5 meter below sea level

-Popular for the phenomenon chakara (good fish catch)

-Land for Boats and Snake boat race

-Birth place of Velakali

-The smallest district with highest density of population

-Only district having no reserve forest

-Centre of earlier Buddhist influences

-Centre of Odanadu kingdom

-Chempakasseri the only known namboothiri kingdom

-The first post office (Anchalappees) in travancore established at alappuzha in 1857

TOPOGRAPHY

The district is a sandy strip of land intercepted by lagoons,rivers and canals.there are neither mountains nor hills in the district except some scattered hillocks lying between bharanikkavu and chengannur blocks in the easternposition.

cherthala,ambalapuzha,kuttanad and karthikapally fuly lies in low land region.there is no forest area in the district

Northern latitudes 9 degree o5',East longitudes 76 degree 17'  and 76 degree 40'

MUNICIPALITIES

Alappuzha,cherthala,kayamkulam,mavelikara,chengannur

TALUKS AND VILLAGES (in bracket)

Cherthala(20),ambalapuzha(13),kuttanad(14),karthikapally(18),chengannur(11),mavelikkara(15)

BLOCKS AND PANCHAYATHS (in bracket)

Thaikattussery(5),pattanakad(8),kanghikuzhi(5),aryad(3),champakulam(6),ambalappuzha(5),

harippad(9),muthukulam(7),chengannur(9),mavellikara(4),bharanikkavu(6),veliyanad(6)

MAIN ROAD ; NH17,NH 47,NH 49,M C ROAD,MUNNAR ROAD

IMPORTANT PLACES TO VISIT

KRISHNAPURAM PALACE   (closed on Mondays)

Built by Marthandavarma with gabled roofs narrow corridors and dormer windows.GAJENDRAMOKSHAM the largest single band of mural painting so far discovered in kerala

KARUMADIKUTTAN

Many fascinating legends are associated with this 11th century statue of Lord Buddha

KUMARAKODI

Kumaranasan one of the greatest poets of modern kerala laid to rest here

AMBALAPPUZHA SREE KRISHNA TEMPLE

Famous all over india for its Palpayasam