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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kuzhuppilly
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| subdivision_name2 = Ernakulam
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'''Kuzhuppilly''' is a suburb of [[Kochi]] city and a tourist destination in [[Vypin Island]] in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. The areas in Kuzhuppilly village are Pallathamkulangara, Cheruvaipu, Thundippuram, Manappally, and Ayyampilly.

==Statistics==
The total population per the 2001 [[census]] is 12,120 and the number of houses is 2,701.<ref>http://ernakulam.nic.in/wpop.asp?pnam=Kuzhuppilly&submit=Go</ref>

==Location==
Kuzhuppilly village is 18 km towards the northwest of Kochi. It is 26 km from [[Cochin International Airport]] and 4.5 km from [[Cherai Beach]]. It is covered by Ayyambilly Post Office with [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] 682 501. The east border is [[Veeranpuzha]], the northern extension of [[Vembanad Lake]] and the [[Arabian Sea]] is the western border.

==Places of interest==
The village contains the Pallathamkulangara [[Bhagavathi]] Temple, [[Sree Balakrishna Swami Temple, Kuzhuppilly|Sree Balakrishna Swami]] Temple,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gsbkerala.com/temple/kuzhupilly.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324093436/http://www.gsbkerala.com/temple/kuzhupilly.htm |archive-date=24 March 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> St. Augustine's Church, [[Shiva|Mahadeva]] Temple, Ayyampilly [[Shiva|Mahadeva]] Temple, and Chempoozhi [[Ayyappan|Sree Dharmasastha]] Temple. Pulauyavamshodharini sabha Sree Rajalangaramoorthy temple is at Cheruvype.

It is important to include that this village is developing in a very fast way.

Kuzhuppilly Beach is an upcoming tourist spot in Kerala. It was identified as a potential tourism spot by the authorities. The beach beautification project is being implemented at a cost of Rs 46 lakh by the government.

==Establishments and offices==
PBD Lower Primary School, St John's L.P. School, Manappilly, Cheruvypu LP School, St. Augustine's Girls High School, and St. Gregorious Upper Primary School are in Kuzhuppilly village.

There are 12 [[Aanganwadi]]s in Kuzhuppilly, nine of which function in their own building.

The office of Vypin Block Panchayath consisting the Grama Panchayath's of [[Njarakkal]], [[Nayarambalam]], [[Edavanakkad]], Kuzhuppilly, and [[Pallippuram, Ernakulam|Pallippuram]] is located in Kuzhuppilly Village.

Kuzhuppilly has a [[Krishi Bhavan]] to help the agriculturists.

The Department of Dairy Development, Kerala has a Dairy Extension Service Unit at Vypin Block Office, Kuzhuppilly. The Dairy Extension Officer is in charge of the activities.

The department of Industries and Commerce, Kerala has an Industries Extension officer functioning in Vypin block office. He is in charge for guidance of industrial activities in the block area

The Office of the Sub-Registrar, Kuzhuppilly is located in Kuzhuppilly, who is authorised for maintaining the land registers of Edavanakkad Gramapanchayath, Kuzhuppilly Grama Panchayath, and Pallippuram Grama Panchayath.

Ayyampilly Government Hospital is situated here for mainstream ("Western") treatment.

Other establishments include Panchayath Public Library and Reading Room, SP Mukherji Memorial Library and a Veterinary Government Hospital.

==Civic administration==
The village is administered by the Grama [[Panchayath]]. Kuzhuppilly comes under [[Vypin]] Assembly Constituency ([[Malayalam]] - നിയോജക മണഡലം) and [[Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ernakulam Parliamentary Constituency]]<ref>http://www.kerala.gov.in/deli_cons_2009.htm</ref>

==Geography==



The village has [[freshwater prawn farm]]s ([[Malayalam]] - ചെമ്മീന്കെട്ട്) and paddy fields which yield about 600 kg/acre.

==Economy==
Sea fishing, prawn farming and seafood processing are some of the sources of income of the Kuzhuppilly. The main agricultural produces include [[rice]], [[coconut]] and [[arecanut]]. Trading and services add to the income of Kuzhuppilly due to its proximity to the city of [[Kochi, India|Kochi]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Ernakulam district}}
{{commons category|Kuzhuppilly}}

[[Category:Villages in Ernakulam district]]

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