Pizhala
Pizhala is an island village, one among the fourteen islands of Kadamakkudy archipelago, located near to the main land of the city Ernakulam. The island is surrounded by tributaries of river Periyar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chittoor Sree Krishnaswamy Temple and Amrita Hospital, Kochi.
Chittoor Sree Krishnaswamy Temple
Hindu temple
Chittoor Sree Krishnaswamy Temple, located at South Chittoor in the city of Kochi, Kerala, India, is a temple dedicated to Lord Krishna. It is a major temple under the Cochin Devaswom Board.
Amrita Hospital, Kochi
Hospital
Photo: Kiran Gopi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amrita Hospital, formerly known as Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences is a multi-speciality tertiary care hospital based in Kochi, India. It is attached to Amrita University school of medicine and is one of the largest medical facilities in India with a total built-up area of over 3.33 million sq.ft, spread over 125 acres of land. Amrita Hospital, Kochi is situated 3½ km southeast of Pizhala.
Varapuzha Bridge
Bridge
The Varapuzha bridge on NH 17 is a cantilever bridge spanning the Periyar river between Varappuzha and Cheranallur in Kochi, India. Varapuzha Bridge is the first bridge in Kerala to be constructed using Balanced Cantilever technique and also the first bridge in Kerala where Caisson floating technique was adopted. Varapuzha Bridge is situated 3½ km northeast of Pizhala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kothad and Kadamakkudy Islands.
Kothad
Suburb
Kothad is an island near Kochi surrounded by river Periyar. It is a part of Kadamakkudy grama panchyath, Kanayannur Taluk, Ernakulam District in the Indian state of Kerala.
Kadamakkudy Islands
Locality
Photo: Achayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kadamakkudy Islands is an island suburb of the city of Kochi in the Indian state of Kerala. It is situated around 8 km north of the city centre.
Cheranallur
Suburb
Cheranallur or Cheranellore or Cheranelloor is a suburb of Kochi city in the state of Kerala, India and lies on the banks of the Periyar River. According to tradition, the area was named by its earlier inhabitants who found this place very fertile and beautiful. Cheranallur is situated 3 km northeast of Pizhala.
Pizhala
- Type: Suburb
- Description: island in Ernakulam District, Kerala, India
- Categories: island and locality
- Location: Kanayannur, Ernakulam District, Central Kerala, Kerala, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.04929° or 10° 2′ 57″ northLongitude
76.26289° or 76° 15′ 46″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
7J2R27X7+P5OpenStreetMap ID
node 8730190784OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Tamil—“Pizhala” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Pizala”
- Dutch: “Pizhala”
- Hindi: “पिड़ल”
- Malayalam: “Pizhala”
- Malayalam: “പിഴല”
- Tamil: “பிழல”
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Highlights include St. Francis U.P.S. Pizhala and Village office Kadamakudy.
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