Varapuzha (Periyar River)

The Periyar is the longest river and has the largest discharge potential in the state of . It is one of the few perennial rivers in the region and provides drinking water for several major towns.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Amrita Hospital, Kochi and Chittoor Sree Krishnaswamy Temple.

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 , India. It is attached to Amrita 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.

Hindu temple
, located at South Chittoor in the city of , , , is a temple dedicated to Lord Krishna. It is a major temple under the Cochin Devaswom Board.

Railway station
is an NSG–6 category Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station of the Southern Railway zone in , Kochi, India.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalamassery and Eloor.

Photo: Ranjithsiji, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the eastern suburb of , famous for the large Vamana Temple, the focal centre of Onam, the national festival of Kerala. Also the home to Cochin University and the city's IT hub Infopark.

Suburb
Photo: Saleemeloor, Public domain.
is a suburb of and a municipality in Paravur Taluk, Ernakulam District in the Indian state of , India. It is an industrial area situated around 13 kilometres north of the city centre.

Locality
Photo: Achayan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island suburb of the city of in the state of . Known as the Kuttanad of Kochi, It is situated around 8 km north of the city centre.

Varapuzha (Periyar River)

Latitude
10.0523° or 10° 3′ 8″ north
Longitude
76.2773° or 76° 16′ 38″ east
Open location code
7J2R372G+WW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 136537468
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
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Discover Varapuzha (Periyar River) from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Korāmpādam and Kothad.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St. Mary’s Church and Trueson-Thykootathil Vaka Kulam.

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