Varappuzha
Sign in to saveVarappuzha, , (formerly known as Verapoly) is a northern suburb of the city of Kochi. It is a census town in Paravur Taluk, Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Situated around 15 km (9 mi) from the city centre and 8 km (5 mi) from Edapally, the areas lies in the NH 66 connecting Vytilla with North Paravur. Its specialty is that considerably large-scale paddy cultivating area is situating western part of Varapuzha which is called Devaswompadam, specialised with Pokkali paddy cultivation and interim crop as fish cultivation locally called 'Kettu'. The common wor
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- Settlement.name
- Varappuzha
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ml
- Settlement.other_name
- Verapoly
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Suburb
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Varapuzha-Bridge.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Varapuzha Bridge
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kerala
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Ernakulam
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- Nearest City
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Ernakulam
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 7.74
- Settlement.population_total
- 24516
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2001
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- Demographics
- Worship Centers
- Varapuzha Island Institutions
- Education
- Localities
- See also
- References
Varappuzha, , (formerly known as Verapoly) is a northern suburb of the city of Kochi. It is a census town in Paravur Taluk, Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Situated around 15 km (9 mi) from the city centre and 8 km (5 mi) from Edapally, the areas lies in the NH 66 connecting Vytilla with North Paravur. Its specialty is that considerably large-scale paddy cultivating area is situating western part of Varapuzha which is called Devaswompadam, specialised with Pokkali paddy cultivation and interim crop as fish cultivation locally called 'Kettu'. The common work of the natives are fishing and agriculture. Varapuzha is known for its fish market (Chettibagam market).
The Varapuzha Bridge (Near Historical Varapuzha Island) connects Varapuzha (Mannantturuthu) with the neighboring Cheranallur.