Alappuzha

Hi friends.Here's the new post on Alappuzha district

 

• Formation : 1957 Aug 17
• The smallest district in Kerala.
• The only reserve forest in Alappuzha : Viyyapauram
• Person who called Alappuzha as Venice of the east : Lord Curzon
• District having lowest number of Scheduled Tribes.
• District having large number of cottage industries in Kerala
• District having large number of coir factories in Kerala
• International coir museum : Kalavur
• The project 'Kudumbasree' was experimentally started in : Alappuzha(1991 April 1)
• Ancient Buddha center in Alappuzha : Sreemoolavasam
• Temple known as 'Dakshin Guruvayur' : Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna temple
• Temple city of Kerala,മയൂര സന്ദേശത്തിന്റെ നാട്  : Harippad
• Pazhani of Kerala : Harippad Subrahmanya temple
• Kunjan Nambyar memorial : Ambalappuzha
• First library registered in Kerala : P.K.Memorial library,Ambalappuzha
• First cartoon museum in India : Kayamkulam
• First lighthouse in eastern coast of India is in Alappuzha (Architect : Sukraford-1862)
• Biggest lake in Kerala : Vembanadu lake
• Paathiramanal island is in Vembanadu lake
• Famous Nehru trophy boat race is in : Punnamada lake(Started in 1952,2017 winner : Gabriel Chundan)
• Famous poet Kumaranashan died in Kumarakodi (1924)
• The place in India below sea level(1.5m) : Kuttanad
• പമ്പയുടെ ദാനം : Kuttanad
• Food and Agriculture Organisation selected Kuttanad as the international agriculture village.
• Thakazhi museum : Alappuzha
• Poet who known as 'Kuttanadinte kadhakaaran' : Thakazhi Sivashankara pillai
• First coir factory in Kerala : Dara's mail and co.(1859)
• First post office in Kerala : Alappuzha(1857)
• Old name of Kayamkulam : Odannadu
• First film studio in Kerala : Udaya studio (Alappuzha)
• Alappuzha town was built by : Raja Keshavadas(1785)
• Real name of Kayamkulam thermal power plant : Rajiv gandhi combined cycle power project
• Fuel used in Kayamkulam thermal power plant : Naphtha
• Highest literated panchayat in Kerala : Nedumudi
• Coir village of Kerala : Vayalaar
• Eco coir village : Harippad
• First sea food park in Kerala : Aroor
• Shankar memorial cartoon museum is in : Kayamkulam
• Raja ravivarma college of fine arts : Mavelikkara
• Famous Purakkad beach is in Alappuzha
• Taluk having longest coast line in Kerala : Cherthala
• Art form in Kerala : Pakkanar kali
• Oldest boat race in Kerala : Paayippadu boat race
• Old name of Cherthala : Karappuram