Ezhikkara

Ezhikkara is a panchayat in Paravur Taluk of Ernakulam District, Kerala. The North Paravur, Chathanad road (9 km) passes through this village. Ezhikkara is situated close to Ernakulam. Ezhikkara is famous for its pokkali (a type of rice) fields and prawn farms.GeographyEzhikkara is a quintessentially Kerala village surrounded by lagoons and lush vegetationy. Fishing and rice farming are the main source of income for the people. Ezhikkara is famous for its Pokkali rice cultivations and fresh water prawn farms. The neighboring areas of the panchayat are Veeran Puzha part of NW-3 (Kollam-Kottapuram); Vypin Island in west, Kottuvally Panchayat in east; Kadamakkudy Panchayat in South and North Paravur Municipality in north.Civic AdministrationEzhikkara Panchayat is situated at Panchayathpadi. Ezhikkara panchayat belongs to Paravur Block Panchayat. Ezhikkara comes under Paravur Assembly constituency. These are the places or wards in this village: Chathanad, Kadakkara, Kedamangalam, Nanthiattukunam, Perumbadanna etc.PoliticsThe current panchayat president of Ezikkara is Geetha Prathapan of CPIMPublic InstitutionsGovt Primary Health Centre, EzhikkaraGovt Higher Secondary School, EzhikkaraGovt LP School, EzhikkaraSN Arts and Science College, Kedamangalam, EzhikkaraSt. Vincent Lower Primary School, PalliyakkalPublic Charitable InstitutionsAsraya Bhavan - Home for Mentally Challenged Persons, EzhikkaraAsraya Bhavan.Places of WorshipChathanad Sree Bhuvanaswari TempleChitteparambu Devi TemplePalliyakkal Sri Dharmasastha TempleTharamel Sree Bhuvaneswari & Sree MahaVishnu TempleEzhikkara Sree Dharmasastha TempleVaniviharam Saraswathi TempleNeedoothara Sri Dharmasastha TempleSt.Mary's Assumption Church, EzhikkaraSt. Mary's Jacobite Syrian ChapelArogyamatha church, kedamangalamEzhikkara MosqueKedamangalam MosqueEzhikara Juma MasjidPerumpadanna Juma Masjid