Irumpanam

Irumpanam or Irimpanam is a suburb of the city of Kochi in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a part of Tripunithura Municipality and is located between Thrippunithura and Kakkanad. The Seaport-Airport Road (SPAP Road) passes through this place. Irimpanam is a major industrial center with Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum having plants located there.Educational InstitutionsTraum Academy for German and French LanguagesEtymologyThe place is believed to have been named "Hidumba Vanam" in the Ramayana era. Scholars speculate that Irumpanam is a corrupted version of Hidumba vanam.DemographicsIrumpanam is a part of Thrippunithura municipality in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2001 India census, irumpanam had a handsome population. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Irumpanam has an average literacy rate of 89%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 90%, and female literacy is 88%. In Irumpanam, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.AdministrationIrumpanam was administered under Thiruvankulam Grama Panchayath under the Kerala Panchayati Raj act. In 2010, as a result of the re-organization of administrative divisions in Kerala, Irumpanam was merged with the Thripunithura municipality. But Irumpanam is still a part of Piravom assembly constituency.