About Village
Cheranallur or Cheranellore or Cheranelloor is a suburb of Kochi city in the state of Kerala, India and lies on the banks of the Periyar River. According to tradition, the area was named by its earlier inhabitants who found this place very fertile and beautiful. The name in its local language Malayalam means "Good Village of Cheras". Cheranallur backwaters The National Highway 66, which connects Cochin with Mumbai-Panvel, goes through Cheranalloor crossing the Vallarpadam International Container National Highway National Highway 47C (India) (the only junction between the two Highways). Cheranallur is a place surrounded by backwaters, and brackish lagoons which are commonplace in Kerala. The former ruler of these area was known as "Cheranallor Karthavu" - he was one of the influential lords around Cochin area before the Sakthan Thampuran of Cochin.
Demography
The Cheranallur Census Town has population of 30,594 of which 15,157 are males while 15,437 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. ... Cheranallur Census Town has total administration over 7,619 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
Geography
Area 10.59 sq.km
Socio-Economic
Cheranallur used to be a very busy ferry in NH66 but the opening of the bridge called Varapuzha Bridge has negated the importance of the place. The only significant trade in the area is arecanut trading. The new National Highway to the vallarpadam container terminal from kalamassery passes through cheranellore cutting the NH66, forming the only junction in this highway, which is considered to become one of the biggest junction in the city. This makes cheranellore a hotspot as it connects Edappally, Kalamassery, Paravur and Ernakulam.. The cheranalloor ferry connects Eloor, Mannamthuruth and Cheranallur. All the three places are bus terminals. Cheranallur is connected to Ernakulam through Chittoor and Edappally and Palarivattom.
Ecology
cheranalloor is place surrounded by back waters , brackish lagoons .
Tourism
The journey from Cheranalloor to Kothad via the International Container Terminal Road is a glide so smooth that the island can easily be mistaken for the mainland. Among the islands of Kadamakudy, it is Kothad that looks most like a city.