About Village
Athirampuzha is a Village in Ettumanoor Block in Kottayam District, Kottayam Taluk of Kerala State. It belongs to Kottayam Revenue Division . It is located 10 KM towards North from District head quarters Kottayam. 3 KM from Ettumanoor. 162 KM from State capital Thiruvananthapuram Athirampuzha Pin code is 686562 and postal head office is Athirampuzha . Total area of the Village is 2035 Hectare 1 Are and 4 Square Meter
Demography
Athirampuzha is a Census Town city in district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Athirampuzha Census Town has population of 40,438 of which 20,122 are males while 20,316 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3569 which is 8.83 % of total population of Athirampuzha (CT). In Athirampuzha Census Town, Female Sex Ratio is of 1010 against state average of 1084. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Athirampuzha is around 948 compared to Kerala state average of 964. Literacy rate of Athirampuzha city is 97.53 % higher than state average of 94.00 %. In Athirampuzha, Male literacy is around 98.42 % while female literacy rate is 96.65 %.
Geography
Athirampuzha is a town in Kottayam district of Kerala state, South India. It is famous because the Mahatma Gandhi University is situated here. Athirampuzha is situated 10 km north of Kottayam town, 3 km from Ettumanoor and from Main Central Road S.H.1 of Kerala. St. Mary’s forone church for Roman Catholic is very famous
Socio-Economic
It is one of the oldest trading centers in Travancore. The place is believed to have trade relations with Middle East from centuries ago. Mahatma Gandhi University is located in Athirampuzha. Kuriakose Elias College, Mannanam, Amalagiri B.K. College, Ettumanoor I.T.I., SNV L.P School Mannanam, St. Aloysious School, St. Marys School, St. Ephrems Higher Secondary School Mannanam, K.E. School Mannanam, St. Gregorious U.P.School Mannarkunnu, Government L.P. School Sreekandamangalam, etc. are located in Athirampuzha Panchayat.
Ecology
Athirampuzha was once a major inland waterway terminal town. Freight boats from Alappuzha called at Athirampuzha. From Athirampuzha bullock carts transported the goods to Pala and beyond. Passenger ferry services were available from Athirampuzha to Alappuzha and Muhamma. In the 1960s after road transportation gained prominence, Ettumanoor by virtue of its location gained popularity and the slow decline of Athirampuzha started.