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Vavakkad is a village situated along the northern border of Ernakulam District, Paravur taluk, Kerala, South India.

Vavakkad
village
Coordinates: 10.175499°N 76.196124°E / 10.175499; 76.196124
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictErnakulam
Government
  Members of GramapanchayathMr. K M Ambrose, Mrs. Remya Rajeev
Languages
  OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
683516
Telephone code91-484
Vehicle registrationKL-42
ClimateTropical wet locator_position = right (Köppen)
Gurudeva Library
Gurudeva Library
Village NPO
Village NPO
SNDP office
SNDP office

Location


Vavakkad is located 27 km from the city of Ernakulam and 23 km from Cochin International airport, Nedumbassery. National Highway No 66 passes within 1.5 km of the village. Famous Cherai Beach is just 4 km away.


History


The town's name derives from "Vaval Kadu" (literally, "forest of bats"). It was part of Thiruvithamkoor (Travancore) province before the reunion of states.

Vavakkad was the first village in Kerala to give a monthly pension to senior citizens above 70 years of age. Once famous for the production of coir, this industry is now in decline.


Library


Gurudeva Memorial library and its surrounding ground is the center of cultural activities in Vavakkad. People meet there regularly to debate public issues. The library was founded in 1954 and named after Sree Narayana Guru, who is considered to be the father of cultural reform in Kerala.


Public figures


Paravoor Bharathan, a popular comedian in the Malayalam film industry, who expired in 2015 is from here. There are more than 300 films to his credit.


Political representatives


Name of representativeBodyDivisionPosition if any
Hibi EdenLok Sabha (House of the People)Eranakulam
V D SatheesanKerala Legislative AssemblyParavoorLeader of Opposition
A S Anil KumarErnakulam District Panchayath,Moothakunnam
Babu ThampurattyParavoor Block PanchayathVavakkadStanding Committee Chairman
V S SanthoshVadakkekkara Grama PanchayathVavakkadVice President
Sindhu ManojVadakkekkara Grama PanchayathVavakkad

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