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Nayarambalam is a suburb of Cochin city and coastal village on Vypin island in Ernakulam District in the state of Kerala, India.
Contents
- Map of Nayarambalam Vypin Kerala
- Demographics
- Etymology
- Local administration
- Nayarambalam Grama Panchayat October 2010 election results
- Places of interest
- Roads
- Hospitals
- Churches and temples
- Educational institutions
- Lower primary schools
- Upper primary schools
- High schools
- Higher secondary schools
- Special schools
- Public schools
- Prayaga College and Computer Academy
- Agriculture
- References
Map of Nayarambalam, Vypin, Kerala
The village is surrounded by Edavanakkad Gram Panchayat to the north, Narakkal Gram Panchayat to the south, the Arabian Sea to the west and Veeranpuzha to the east. Nayarambalam lies almost at the center of Vypin Island. Agriculture and fishing were traditionally the main sources of income for the people, but now most of the people depend on Cochin city, the nearest city on the mainland. There are still lots of paddy fields and fish ponds especially in the eastern and western areas of the village.
Demographics
These details are taken from the official website of the Kerala Government.
Etymology
The name Nayarambalam comes from Nair and Ambalam (temple) in reference to the prominent Bhagavathy Temple managed traditionally by the Bhagavathy Temple Karayogam consisting only of patrons belonging to the Nair community.
Local administration
Address:
Nayarambalam Grama Panchayat,
Nayarambalam - 682 509
Office phone: 0484-2493339
Existing President: Shibu
The chair of President is reserved to ladies in Nayarambalam Panchayat. (This article was written in Jan-Feb, 2007. It is Tuesday 21, March, 2017 today. There may be changes in the elected persons' names.)
Nayarambalam Grama Panchayat: October 2010 election results
This article was written on 30 November, 2010 and wathe s based on October 2010 election to the Kerala local bodies.
Places of interest
Roads
Vypeen-Pallipuram State Highway passes through Nayarambalam.
Hospitals
The 25 bedded Govt. Ayurveda Hospital is owned by the public health department of the State Government of Kerala. The Public Health Center is situated in the beach area (Puthen Kadappuram). There are two medical centers in private sector also functioning here; one is Sarada Hospital (formerly Sarada Nursing Home), a 50 bedded dedicated superspeciality hospital which has been in patient care sector for the past 40 years which includes general medicine, infertility, family medicine, neurology, cardiology, diabetology, dermatology,psychiatry and physiotherapy pioneered by Dr. K R Ramachandra Menon and Dr. Vanaja Menon with a vision of specialty care in the rural areas of Vypin. The other center is Nayarambalam Medical Centre. There are also several allopathic and homoeopathic clinics. In the speciality clinic, there is a small ENT clinic, Trinity, run by Dr. Thomas W Menacherry. A periodontic center, Smyle, run by Dr. Biniraj, is located just outside the Nayarambalam-Narakkal boundary.
Churches and temples
Nayarambalam is blessed with many churches and temples. Nayarambalam Bhagavathy Temple, Sankara Narayana Temple, Kochambalam Sri Subrahmania Temple, and Mahavishnu Temple Veliyethamparambu are some of the prominent Hindu temples in Nayarmabmalam.
Major Christian churches include St. George Church (Wadel), established in the 1844, Sacred Heart Church (Manattuparambu) (both are under Verapoli Arch Diocese) St. Joseph's Church (Sanjopuram), and St. Augustine's Church (Nedungadu). In addition there are many small temples and chapels scattered around the village. A Muslim temple (mosque) is situated at the extreme north frontier of the village. There is also a Sri Sathya Sai Seva Samithi, which is active in the field of social service.
Educational institutions
There are two high schools and many primary schools in Nayarambalam. These include Nayarambalam Bhagavathy Vilasom Higher Secondary School, Lobelia English Medium Higher Secondary School, Devi Vilasom Upper Primary School, and Vadel Lower Primary School.
Lower primary schools
There are three LP schools in Nayarambalam.
Upper primary schools
High schools
Higher secondary schools
Special schools
Public schools
Prayaga College and Computer Academy
Agriculture
Nayarambalam historically practiced the Pokkali cyclic paddy cultivation method. After the harvest, the decaying stubble of the paddy serves as food for the prawns and likewise the prawn excreta make the field fertile. No pesticides or fertilizers are used in the fields, in contrast to other prevalent farming practices.
As in other areas of Kerala, paddy fields are widely being reclaimed in Nayarambalam. Pokkali paddy-cum-prawn farming (cyclic farming method) was the traditional practice for farming. The Pokkali farming method is an eco-friendly farming practice.