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Vaduthala

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Country
  
India

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Coastline
  
0 kilometres (0 mi)

Vehicle registration
  
KL-07

Avg. winter temperature
  
20 °C (68 °F)

State
  
Kerala

Telephone code
  
0484

Area code
  
0484

Avg. summer temperature
  
35 °C (95 °F)

District
  
Ernakulam

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Climate
  
Tropical monsoon (Köppen)

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Vaduthala is a suburb of the city of Kochi, India. It is between Pachalam and Chittoor on Chittoor Road. Elamakkara lie towards its east and Mulavukad island on its west. Before merger with Kochi, Vaduthala was a municipality under the Government of Kerala. A zonal office of the Corporation of Cochin operates there. Several educational institutions such as Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Don Bosco School and Archbishop Attipety School operate there. The nearest hospital is Lourdes Hospital.

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Map of Vaduthala, Kochi, Kerala

Fire in vaduthala kochi


Backwaters

Vaduthala has a line of backwaters along its length. It is one of the most peaceful places in Cochin and a source of livelihood for a number of fishermen living here. There are plans to fill up part of the backwaters with roads and to generate revenue for the Corporation of Cochin. Vaduthala has a hospital, schools, temples, mosques and a church.

Football tournament

Vaduthala holds the Don Bosco Football Tournament, each year. Also there are various outdoor games like soft ball cricket,badminton etc organized by Don Bosco.

Transport

The proposed railway line connecting the international shipping terminal to the airport is planned to pass through Vaduthala. Protests centered on the removal of many houses. Construction of this project has begun. A single main road leads to Vaduthala. Don Bosco school conducts an annual fair.

Vaduthala is a suburb within Cochin Corporation lying on either side of the Chittoor Road (North part) between Pachalam and South Chittoor. It is connected by Chittoor Road from Ernakulam town. It is straddled by Cochin backwaters on one side and Elamakkara/Perandur Canal on the other side with the Ernakulam-Alwaye railway line passing right through it.

References

Vaduthala Wikipedia