Muhamma

Muhamma
Town
Muhamma Panchayaath Office
Muhamma Panchayaath Office
Muhamma is located in Kerala
Muhamma
Muhamma
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 9°35′0″N 76°21′0″E / 9.58333°N 76.35000°E / 9.58333; 76.35000
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
Government
 • TypePanchayath
 • BodyMuhamma grama panchayath
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
24,513
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
688525[1]
Vehicle registrationKL-04, KL-32 [2]
Lok Sabha constituencyAlappuzha
Vidhan Sabha constituency[3] Cherthala

Muhamma is a census town in Cherthala Taluk in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.[4] It is home to Cheerappanchira kalari, where Lord Ayyappa of Sabarimala had his training in the martial arts. Cheerappanchira is an Ezhava ancestral home in Muhamma. Muhamma was the village where the Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader P. Krishna Pillai died after sustaining a snake-bite. Pathiramanal island, one of the scenic spots in vembanad lake is a part of Muhamma Panchyath.Muhamma boat jetty offers ferry services to Kumarakom and Alappuzha. Pathiramnal island can be accessed by private owned boats and also by government operated water transport.

  1. ^ "Welcome to the Indiapost Website". Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  2. ^ http://www.keralamvd.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=121&Itemid=5
  3. ^ "CEO Kerala :: Alappuzha". Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  4. ^ "മുഹമ്മ ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് (Muhamma Grama Panchayat) » മുഹമ്മ". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.