Panayikulam is a small village which falls in the Alangad Grama Panchayat, Paravur Taluk, Kerala, India. It is just near to Aluva town. A nice place to live in, easily accessible to Aluva Railway Station at 7 km, Nedumbassery International Airport 10 km and the Kochi City at 15 km. It is a preferred residential locality due to its proximity to the industrial areas, viz Binanipuram, Eloor and Kalamassery, where major factories like FACT, HMT, HIL, TCC, Binani, CMRL etc., are situated. Can commute on daily basis to the InfoPark, Kochi which is almost 12 km away. The place provides its residents with pure water with no salinity in it and beautiful land near the Periyar River. It is the birthplace of film director/actor Althaf Salim. It is also the birthplace of Azeez Chollampat, a Silicon valley-based entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Exalture Software Labs Inc., headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with a software development centre focussed on machine learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Kochi InfoPark.
The people here mainly rely on agriculture. Panayikulam is well known for the cultivation of Snap Melon (Pottuvellari). Panayikulam is home to many Non Resident Indians.
Education
Government LP School, Little Flower High School, St. Benedict Nursery School, Alhuda School and Viswadeepti Vidyalaya are the institutions, the village depend for their primary education. After school students has accessibility to other educational institutions like Union Christian College, St. Xavier's College for Women, Cochin University of Science and Technology, MES College Marampally, St.Puls College etc.
Religious spots
Little Flower Church, Panayikulam Juma Masjid, Salafi Masgid Panayikulam, Marayil Temple, Mahavishnu Temple, Al Huda Masjid, Panayikulam Central Masjid. Panaikulam is the nearest bus route to visit Kunnel Palli (Infant Jesus Church).
Nearby places
Kadungalloor Eloor Binanipuram Kalamassery Alangad Koonammavu Varapuzha Aluva Town
Landmarks
Dhanya Auditorium Little Flower Church PKM LFHS
Bus routes
Ernakulam- Kalamassery- Panayikulam-Koonammavu - North Paravur Aluva -Kadungallor-Panayikulam-Koonammavu-Varapuzha Koonammavu-Panayikulam-Kalamassery(Seaport-Airport Road)-Kakkanad North Paravur- Koonammavu- Panayikulam- Kalamassery HMT- Govt.Cochin Medical College, Kalamassery.
Bus stops
Karippuzha Narayanan Kada Nalam Mile Panayikulam Millu Padi Puthiya road Pallippady Chirayam ration kada Keeranpilly
Taxi stands
Panayikulam Kavala Puthiya Road Kongorpilly
See also North Paravur Ernakulam District
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