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Vavakkad

Field	Value
name	Vavakkad
other_name	Baby Forest
settlement_type	village
image_skyline	Sndp_ground.JPG
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Kerala, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Kerala
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Ernakulam
established_title
leader_title	Members of Gramapanchayath
unit_pref	Metric
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Malayalam, English
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	683516
area_code_type	Telephone code
area_code	91-484
registration_plate	KL-42
blank1_name_sec2	Climate
blank1_info_sec2	[[Climatic regions of India	Tropical wet
locator_position	right]] (Köppen)

locator_position = right]] (Köppen)

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

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 representative	Body	Division	Position if any
Hibi Eden	Lok Sabha (House of the People)	Eranakulam
V D Satheesan	Kerala Legislative Assembly	Paravoor	Leader of Opposition
A S Anil Kumar	Ernakulam District Panchayath,	Moothakunnam
Babu Thampuratty	Paravoor Block Panchayath	Vavakkad	Standing Committee Chairman
V S Santhosh	Vadakkekkara Grama Panchayath	Vavakkad	Vice President
Sindhu Manoj	Vadakkekkara Grama Panchayath	Vavakkad

References

(2011). "Primary Census Abstract Data Tables – India: Final Population Totals". Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

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