Pulinkunnoo
| Pulinkunnoo | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Pulinkunnoo   Pulinkunnoo Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 9°24′43″N 76°24′36″E / 9.412°N 76.41°ECoordinates: 9°24′43″N 76°24′36″E / 9.412°N 76.41°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| Talukas | Kuttanad |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 16,795 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 688504 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-04, KL-66 |
| Literacy | 99% |
Pulinkunnoo is an island village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1] The Pampa river in Pulincunnoo is one of the most favored routs of the houseboats tourism operators in Kuttanadu. The village is part of the Kerala Backwaters, a network of lakes, wetlands, and canals. Pulincunno is notable for the annual Rajiv Gandhi Trophy boat race held during the months of October–November.
Education
Considered an educational village, Pulinkunnoo has schools and colleges that are hundreds of years old. St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School is one of the important and the oldest institution in Pulincunnoo, with more than 118 years of its presence.Many prominent personalities including Sri. M. V. Pylee (former Vice Chancellor of Cochin University)' Fr. Mathew Chathamparambil (the present Vice Chancellor of Christ University, Bangalore) etc. are the former students of this school. Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad under CUSAT, is a famous engineering college at this place. Notable educational institutions from the village include: Little Flower Girls High School Pulincunnoo, Amalolbava lower primary school, St. Mary's ITC, K E Carmel ICSE School, etc. Students from far and wide, in and around kuttanadu became well educated in this small village premises.
Prominent Natives of Pulincunnoo
- Mar Aloysius Pazheparambil- The first Bishop of Ernakulam diocese.
- I. C. Chacko, Illiparambil, Geologist and Physicist
- Kunchacko - Udaya Studio -Indian film producer and director
- M. C. Punnoose Navodaya Appachan -Indian film producer, director, and entrepreneur
- Kunchacko Boban - Famous film Actor and director
References
- ↑ "Census of India:Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
