What is the meaning of Aluva?

What is the meaning of Aluva?

Aluva. Aluva (also known by its former name Alwaye) is a municipality and a northern suburb of the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. Aluva is the second biggest town in Ernakulam district.

Why is Aluva famous?

Aluva (formerly Alwaye) is the second largest town in Greater Kochi City and an important commercial town in Ernakulam District, Kerala. The town is famous its festivals, large river banks and temples.

Which is the village of Aluva?

Aluva Taluka – Ernakulam

#	Villages	Administrative Division
1	Ayyampuzha	Aluva
2	Karukutty	Aluva
3	Malayattoor	Aluva
4	Manjapra	Aluva

How Aluva got its name?

Alam means poison and Vaa means mouth in Sanskrit language so the term got coined as Alamvaa. With ages the term was pronounced as Aluva by locals. It is to be remembered that the British named this town as Alwaye.In honor of Lord Shiva, the grand Sivarathri festival is celebrated with festivity in this town.

Which is Aluva river?

Due to these reasons, the river has been named the “Lifeline of Kerala”. Kochi city, in the vicinity of the river mouth draws its water supply from Aluva, an upstream site sufficiently free of seawater intrusion….Periyar River.

Periyar
• location	Kerala, India
Length	244 km (152 mi)
Basin size	5,398 km2 (2,084 sq mi)
Discharge

Is Aluva rural or urban?

The total area of Aluva is 531.59 sq.km with population density of 881 per sq.km. Out of total population, 30.89\% of population lives in Urban area and 69.11\% lives in Rural area. There are 8.41\% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.29\% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Aluva Taluk.

Which Taluk is Aluva?

Ernakulam District
Aluva Taluk | Ernakulam District Website | India.

Is Ernakulam and Aluva same?

It is also a part of the Kochi metropolitan area and is situated around 15 km (9.3 mi) from the city center on the banks of Periyar River….Aluva.

Aluva Alwaye
Country	India
State	Kerala
City UA	Kochi
District	Ernakulam