Oachira
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Oachira
Dakshina kashi | |
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town | |
  Oachira Location in Kerala, India  Oachira Oachira (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°8′0″N 76°30′0″E / 9.13333°N 76.50000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 690526 |
| Telephone code | 0476 |
| Nearest city | Kollam (32 km) |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Alappuzha |
| Legislative Assembly | Karunagapally (Kollam District) |
| Climate | good weather all seasons (Köppen) |
Oachira or Ochira (Ōcciṟa) is in the Karunagappalli taluk of Kollam district. It includes areas of Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district and Kollam district. Ochira Gram Panchayat came into existence in 1953. Gram panchayats of Ochira, Kulasekharapuram, Thazhava, and Klapana are included in the Ochira block.[citation needed]
It is considered a sacred place by some.[1]
Notable people
[edit]- Abdul Sathar Kunju, 21st Chief of Kerala Police
- Cartoonist Shankar, (kayamkulam oachira),Political Cartoonist
- K. P. Nambiathiri, Indian cinematographer who has worked in a number of 3-D films
- K. Surendran, Malayalam writer and Vayalaar Award winner
- Ochira Velukkutty, Indian dramatist in the early days of Malayalam theatre
- S. Guptan Nair, Malayalam writer, literary critic, scholar, orator, essayist, lexicographer, translator and educator
- S. Ramachandran Pillai, C.P.I. (M) politburo member
- Prayar Gopalakrishnan ,(kayamkulam oachira) ,ex mla
- Sanju Sivram ,(kayamkulam oachira) , film actor
- Geetha Salam film actor
References
[edit]- ^ "Fairs and Festivals". Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2007.
External links
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