Kappil, Alappuzha

Kappil is a small village in Alappuzha district of Kerala state, India.

Kappil
village
Kappil Location in Kerala, India Kappil Kappil (India)
Coordinates: 9°10′0″N 76°31′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	690533
Telephone code	0479
Vehicle registration	KL-29
Literacy	95%

Location

Kappil is located near the famous Oachira Temple. It is located in the district of Alapuzha in Kerala, which is the southern state of India. It is mainly divided as Kappil East and Kappil West. Kattachira, Choonadu etc. are some of the nearest places. The nearest town is Kayamkulam which is only 5 km away.
The residents speak Malayalam with a central travancore accent.

Education

This village has a literacy rate of above 95%.

• NNMUPS or Alummoottil School,
• C.M.S.L.P School,
• Govt LP School,
• Vishawabharathi High School

Places of worship

• St. Paul's CSI Church, Kappil;
• St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church
• Vayalil Temple, Thumpilil Temple, kurakkavu temple, kalathil temple,Kuttiyil temple,Pachamkulath temple(chakkulathu temple), Chirakkalkutti temple, Vethalan Kavu Mahadeva Temple are the famous temples.
• Kattachira muslim jama'ath

At kappil East there is a "Sarvamatha sauhardha sangham" doing kettukazcha for Ochira temple this is a secular committee and its president is from Muslim community.

Plantation Research

CPCRI [1] or Central Plantation Crop Research Institute is a central government research facility located on the National Highway - 47 NH-47 which is no more than six kilometers from Kappil village.