Poyya is a village in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] The panchayath office is situated in Pooppathy. The distance from Poyya to Kodungallur is only 7 km and Poyya to Mala is 5 km. A part of Thrissur district ends at Poyya.

Poyya
Village
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThrissur
Government
 • BodyPoyya Panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total10,478
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
680733
Telephone code0480
Vehicle registrationKL 47
Nearest cityMala
Literacy88%
Lok Sabha constituencyChalakudy
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKodungallur

Demographics edit

As of 2011 India census, Poyya had a population of 10478 with 5003 males and 5475 females.

Transport edit

Major roads in Poyya:

Education edit

Schools in Poyya:

  • N.S.S.L.P School madathumpady
  • A.K.M.H.S.S Poyya
  • St. Mary's LP School
  • AIM Law College Poyya
  • St Thomas U P School poyya

Hospital edit

  • Government Hospital, Poyya
  • Ayurveda clinic madathumpady

Religious edit

Temples in Poyya:

  • Madathikavu bhagavathy temple
  • Madathumpady durga bhagavathy
  • Karthikakkavu Bhagavathy Temple
  • Narasimhaswamy Temple
  • Vishnupuram SreeMahavishnuTemple
  • Sree Bhairava Temple

Churches in Poyya:

  • St. Sebastian's Church
  • St. Ephraim's Church
  • Christ The King Church
  • Little flower Church

References edit

  1. ^ "Census of India". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 19 June 2014.