Oachira
Main district border between Alappuzha & Kollam in Kerala
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Oachira or Ochira (Ōcciṟa) is in the Karunagappalli taluk of Kollam district. Oachira Grama Panchayat came into existence in 1953.
Oachira
Dakshina Kashi | |
|---|---|
town | |
  Oachira Location in Kerala, India  Oachira Oachira (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°8′0″N 76°30′0″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 690526 |
| Telephone code | 0476 |
| Vehicle registration | KL23 & KL29 |
| Nearest city | Kollam (32 km) |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Alappuzha |
| Legislative Assembly | Karunagapally (Kollam District) |
Oachira is the seat of the ancient Oachira Temple. It is considered a sacred place and hence called Dakshina Kashi. [1]
Oachira is on the border of Kollam and Allappuzha districts on the National Highway 66 served by KSRTC bus services and Ochira railway station served by Indian Railways Southern Railway zone.
Notable people
- Abdul Sathar Kunju, 21st Chief of Kerala Police
- 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
- Geetha Salam, Film Actor
