Puliyanam
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Puliyanam | |
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village | |
 Puliyanam Junction | |
  Puliyanam Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 10°12′58″N 76°21′17″E / 10.216001°N 76.354833°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 683572 |
Puliyanam is a small town situated near Angamaly,[1] Ernakulam district,[2] Aluva taluk, Parakkadavu Panchayat[3] in the state of Kerala, India.[4] It is 5 kilometres west from Angamaly and 11km north from Cochin International Airport. The nearest railway station is Angamaly.
It was once a forest with a canopy of tamarind trees (puli maram), and was called 'Pulivanam' which eventually became Puliyanam.[5] An alternative explanation for the origins of the name is that the area was once inhabitied by leopards (puli).[5] The word vanam means 'forest' in Malayalam.[5]
Puliyanam is famous for granite production.[5] Puliyanam stone is used for making high quality idols for temples and various other complex granite shapes.[5] There were once as many as 50 granite quarries.[5]
Areca nuts were also a major source of income for the local economy.[5] Other agricultural products here included rice, banana, Tapioca, coconut, Bean, trees and rubber.
Landmarks
Puliyanam has two temples – Chirakkal Mahadeva temple[6] and Bhadrakali Mattappilly temple.[5]
Culture
A local primary school established in 1947 later became GHSS Puliyanam.[5][7]
The St Fransis LPS, Desasevini vayanasala, Kalamandalam Hyderali memorial kathakali club, United Arts & Sports Club, Millenium Arts and sports club, Ethernet Web Solutions, Navadhara club and Sneha Cultural Center are all situated in puliyanam.
