Oachira

Oachira

Dakshina kashi
Oachira Dakshina kashi
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
Vehicle registration	KL23&KL29
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

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

^ "Fairs and Festivals". Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2007.

External links

[1] "Fairs and Festivals". Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2007.

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