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ABOUT

Muhamma is a census town in Cherthala Taluk in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.
It is home to the famous Cheerappanchira kalari, where Ayyappan had his training in the martial arts; the Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader, Mrs. Susheela Gopalan (wife of A. K. Gopalan), was from this family.
Muhamma was also the village where the Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader P. Krishna Pillai died after sustaining a snake-bite. Pathiramanal island ,the most beautiful point in vembanad lake is a part of Muhamma Panchyath.
                                      
Location of MUHAMMA
in Kerala and India
Coordinates9°35′0″N76°21′0″E
Country India
StateKerala
District(s)Alappuzha
Parliamentary constituencyALAPUZHA
Assembly constituencyMARARIKULAM
Population24513 (2001)
Time zoneIST (UTC+5:30)







Pathiramanal Bio Park

Muhamma panchyath has launched big project in Pathiramanal with central assistance.The estimated cost of the project is about 10 cores.Bio park,Fish breading area, Natural Historical musium,aquarium etc are the main parts of the project.The project is submitted by the panchayath samithy headed by Sri. C.K.Bhaskaran, President and P.P.Udayasimhan Secretary....

Cultural Controbutors of present day

Various Artists belonging to Drama, film, music direction and Kadhaprasangam are inhabiting here..such as Kadhikan Thrivikraman pilla, Sunilkumar Muhamma (lyricist, music director, kadhikan and college lecturer), Muhamma Raveendranath (Poet), Muhamma Ramanan (balasahithyam).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census[1], Muhamma had a population of 24,513. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Muhamma has an average literacy rate of 85%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 88%, and female literacy is 83%. In Muhamma, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.