Village

Arthunkal is a small seaside village, about 8 kilometers west of CHERTHALA and 22 kilometers north of the sleepy Alappuzha town, in the ALAPPUZHA district of KERALA state, SOUTH INDIA. Primarily a fishing village, this serene neighborhood has witnessed fast development since the late nineties, in sync with CHERTHALA, a small satellite town of Kochi, the biggest city in Kerala.


A large open space between the local school and the church, is the heart of Arthunkal. The school, with buildings sprinkled on both of the road that leads from the church to the beach, has recently added a higher secondary division. The village also has a fairly equipped hospital, a movie theater "Swapna", and a small shopping center near the school comprising about two dozen shops leased by the church to local businessmen. The church owns bulk of the non-resident land-bank in the village. There is another church in the village, which hosts St.George as its patron saint, about half-mile away from theArthunkal church. The theeradesa highway or the beach highway, still in project stage, is expected to better connect the seaside villages of Alappuzha, including Arthunkal, with suburban Kochi. A fishing harbor is also being built in Arthunkal.