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Edayappuram is a small village in Aluva Taluk, Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala and located at a distance of 3 km from Aluva town and 16 km from Perumbavoor.

Thrikkunathu Seminary is a historic seminary under the ownership of Malankara Orthodox Church in Aluva, Ernakulam.Owing to an ownership dispute between the factions,the Methran Kakshi and the Bava Kashi, the seminary was closed in December 1977. The church is a pilgrimage site for Christians in India. It is the head quarters of Angamaly diocese of Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church .

Chalakkal is a village in Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala, India.

Aluva railway station (Code: AWY) is a railway station in the city of Aluva in the Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is an NSG 3 grade station under Thiruvananthapuram railway division. The station lies in the Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section of Thiruvananthapuram railway division. It is located right aside Aluva KSRTC bus stand, one of the main bus terminals in Ernakulam district, and a kilometre away from Aluva metro station of the Kochi Metro.Aluva is an important halting stop for all passenger trains passing through the region except Rajadhani Express and a few super fast trains. It is a convenient station to alight for passengers traveling to Kalamassery, North Paravur, Idukki District, Kodungallur, Perumbavoor, Kakkanad, Kizhakkambalam, Kothamangalam and Muvattupuzha. It also serves passengers to and from Cochin International Airport. It is the third busiest railway station in Ernakulam district, after Ernakulam Junction railway station and Ernakulam Town railway station. The station also handles the highest number of migrant labourers in the state since it is closest to Perumbavoor, a suburban town in Kochi Urban Agglomeration.

Aluva KSRTC bus station is a transport hub in the Indian city of Aluva, owned and operated by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC). An important transport hub in the state, the station is located left aside Aluva railway station, one of the busiest railway stations in the Ernakulam district, and a kilometre away from Aluva metro station of Kochi Metro.

Vidyadhiraja Vidya Bhavan Higher Secondary School (VVBHSS) is an educational institution in Aluva, Kerala, India. It is functioning under the Geetha Bhavan Trust formed by Swami Gopalananda Theertha.

Chowara Chidambaraswamy Temple is located at Chowwara in Ernakulam district. The presiding deities of north shrine are Shiva in the form of Nataraja, in the sanctum sanctorum facing east. It is believed that this temple is one of the 108 Shiva temples of Kerala and is installed by sage Parasurama dedicated to Shiva. Maha Shivarathri festival of the temple celebrates in the Malayalam month of Kumbha (February - March).

Al-Ameen College, Edathala, is a minority general degree college located in Edathala, Kerala. It was established in the year 1981. The college is affiliated with Mahatma Gandhi University. This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and science.

The MES College Marampally, is an institute of higher education located in Kerala, India between Aluva and Perumbavoor. It was founded in 1995 and is managed by Muslim Educational Society and affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University. The College has been reaccredited by NAAC with A+ Grade (CGPA, 3.38) which is the first ever highest grade in the State as per the revised process of accreditation. The governance and the management of the college are anchored in the principles of Muslim Educational Society (Regd.), Calicut which is one of the largest minority educational agencies in Kerala. The establishment facilitated new directions in the field of higher education by offering a significant number of vocational (Model II) and technical programmes in tune with the demands of job market.

Chowara is a small town near Aluva in the Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala, India.

Aluva Mahadeva Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, and situated on the bank of the Periyar River at Aluva manappuram in suburban Kochi. The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Shiva, located in main Sanctum Sanctorum, facing east. According to folklore, sage Parashurama has installed the idol. It is the part of the 108 Shiva Temples of Kerala. The temple is mostly known for the Aluva Sivarathri festival.

Aluva is an elevated metro station serving as the northern terminal of the Kochi Metro. It is located besides the Aluva flyover near the Aluva market and the banks of the Periyar river. Spread over an area of 1.5 lakh square feet, it is Kochi Metro’s second biggest station after Vadakkekota. It was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 17 June and opened for public on 19 June 2017 as a part of the first stretch of the metro system, between Aluva and Palarivattom. Aluva Metro station has Periyar river as its theme. Along with images of rivers, the floors of the station are also designed to symbolize the river water resources.