Paipra
Paipra is a small village in Muvattupuzha Taluka of Ernakulam district of Kerala state, south India.
Get in
By bus
Paipra is at the centre of the triangle formed by the towns Muvattupuzha-Kothamangalam-Perumbavoor. From any of the towns, you get bus to reach here. Shalabham (a.k.a Shakadam), Pavithram, Indian etc are some famous vehicles throuh this way
Bike dude :- One among every 10 bikers in Muvattupuzha will be from Paipra
By plane
Kochi International Airport is located in Nedumbassery - approx 35 Km from the town. There are flights to and from Colombo, Dubai, AbuDhabi, Singapore, Sharjah, Jeddah, Muscat, Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore. Take a prepaid/normal taxi to Muvattupuzha.
By train
You can reach Muvattupuzha from other cities Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kozhikode (Calicut), Chennai, Bangalore, Bombay, New Delhi, Kolkata by train to the nearby town Aluva or Kochi. There are two major Railway stations in Kochi (Ernakulam Town and Ernakulam Junction, locally known as North and South railway stations). The Indian Railways (http://www.indianrail.gov.in) serves Cochin with a number of train services connecting it to other parts of the state and the country. From Kochi in a little over an hour by bus or in mere 45 minutes by car you can reach Muvattupuzha.
Get around
See
- Poyali Mountain - It is a historical place. The name of mountain is related to a person and story. His name is Ali. Ali had gone through the mountain. so the people named this as Poyali. The meaning of Poyali in Malayalam is "The way that gone by Ali"
Do
- Kolavelil Agriculture Farm, Kolavelil (Paipra). Owned by Yoyakey, a true farmer by inheritance. An agriculture farm with mixed crops of rubber, coffee, pineapple, a wide variety of tall trees and vegetables. One can see and feel the beauty of nature, different types of birds and small animals, a small lake etc.
Buy
Eat
Kappa, fish curry, etc. are traditional foods well worth trying.
Drink
Coconut drink is widely available in the village.