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, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Sharjah, Jeddah, Muscat, Mumbai (Bombay), Chennai (Madras), 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, Mumbai (Bombay), Delhi, Howrah 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.

See

• Poyali (in Malayalam, "The way that Ali went by"). The mountain's name is related to a person and story. His name is Ali. Ali had gone through the mountain. So the people named the mountain Poyali. (updated Oct 2020)

Do

• Kolavelil Agriculture Farm, Kolavelil. An agriculture farm with mixed crops of rubber, coffee, pineapple, other fruits, 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. 

Eat

Kappa, fish curry, etc. are traditional foods well worth trying.

Drink

Coconut drink is widely available in the village.