Pulinkunnu
| Pulincunnoo | |
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| village | |
 Pulincunnoo
 Pulincunnoo
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| Coordinates: 9°24′43″N 76°24′36″E / 9.412°N 76.41°ECoordinates: 9°24′43″N 76°24′36″E / 9.412°N 76.41°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| Talukas | Kuttanad |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 16,795 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 688504 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-04, KL-66 |
| Literacy | 99% |
Pulincunnoo or Pulinkunnoo is an island village in the Kuttanadu region of Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. The Pampa river in Pulincunnoo is one of the most favored routes of the houseboats tourism operators in Kuttanadu. The village is part of the many islands dotting the famous Kerala Backwaters, a network of lakes, wetlands, and canals crisscrossing through the State. Pulincunno is notable for the annual Rajiv Gandhi Trophy snake boat race held during the months of October–November.
Known for its idyllic life, Pulincunnoo is notable for having heralded English level education since the olden days. The village has schools and colleges that are hundreds of years old. St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School is one of the important and the oldest institutions in Pulincunnoo, with more than 118 years of its presence. It is known to have produced several sports personalities in the fields of basketball who have gone on to represent the State and country. Many prominent personalities including Sri. M. V. Pylee (former Vice Chancellor of Cochin University) and Fr. Mathew Chathamparambil (the present Vice Chancellor of Christ University, Bangalore) etc. are former students of this school. Cochin University College of Engineering Kuttanad under CUSAT, is a famous engineering college at this place. Other educational institutions of repute from the village include: Little Flower Girls High School Pulincunnoo, Amalolbava lower primary school, St. Mary's ITC, K E Carmel ICSE School, etc. Students from in and around Kuttanadu region come to study in this village.
The people of Pulincunnu are mostly farmers and fishermen, and a few have converted their ancestral homes into tourist homestays. The village celebrates all religious festivities with equal vigour, and the annual church festival of St. Mary's Church invites devotees from far and wide. The church has been featured in the hit Tamil movie Vinnaithandi Varuvaya, and has formed the backdrop in several Malayalam language movies shot in the village.
The village has several toddy shops, and duck rearing is also a lucrative occupation. Many members of joint families here have migrated to other cities, and most of the majestic traditional Kerala houses retain the feel of the early 1800s.
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