Muhamma
Muhamma | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Muhamma Panchayaath Office | |
Muhamma Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 9°35′0″N 76°21′0″E / 9.58333°N 76.35000°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayath |
| • Body | Muhamma grama panchayath |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 24,513 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 688525 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-04, KL-32 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alappuzha |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Cherthala |
Muhamma is a census town in the Cherthala Taluk in the Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is home to Cheerappanchira kalari, where Lord Ayyappa of Sabarimala had his training in the martial arts. Cheerappanchira is an Ezhava ancestral home in Muhamma. Muhamma was the village where the Communist Party of India leader P. Krishna Pillai died after sustaining a snake-bite.