Oachira

Oachira Dakshina Kashi
town
Oachira Location in Kerala, India Oachira Oachira (India)
Coordinates: 9°8′0″N 76°30′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	690526
Telephone code	0476
Vehicle registration	KL23 & KL29
Nearest city	Kollam (32 km)
Lok Sabha Constituency	Alappuzha
Legislative Assembly	Karunagapally (Kollam District)

Oachira or Ochira (Ōcciṟa) is in the Karunagappalli taluk of Kollam district. Oachira Grama Panchayat came into existence in 1953.

Oachira is the seat of the ancient Oachira Temple. It is considered a sacred place and hence called Dakshina Kashi.

Oachira is on the border of Kollam and Allappuzha districts on the National Highway 66 served by KSRTC bus services and Ochira railway station served by Indian Railways Southern Railway zone.

Notable people

• Abdul Sathar Kunju, 21st Chief of Kerala Police
• K. P. Nambiathiri, Indian cinematographer who has worked in a number of 3-D films
• K. Surendran, Malayalam writer and Vayalaar Award winner
• Ochira Velukkutty, Indian dramatist in the early days of Malayalam theatre
• S. Guptan Nair, Malayalam writer, literary critic, scholar, orator, essayist, lexicographer, translator and educator
• S. Ramachandran Pillai, C.P.I (M) Politburo Member
• Geetha Salam, Film Actor