Oachira

{{Short description|Main district border alapuzha & kollam Town in Kerala, India}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Oachira

| other_name = Dakshina kashi

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| settlement_type = town

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India

| coordinates = {{coord|9|8|0|N|76|30|0|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Kerala

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Kollam

| subdivision_name3 =Karunagappally taluk

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 690526

| area_code_type = Telephone code

| area_code = 0476

| registration_plate KL23&KL29

| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city

| blank1_info_sec1 = Kollam (32 km)

| blank2_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha Constituency

| blank2_info_sec1 = Alappuzha

| blank3_name_sec1 = Legislative Assembly

| blank3_info_sec1 = Karunagapally (Kollam District)

| blank1_name_sec2 = Climate

| blank1_info_sec2 = good weather all seasons (Köppen)

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Oachira or Ochira ({{IAST|Ōcciṟa}}) is in the Karunagappalli taluk of Kollam district. It includes areas of Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district and Kollam district. Ochira Gram Panchayat came into existence in 1953. Gram panchayats of Ochira, Kulasekharapuram, Thazhava, and Klapana are included in the Ochira block.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

It is considered a sacred place by some.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kerala.nic.in/kollam/fest.html |title=Fairs and Festivals |access-date=3 March 2007 |archive-date=2 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502224808/http://www.kerala.nic.in/kollam/fest.html |url-status=dead }}