About 50 families from Arinalloore have settled down on this island in Ashtamudy Lake and they earn their lively hood from fishing. Probably it was this convenience that prompted their settlement in this island. Mass is offered in a temporary shed. In 1999 it had attained the status of a separate parish. Since Shreyas is adjacent to the island and since Shreyas falls under the administration of Quilon Social Service Society, its director looks after the spiritual needs of Kochuthuruthu.