Gosripuram is situated at Mattancherry in Ernakulam District. It is the home of the
Konkani speaking gowda Saraswat Brahmin community. The place derived its name from three words namely "Gomanthak", "Srimanth" and "Puram", which means the settlement (Puram) of the wealthy people (Srimanth) from Goa (Gomanthak).