Paravur Taluk

Paravur Taluk Parur
Taluk
Paravur Kottakkavu Pond
Paravur Taluk Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 10°10′0″N 76°13′0″E / 10.16667°N 76.21667°E / 10.16667; 76.21667Coordinates: 10°10′0″N 76°13′0″E / 10.16667°N 76.21667°E / 10.16667; 76.21667
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Ernakulam
Headquarters	North Paravur
Government
• Body	Taluk
Area
• Total	195.25 km2 (75.39 sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code	0484
Vehicle registration	KL-42
Nearest city	Kochi
Lok Sabha constituency	Ernakulam
Civic agency	Taluk
Website	,

Paravur Taluk is a taluk of Ernakulam District in the Indian State of Kerala. North Paravur is the capital of the taluk. Paravur Taluk lies in the north western part of Ernakulam district bordering Thrissur district. The surrounding taluks are Kochi to the west consisting of Vypin Island, Kodungallore to the north, Aluva to the east consisting of Angamaly, Nedumbassery and Aluva, Kanayanur to the south consisting of Cochin City. Paravur is a part of Kochi urban agglomeration area. The western parts of taluk are coastal areas with cultivations like prawn and pokkali rice. The eastern parts are fertile lands. The heavy industries of Kochi is located in Udyogmandal area of the taluk.

History

Parur taluk was prominent in the history of Kerala. Taluk was an attraction to Kochi, Malabar and Travancore Kingdoms. Parur has got its own brands like

• Parur Central Bank (1930) (Amalgamated with Bank Of India - 1990)
• Parur Boat Race
• Parur Market
• Parur Municipality (Old)
• Maliankara
• Parur coir
• Parur court (1875)
• Islands
• Ayroor
• Parur river
• Purapillykavu Bund
• Alengad sugarcane
• Chendamangalam Handloom
• Co operative institutions
• Vedimara Prison
• Parur Jew Street
• The famous place Chendamanglam - Place of paliath achans. The Paliam Palace, residence of the Paliath Achans, hereditary Prime Ministers to the former Maharajas of Kochi, is one of the architectural splendours of Kerala. The Palace is over 450 years old and houses a collection of historic documents and relics.
• Kunjithai is one of the most famous fishing boat manufacturing place in Kerala with 30 Boat yards.

Rural women processing coir threads

• Once Edappally village was in Parur later added to Kanayannur taluk

Flora and fauna

The land has one of the highest densities of coconut trees. The land also boasts a wide range of other birds and animals. The kingfisher നീലപ്പൊന്മാൻ is common bird in this land and others include black bulbul (depend on the season) brown falcon, crow, woodpecker, sparrow, ravens, pigeons, African fish eagle and cuckoos. The land also has cows, goats, etc. We can see so many sarpa kavu abode of snakes സർപ്പക്കാവ് near the Hindu Nair homes and temples. They are the best ecology for animals and birds. Fish are abundant in this serene taluk.

Sarpa Kavu

Villages

• Parur
• Ezhikkara
• Eloor
• Chittatukara
• Chendamangalam
• Vadakkekara
• Kottuvally
• Kunnukara
• Karumalloor
• Varappuzha
• Puthenvelikkara
• Kadungalloor
• Moothakunnam
• Alangad

Municipalities

• Parur
• Eloor

Parur State warehouse is situated at Vaniakkadu. Parur Block Development Office at Kaitharam ( Trysem Center ):Self-employment There are lot of Co-Operative banks, Society and Sahakarana Sangams in taluk. The Agricultural Bank is situated at Chennamangalam Jn.

Grama Panchayats and localities

• Alangad

Kongorppilly, Neerikkod, Olanad, Panaikulam, Koduvazhanga, Thiruvalloor

• Chendamangalam

Kurumbathuruth, Kadalvathuruth, Gothuruth, Thekkethuruth, Kootukad, Karimbadam, Palathuruth

• Chittatukara

Puthiyakav, Parayakad, Cheriya Pallamthuruth, Alamthuruth, Neendoor, Pattanam, Mannam, Thanipadam

• Ezhikkara

Nandhiattukunnam, Kedamangalam, Palliackal

• Kadungalloor

Eramam, Binanipuram, Muppathadam, Elookara, Kunjunnikkara, Uliyannoor

• Karumalore

Manjaly, Aduvathuruth, Veliathunad

• Kottuvally

Kaitharam, Kuttanthuruth, Vaniakad, Valluvally, Thathappilly, Koonammavu

• Kunnukara

North Kuthiathodu, Ayiroor, Kuttippuzha, Chalakka, Thekke Aduvassery, Kunnuvayal

• Puthanvelikkara

Thuruthoor, Manancherykunnu, Elanthikkara, Chathedam, Pazhampillithuruthu, Cherukadapuram, Thelathuruth

• Vadakkekara

Maliankara, Kottuvallikad, Chettikkad, Moothakunnam, Andippillikavu, Vavakad, Paliathuruth, Madaplathuruth, Thuruthippuram, Kunjithai, Muravanthuruth

• Varappuzha

Puthanpally, Thundathumkadav

Schools

Schools coming under Paravur Sub-educational district Schools

• St.Germain's Sion School, Paravur
• Samooham High School, Paravur
• Sree Narayana Higher Secondary School, Paravur
• FMCT HS, Karumallore
• Govt.High School, Kadungalloor
• Elenthikara HS
• Dharmarthadayini Sabha High School, Karimbadam
• Christ Raj High School, Kuttippuzha
• Islamic school, Mannam, Paravur
• K .E. M. High School, Alangad
• St. Thomas Higher secondary School, Ayiroor
• Little Flower High School, Panaikulam
• Ansarul Islam School, Manjaly
• Nurul Hudha Madrassa, Eramam
• Govt.High School, Binanipuram
• Sariyathul Islam Madrassa Elookara South (Paduvathikunnu)
• Govt H.S, Pathalam
• Guardian Angel School Manjummal
• St.Joseph High School, Chathedam
• Kumara Vilasam School, Paravur
• Govt.Lower Primary Boys' School, Kannankulangara where Parur Subdistrict office is situated.
• Al Madrasathul Islamiya, Vaniakadu
• St.George's High School, Puthanpally
• Holy Infant Jesus Boys High School
• SNM Higher Secondary School Moothakunnam.
• St.Philomena's H.S.S,Chithira Jn.,Koonammavu.
• Govt. UPS,Schoolpaddy,Valluvally,Koonammavu.
• Chavara Darsan CMI Public School,Koonammavu

Religious

Temples

• Kannankulangara Sreekrishna Swamy Temple.
• Peruvaram Sivan Temple.
• Mannam Subrahmanya temple (Biggest Kavadi in District)
• Thiruvallur temple
• Kadungallur Narasimha swamy temple
• Sree Sastha Temple, Vavakadu
• Bhuvaneshvari Devi Temple, Thiruthipuram
• Andissery Bhagavthy Temple, Perumpadanna. Undertaken by the S.N.D.P Yogam N.Paravoor
• GuruthiPadam Temple, Parayakad, North Paravur. In this temple, on the first Tuesday of each Malayalam Month, there is Prasad Lunch.
• Sree Narayana Guru's statue and pooja, with Prasad Lunch on each month's Chadayam day, at Parayakad, North Paravur.
• Tamil Brahmins Samooha Madam, Kannankulangara, North Paravur.
• Pazhanghat Sri Kaleeswari Temple, Pazhangattuveli, kaitharam, N. Paravoor
• Ayroor Pisharikkal Sree Durga Temple.
• Kottuvallykavu Bhagavathy temple, Kavilnada,Koonammavu.
• Dakshina Mookambika Temple, Famous for Navarathri festival in which thousands of devotees coming from different parts of Kerala.

Churches

• Kottakkavu Mar Thoma Syro-Malabar Pilgrim Church, North Paravur founded by St. Thomas in A.D. 52
• St. Thomas Church, North Paravur where the tomb of Mar Gregorios Abdul Jaleel is situated
• Kunnel Church alangad
• Mar Sleeva Syro-Malabar Church, Chendamangalam
• St.Philomena's Forane Church, Koonammavu where the tomb of St.Chavara Kuriakose Elias is situated.
• Little Flower church, Koottukad
• St. Joseph Church, Manakkappady
• St. Antony Church, Cheriapilly
• Kottuvally Church
• Ayroor St.Antony's church
• Arogyamatha church, kedamangalam
• St.Louis Church (Thuruthippuram)
• St.George Church (Madaplathuruth)
• St. Sebastian Chappel, Paruvathuruth

Masjid

• Paravur Juma Masjid
• Isha athu Sunna Juma Masjid Near Pvt Bus Stand N.Paravur
• Paravur Pattalam Juma Masjid
• Perumpadanna Juma Masjid
• Manjaly Juma Masjid
• Kattenellure Munavarsha Thangal Masjid Tattappilly
• Kadungallur Juma Masjid
• Parappuram Juma Masjid
• Eloor Juma Masjid
• Ezhikara Juma Masjid
• Vaniyakkad Juma Masjid
• W.Veliyathunadu Masjid
• Kaitharam juma masjid
• Valluvally juma masjid
• Cheriyappilly juma masjid

The Block Panchayats are Paravur and Alengad.

State Assembly constituencies

The assembly constituencies are Paravoor and Kalamassery including whole of Paravur Taluk

Paravur

Paravur constituency consists of

• Puthanvelikkara
• Vadakkekara
• Chendamangalam
• Chittatukara
• Parur
• Ezhikkara
• Kottuvally
• Varappuzha

Kalamassery

Kalamassery constituency consists of

• Kunnukara
• Karumalore
• Kadungalloor
• Alengad
• Eloor
• Kalamassery

Paravur, Kalamassery constituencies belong to Ernakulam Parliamentary constituency.

Important roads

• Muziris Circuit roads
• Parur-Vytilla NH-66
• Parur-Chavakkad NH-17

Pin Code Index for the taluk of Paravur

• 683102 WestKadungalloor B.O
• 683108 Uliyannur B.O.
• 683110 Muppattadam S.O
• 683501 Udyogamandal
• 683503 H.M.T. Colony
• 683504 Kuttikattukara E.D.S.O
• 683504 Neeleswaram E.D.S.O
• 683511 Alengad
• 683511 Karumalore B.O
• 683511 Neerikkod B.O
• 683511 Panayikulam B.O
• 683511 WestVeliyathunadu B.O
• 683512 ChendamangalamS.O
• 683513 EzhikkaraB.O
• 683513 Nanthyattukunnam N.D.B.O
• 683513 Paravur
• 683513 Paravur Market N.D.S.O
• 683513 Paravur Town N.D.S.O
• 683516 Maliankara B.O
• 683516 Moothakunnam S.O
• 683517 Varappuzha Landing B.O
• 683517 Varappuzha S.O
• 683518 Koonammavu S.O
• 683518 Kongorppilly B.O
• 683519 Kaitharam S.O
• 683519 Kottuvally B.O
• 683520 Mannam-Paravur B.O
• 683521 Vadakkumpuram S.O
• 683522 Kunjithai B.O
• 683522 Vadakkekara S.O
• 683523 Gothuruth E.D.S.O
• 683524 Kunnukara E.D.S.O
• 683578 South Aduvassery B.O
• 683594 Elanthikara B.O.
• 683594 Kuthiyathodu-Puthanvelikkara P.O
• 683594 Puthanvelikkara S.O

Nearby villages

These are the villages other than panchayat headquarters.

• Panayikulam
• Pathalam
• Thuruthipuram
• Maliankara
• Koottukad
• Pattanam
• Kottayil Kovilakam
• Karingamthuruth
• Gothuruth
• Koonammavu
• Parayakad
• Vavakkad
• Madaplathuruth
• Kuriapilly
• Kunjithai
• Elenthikara
• Chathedom
• Manjaly

Government offices

• Sub-District Education Department, Kannankulangara
• First Class Judicial Magistrate Court | Munsif court
• Land Registration Office
• PWD NH Sub Division (NH 17)Office Paravur
• Veterinary Polyclinic
• Homeo clinic, Peruvaram

Notable personalities

• Kuttipuzha Krishna pillai - poet and writer
• Parur T.K. Narayana Pilla - first chief minister of Thirukochi
• M.P.Paul Varappuzha
• Pappan - volleyball player
• Salim kumar - actor
• Paravur bharathan - actor
• Kesari balakrishna pilla - writer and journalist
• Paravur Gorge - writer
• Kedamangalam Sadanandan
• Justice Narendran

Travel

Distances from Parur

Cities

• Ernakulam (20 km south)
• Thrissur (49 km north east)
• Alapuzha (78 km south)
• Kottayam (84 km south east)
• Palakkad (108 km north east)
• Kozhikode (142 km north)
• Kollam (160 km south)
• Thiruvananthapuram (227 km south)
• Kannur (232 km north)

Towns

• Kodungallur(11 km North)->Irinjalakuda(26 km north east)
• Kodungallur->Thriprayar(34 km North)->Guruvayoor (58 km north)
• Aluva (16 km South East)->Perumbavoor (30 km east)->Kothamangalam(48 km east)
• Aluva->Kizhakkambalam(27 km south east)\Ponjassery->Moovattupuzha(48 km south east)
• Airport (18 km east)->Kalady(24 km east)
• Airport->Malayattur(32 km east)->Kodanad(34 km east)
• Palarivattombyepass->(19 km south)Kakkanad(23 km south)
• KalamasseryNorth(18 km south east)->Kalamassery Government Medical College(23 km south east)
• Eloor(Methanam)(14 km south east)->SouthKalamassery(19 km)->Thrikkakara(21 km south east)
• Mala(14 km North)->Chalakudy (27 km north east)
• Mala->Kodakara (30 km north east)
• Vytilla(24 km south)->Chottanikkara(35 km south)
• Vytilla->Piravom(50 km south east)

See also

• Kochi metropolitan area
• Greater Cochin

Needed developments

• Varapuzha - Moothakunnam Twolane NH

External links

• Taluk from Wikimapia