North Paravur

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Paravur v • d • e Kerala, India
Paravur
District(s)	Ernakulam
Coordinates	10.64° N 76.21° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population	30,056 (2001)

Coordinates: 10.64° N 76.21° E

This article is about a town in Ernakulam district. For other uses, see Paravur.

North Paravur (also Parur, Paravur taluk, Paravoor) is a city and a municipality in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is an old and growing muncipality. Paravur is the capital of Paravur Taluk in Ernakulam district. The Paravur town is 17 km away from Edappally in city of Kochi.

Cherai beach is only 6 km from Paravur town. The coastal highway NH-17 Ernakulam - Manglore passes through this town. This town had been an old trading post and has a Jewish synagogue and had a thriving Jewish community before their resettlement in Israel after its establishment.Cochin Jews lived in the towns of Kochi, Ernakulam and North Paravur.

The various denominations of modern Saint Thomas Christians ascribe their unwritten tradition to the end of the 2nd century and believe that Thomas landed at Maliankara near Moothakunnam village in Paravur Taluk in AD 52.In AD 52 (St.Thomas) founded the churches popularly known as 'Ezharappallikal'.These churches are at Kodungallur, Kottakkayal (North Paravur), Kollam, Niranam, Nilackal (Chayal), Kokkamangalam, Palayoor (Chattukulangara) and Thiruvithamkode — the half church.

It is situated north end of Ernakulam district near at the end of Thrissur district. The towns in Thrissur district like Kodungallore,Mala,Chalakudy and the towns Kalamassery,Aluva,Angamaly,Vypin island are located near to this town.

1 Villages in Paravur Taluk
2 Geography
3 Urban agglomeration
4 Higher Education Institutions
5 Pin Code Index for the taluk of Paravur
6 Places of Interest
7 Transportation
- 7.1 Distance by road
8 Administration
9 Demographics
10 See also
11 References
12 Media
13 External links

[edit] Villages in Paravur Taluk

[edit] Geography

Paravur is located at 8.78° N 76.7° E[1]. It has an average elevation of 10 metres (32 feet).

[edit] Urban agglomeration

[edit] Higher Education Institutions

SNMIMT An engineering self finance college run by SNM,[[Moothakunnam]north paravur],[http:// www.snmimt.org/SNMIMT Portal]

Holymatha college of engineering.manakkapady.N.Paravur.

SNGIST..a collge with adifference.offering MBA ,MCA,and MSC Bio informatics courses.one of the well known institutions in kerala.

[edit] Pin Code Index for the taluk of Paravur

683102 West Kadungalloor 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 West Veliyathunadu B.O
683512 ChendamangalamS.O
683513 Nanthyattukunnam N.D.B.O
683513 Paravur
683513 Paravur Market N.D.S.O
683513 Paravur Town N.D.S.O
683514 Cherai S.O
683515 Palliport S.O
683516 Maliankara B.O
683516 Moothakunnam S.O
683517 EzhikkaraB.O
683517 Varappuzha Landing S.O
683517 Varappuzha S.O
683518 Koonammav S.O
683519 Kaitharam
683519 Kottuvally B.O
683520 Thathappilly 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
683525 Kongorppilly E.D.S.O
683578 South Aduvassery B.O
683594 Elanthikara B.O.
683594 Kuthiyathodu- Puthanvelikkara P.O
683594 Puthanvelikkara S.O
683573 Ayirurpadam B.O
683108 Thottaikattukara S.O

[edit] Places of Interest

Cherai Beach
Cherai Gowreeshwara Temple
Veeranpuzha
Munambam harbour
Vypin Island
Bolgatty Island
Chinese fishing nets (of Kochi)
Kodungallore
KodungalloreBagavathyTemple
Pattanam
Muziris
Cheraman Juma Masjid
Aluva Sivarathri festival
Kerala Historical MuseumEdappally
Kottayil Kovilakom
Chendamangalam
Vypeekotta Seminary
Pallipuram Fort
Mouth of Chalakudy River
Periyar River
Goshree bridges
Varappuzha Lagoon and bridge
Kottapuram Lagoon,bridge,diocese
North Paravur town
Paravur Mookambika temple
Paravur (kottakavu)St.Thomas church
Paravur Kannamkulangara KrishnaTemple
Kottuvallikkavu BhagwatiTemple
Sree Venugopala Krishna SwamiDewasthan
HMDP Sabha,Sree Narayana Mangalamtemple

[edit] Transportation

KL-42 is the RTO code for ParavurTaluk,Vypin and North Paravur.There is a KSRTC Subdepot,PrivateLimitedStop busstand and a Private busstand in the town conducting services to all important places of Kerala.The nearest railway station is Aluva16 kms away.The Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery is only 21kms away from the town.There is freqeent boats and ferry services in the near by rivers and lagoons.

[edit] Distance by road

14 km from Athani Airport JN NH 47,15 km from Paravoor JN, Aluva NH 47,17 km from Edappally NH 47,28 km from High Court JN ,Ernakulam,13 km from Mala through Puthenvelikkara ferry, 45 km from Thrissur.
10 km from Kodungalloor ,60 km from Guruvayoor, 22 km from Angamaly,35 km from Chalakudy,37 km from Malayatoor, 30 km from Koratty Muthy, 33 km from Muringoor, 435 km from Manglore NH 17

[edit] Administration

North Paravur is the headquarters of Paravur Taluk and Paravur,Vadakkekara Assembly constituencies.North Paravur is a Muncipality in Ernakulam district.The Grama Panchayats in ParavurTaluk are Alengad, Chendamangalam, Chittatukara, Eloor, Ezhikkara, Kadungalloor, Karumalore, Kottuvally, Kunnukara, Puthanvelikkara, VadakkekaraAnd Varappuzha. The Block Panchayats are Paravur,Alengad,Parakkadav Paravur Assembly constituency belong to Ernakulam Loksabha constituency represented by Dr. Sebastian Paul

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Paravur had a population of 30,056. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Paravur has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 84%. In Paravur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

This town previously consisted of lots of Iyers. But many of them have migrated to other big cities like Mumbai.Of late, this town has been taken over by external forces like the Christian missionaries. Many efforts are put in by the Govt. to tackle the growing menace of Christian missionaries and Muslim fundamentalists in many such towns in Kerala.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] Media

[edit] External links

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Place	Classification	2001 population	Area (km²)
Paravur	Municipality	30,056	9.0
Kottuvally	Census town	37,884	20.8
Varappuzha	Census town	24,516	7.7
Eloor	Census town	30,092	14.2
Kadungalloor	Census town	35,451	18.1
Kedamangalam	Outgrowth	21,729
Alangad	Outgrowth	40,585	18.4

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