Ayroor is a village situated on the western part of Ranni

Ranni

Ranni , sometimes spelled Ranny, is one of the 5 Taluks in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, in India. According to the Census of India 2001, the population was 207,782. The taluk headquarters is a small township on both sides of the Pamba River. Ranni is also one of the largest taluks in...

 Taluk of Pathanamthitta

Pathanamthitta

Pathanamthitta is a large town and a municipality situated in the central Travancore region in the state of Kerala, south India, spread over an area of 23.50 km2. It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The city has a population of 38,000...

 District in Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 state, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. Formerly, Ayroor was part of Tiruvalla Taluk in Alleppey District and is considered as part of Edanadu in Kerala. The Pamba River

Pamba River

Pamba River is the third longest river in the South Indian state of Kerala after Periyar and Bharathappuzha and the longest river in the erstwhile princely state of Travancore...

 flows by the southern side of this scenic village and makes soil around the village very fertile. Ayroor village used to be a part of the erstwhile Travancore

Travancore

Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...

 kingdom.

It is believed that the Thekencore kingdom's Kovilans ruled Ayroor in the past.
Hindus and Christians are currently almost equal in numbers and social status.

One of the highlights of Ayroor is the Cherukolpuzha Hindu Parishad which is held on the dry bed of the Pamba river. The convention is held for a week in February every year. Snakeboat races also attract people to the village. Ayroor boasts numerous Churches and Temples. The harmony with which the two prominent communities live in Ayroor is worth noting.

The Pamba river and the surrounding hills make Ayroor one of the most picturesque places in central Travencore. Residents of Ayroor cultivate Coconut, Rubber, Cocoa, Tapiocca, Plantain, Cinnamon, Pepper, Nutmeg, Vanilla, Rambutan and other crops.

The per capita income of the residents is considerably above the state average. Ayroor is the first village in India

India

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 to have two branches of a nationalized bank.

Religion

Various sections of Christianity

Christianity

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 and Hinduism

Hinduism

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 co-exist harmoniously. A very interesting fact is that there are no Muslims and Mosques in Ayroor.

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  Pathanamthitta
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Main Temples

• SREE VIRADU VISWAKARMA Temple,Ayroor
• Ayroor Puthiyakavu Devi Temple
• Edappavoor Devi Temple
• Velliyara Sri Mahadeva Temle
• Rameswaram SreeMahadeva Temple
• AyroorMadam Sree Subrahmanyaswami Temple
• Ayroor Sree Narayanamangalam Temple
• Kanjeettukara Sree Dharmasastha Temple
• Vrindavanam pranamalakavu durga devi temple
• Palolikkavu Devi Temple,Kavinmukku
• Puthezham Sree Sankarodaya Temple
• Puthen Sabarimala Temple
• Kanjeettukara Sree virad viswakarma Temple

Main Churches

• St. Thomas Orthodox Valiya Palli, Mathappara.
• Salem Mar Thoma Church.
• St. Thomas Mount Evangelical Church.
• St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, Edappavoor.
• Bethel Mar Thoma Church, Edappavoor
• Chayal Mar Thoma church.
• Jubily Mar Thoma, Kanjeettukara.
• Thadithra mar Behnans Orthodox church.
• Lourdes Matha Roman Catholic Church & Ashram.
• St Patrik Malankara church.
• Carmel Mar Thoma Church, Carmel, Ayroor.
• AG Church Kanjeettukara.
• Sehion Mar Thoma Church.
• Seventh Day Adventist
• St Johns Salem Orthodox church.
• Orthodox Cheriya pally, Cherukolpuzha.
• Zion Evangelical Church, Kanjeettukara.
• Mor Kuriakose puthen palli (Panjikattil palli), Plankamon
• Mor Gregorious church edappavoor

Important Dignitaries from Ayroor

• Most Rev. Dr. Juhanon Mar Thoma
  Juhanon Mar Thoma
  Juhanon Mar Thoma Metropolitan was the Head of the Mar Thoma church from 1947–1976, who gave leadership to the church and at the same time actively participated in social and political arenas. He was respected by people from all walks of life, from all religions and from all age groups. He is...
  
  , Metropolitan. President, World Council of Churches (1954–1961)
• Rt.Rev. Dr. Mathews Mar Athanasius Episcopa
• Ayroor Sadasivan,Ponalloor, Play back singer.
• Rt. Rev.Dr. Macarios Kuttikkandathil(America & Europe)
• Rt. Rev.T.S.Joseph Bishop of CSI
• T N Upendranath Kurup (NSS /Travancore Devaswom Board Ex President)
• T K A Nair IAS (Principal Secretary of Indian Union Prime Minister)
• Jacob Punnoose IPS,Kurudamannil(Thayillam)(Director General of Police, Kerala)
• Padmashree S Thilakan
  Thilakan
  Surendranatha Thilakan , known mononymously as Thilakan, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema and theatre. He was awarded Padma Shri on 25 January 2009.- Theatre:...
  
  (Film Actor)(1935 - )
• Mohan Ayroor (Mohan Philipose John, Meledathu Mannakunnil) , TV Serial - Film Actor / Producer (Mythri Visuals)
• Padmashri Dr.K.A.Abraham,Kurudamannil(Thayillam)(Cardiologist)(1942-)

Main attractions of the Place

• Puthiyakavu Boat Race
• Cherukolpuzha Hindu Matha Maha Mandalam (Convention)
• Ayroor Carmel Mandiram (Destitute Home: Estd in 1953)
• Carmel Balika Bhavan (Estd. in 1970)
• Carmel Ashram (Old Age Home: Estd. in 1979)
• Carmel Hospital (Estd. in 1987)
• Carmel Tailoring School (Estd. in 1975)
• Carmel Dairy Unit
• Carmel Community Centre and Auditorium
• Ayroor Kalaalayam
• Velampady & Vazhakkunnam Aquadates (PIP- Canal)
• Edappavoor Palliyodam
• Edappavoor-Peroor Palliyodam
• Kottathur Chundan Vallom
• Ayroor Palliyodam Cherukolpuzha.
• Panchyathu Stadium Ayroor
• Puthiyakavu Devi temple
• Bhagavathy Temple Kadayar

Education

• Govt. LP School,Cherukolpuzha,(Pempallikkoodam)
• Technical Higher Secondary School, Ayroor (managed By IHRD).
• M.T. High School, Mathaapara
• Govt. Higher Secondary school, Ayroor.
• Zion English Medium School, Ayroor.
• NSS Higher Secondary School, Thadiyoor, Ayroor
• SNDP Vocational Higher Secondary school, Kanjeetukara, Ayroor
• SNDP UP School, Plankamon Ayroor
• Govt LP School, Plankamon Ayroor
• Govt LP School, Kanjeettukara-Near Puthezham Temple
• MMM Public School,Theodical
• T.N.A.M LP school Kanjeettukara
• M.M.L.P.S. EDAPPAVOOR

Spiritual Center

• Velliyara Sree Mahadeva Temple Plankamon
• SNDP Gurumandiram Plankamon
• Ayroor Carmel Asramom
• Ayroor Puthiyakavu Devi temple Kaidakodi