Perumbavoor
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Perumbavoor is a suburban region of Kochi
Kochi
-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...
city and a municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Ernakulam District
Ernakulam district
-Economy:Agriculture constitutes the most important segment of the district’s economy and it is the biggest source of employment. Of the geographical 235319 hectares, crops are grown in 0 hectares. Coconut is the principal crop followed by rubber, paddy, and tapioca...
in the Indian state of 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....
. It lies in the North Eastern tip of the Greater Cochin
Greater Cochin
Greater Cochin is the area defined by Greater Cochin Development Authority for townplanning. This area consists of the Kochi UA region and its suburbs...
area and is also the headquarters of Kunnathunad Taluk. It is a Main Satellite Centres of Kochi
Kochi
-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...
City. Perumbavoor is famed in the state for wood industries and small-scale industries. Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...
lies 33 km southwest of Perumbavoor. The town lies between Angamaly
Angamaly
Angamaly is a satellite town of the city of Kochi, situated north of the city center and a municipality in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is one of the entry points or gateways to Ernakulam district from northern Kerala...
and Muvattupuzha
Muvattupuzha
Muvattupuzha is a municipality in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a junction of three districts namely Ernakulam, Kottayam and Idukki. The town is bordered by Kottayam district on southern side and Idukki district on eastern side approximately 20 km from the town...
on the Main Central Road
Main Central Road
The Main Central Road is the arterial State Highway in the Travancore region of Kerala state, India. It is designated as SH 1 by the Kerala Public Works Department.The highway was built by Raja Kesavadas, Dewan of Travancore...
(MC), which connects Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
to Angamaly through the old 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...
part of Kerala. Perumbavoor lies in the banks of rivers Periyar
Periyar River
Periyar is the longest river in the state of Kerala, India, with a length of 244 km. The Periyar is known as the lifeline of Kerala; it is one of the few perennial rivers in the region and provides drinking water for several major towns...
and Muvattupuzha
Muvattupuzha
Muvattupuzha is a municipality in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a junction of three districts namely Ernakulam, Kottayam and Idukki. The town is bordered by Kottayam district on southern side and Idukki district on eastern side approximately 20 km from the town...
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It is one of the most strategically located industrially developing towns in Kerala, since its close to Ernakulam, where the city grows further towards east. There are many small-scale industries on the Aluva - Perumbavoor road. Trucks carrying wood and allied products like plywood travel from Perumbavoor to destinations like Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
, Trivandrum and Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
. There is also a developing packaging and carton industry. Food processing, especially of rice and condiments, is also one of the prominent local industry.
Perumbavoor has many immigrants from other parts of India. Most work in the plywood or other industries. Tamils and Nepalese have special colonies of their own.
Geography
Perumbavoor lies northeast of AluvaAluva
Aluva , is a suburb of the city of Kochi, situated north of the city center and a municipality in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. Aluva is also a major industrial center of the state....
, north of Muvattupuzha
Muvattupuzha
Muvattupuzha is a municipality in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a junction of three districts namely Ernakulam, Kottayam and Idukki. The town is bordered by Kottayam district on southern side and Idukki district on eastern side approximately 20 km from the town...
, south of Angamaly
Angamaly
Angamaly is a satellite town of the city of Kochi, situated north of the city center and a municipality in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is one of the entry points or gateways to Ernakulam district from northern Kerala...
and west of Kothamangalam. Perumbavoor lies in the midland areas of the district noted by large areas of cultivated lands.
Administration
Perumbavoor is the headquarters of Kunnuthunad Taluk and Perumbavoor, Kunnuthunad State Assembly constituencies. The Grama Panchayats in Kunnuthunad Taluk areKoovapady,
Vengoor
Vengoor
Vengoor is a village in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics: India census, Vengoor had a population of 10973 with 5467 males and 5506 females. Vengoor stretches from double palam which is not double anymore to the culvert near shapumpadi bus stop. Vengoor has 2 schools,...
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Okkal,
Mudakuzha,
Asamanoor,
Rayamangalam
Rayamangalam
Rayamangalam is a village in the Ernakulam district of Kerala state, India. It is close to the towns of Kuruppampady, Perumbavoor, Muvattupuzha and Kothamangalam. There are a number of rock mining quarries and stone crushers. The surrounding hills are either planted with latex trees, or are being...
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Vengola
Vengola
Vengola is a Panchayat and Village in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala..-Demographics: India census, Vengola had a population of 26034 with 13335 males and 12699 females....
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Vazhakulam
Vazhakulam
Vazhakulam lies east of the town Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam district on the Muvattupuzha - Thodupuzha road in Kerala, India. This town is famous as Pineapple City since most are growing pineapple as well as it is the biggest Asian pineapple market...
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Mazhuvannur
Mazhuvannur
Geographical co ordinates : 11°43'53.07"N 75°59'16.29"E : Temperatures : 06:00 AM : 15 Degree C 11:00 AM : 20 Degree C 02:00 PM : 25 Degree C 07:00 PM : 20 Degree C...
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Kizhekkambalam
Kunnuthunad
Ikkaranad,
Poothrikka,
Vaduvakkode-Puthencruzand
Thiruvaniyoor
Thiruvaniyoor
Thiruvaniyoor is a village in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics:During the starting years of 19th century, almost 90% of the land was under the control of Devasam or Landloards...
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The Block Panchayats are Koovapady, Vazhakulam
Vazhakulam
Vazhakulam lies east of the town Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam district on the Muvattupuzha - Thodupuzha road in Kerala, India. This town is famous as Pineapple City since most are growing pineapple as well as it is the biggest Asian pineapple market...
, Vadavukkode
- Politics
Perumbavoor assembly constituency is a part of Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency).
Its jurisdiction formerly encompassed the towns of Alwaye and Kolenchery
Kolenchery
Kolenchery is a small town located on National Highway 49 , 27 km east of Cochin city in Ernakulam district of Kerala State, India. Just a hamlet with a church, handful of schools and cinema theatre five decades ago, it has grown rapidly through large-scale real estate developments. The...
, which were separated later. It has a Chief Judicial Magistrate's court, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Subordinate Judge's Court (Sub-court).
Saju Paul is the current MLA from Perumbavoor.
Economy
Perumbavoor is a predominantly agricultural town with several small industries. Commodities like rubber, pepper, ginger, turmeric, plantain, vegetables, coconut, nutmeg, cocoa, rice, arecanut, cloves, etc. are traded every day in the local market. Most of these commodities are supplied to mainstream exporters in Kochi or to local retailers. Rest of the economy is shared by government and private sectors and small industries. Perumbavoor is an important city for timber trade in Kerala.Transportation
KL-40 is the RTO code for Kunnathunad Taluk and Perumbavoor. Perumbavoor JRTO is situated at . Perumbavoor has got a KSRTC Subdepot operating several long distance services to places inside and outside Kerala. Private bus services run into several neighbouring towns. AutoRickshaws are commonly used for small distances. There is frequent bus services to Ernakulam, Aluva, Angamaly, Kothamangalam, Moovattupuzha, Kolanchery,Thrippunithura, etc. from here. The nearest railway stations are AngamalyAngamaly
Angamaly is a satellite town of the city of Kochi, situated north of the city center and a municipality in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is one of the entry points or gateways to Ernakulam district from northern Kerala...
and Aluva
Aluva
Aluva , is a suburb of the city of Kochi, situated north of the city center and a municipality in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. Aluva is also a major industrial center of the state....
. The Cochin International Airport
Cochin International Airport
Cochin International Airport is an international airport located in Nedumbassery, a suburb on the outskirts of the city of Kochi about northeast of downtown Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. It is the busiest and largest airport in the state of Kerala...
at Nedumbassery
Nedumbassery
Nedumbassery is a suburb of the city of Kochi situated north of the city and from Thrissur in Kerala, India. The town lies between the two municipalities of Aluva and Angamaly in the Greater Cochin region. It has a population of 28,607 as on 2001, with a sex-ratio of 1012 females to 1000 males...
is only 14 km away from the town.
Perumbavoor is surrounded by many small but populous commuter villages, connected to the town by bus services. The notable ones are Cheranalloor, Panamkuzhy, Alattuchira, Kodanad, Nedungapra, ponjasserry, Malayidomthuruth etc. Kuruppampady town, is one of the main interchange points for public transport.
Education
Colleges- Marthoma College of Management & Technology
- Mar Thoma College
- Jai Bharath College
- SSV College
- Sreenarayana Gurukulam College
- sree Sankara Collage
- Govt. Polytechnic
The notable high schools are :
- St. Mary's Public School (CBSE), Thuruthiply
- Government Higher secondary School
- St Joseph Convent Senior Secondary School, Pulluvazhy
- Asram High School
- Girls Higher secondary School
- Higher Secondary School Valayanchirangara.
- Amrita Vidyalayam
- Jayakeralam. HS, pulluvazhy
- Govt Higher Secondary School Iringole
- sree narayana higher secondary okkal
- MET Senior Secondary School, Poopani
Healthcare
Even though Perumbavoor has a Government Taluk Head Quarters hospital, and several private hospitals,numerous dental health care centers, hi-tech labs, health care sector remains underdeveloped especially for trauma, emergency and speciality health care.Demographics
In the 2001 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Perumbavoor municipality had a population of 26,550. It had an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. 11% of the population was under 6 years of age. Perumbavoor is a diverse community with Muslims, Hindus and Christians living in harmony and happiness. Perumbavoor is having a big number of north Indian and Tamil immigrants who works in the small scale industries here.The immigrants here mostly speak Hindi,so Hindi language is also prominent in Perumbavoor apart from Malayalam and English.
Places of Worship
Churches- Bathel Sulokko Jacobite Syrian Cathedral,Perumbavoor Town
- St.Mary's Jacobite Syrian Valiya pally,Thuruthiply
- St Pauls Marthoma Church is Located near Asram High school.
- Pentecostal church is located in Onnamile which is near Asram high school
- The KuruppampadyKuruppampadyKuruppampady is situated about five kilometers from Perumbavoor on the Aluva-Munnar road, in Kunnathunadu Taluke, Ernakulam district, Kerala, India.It is surrounded by important places viz...
church near Perumbavoor is one of the oldest churches in Kerala. - St Thomas catholic church, pulluvazhy
- CSI, Catholic and orthodox churches are also there in perumbavoor
Temples
- Perumbavoor Sri Dharmasastha Temple
- Chelamattom Temple
- Alppara kavu
- Iringol kavu which is the largest Kavu in Kerala.
- Aimury Temple
- Dhanwantari Temple, Thottuva, Perumbavoor (8 km from Perumbavoor)
- Kuzhippillikavu
Masjids:
- Perumbavoor Town Juma Masjid
- Madeena Masjid
- Makka Masjid
- Thaqwa Masjid
- Kandanthara Juma Masjid
- Mudikkal Juma Masjid
Tourist Destinations
- Kodanad
- Paniyali Poru
- Kallil Temple
- Iringol Kavu
- Kadambrayar
- Periyar river
- Perumbavoor town
- Panamkuzhy
- Kuruppampady Church
- Vengoor Church
- Kombanadu Para
- Pulluvazhy St.Thomas Church
- Thurthiply St. Mary's Church
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Media in Perumbavoor
All Major Malayalam newspapers have bureaux in Perumbavoor, Kurrupampady, Kizhekkambalam, Kolenchery. Perumbavoor press club is situated at town. Local television stations in Perumbavoor includes Asianet Cable VisionAsianet Cable Vision
Asianet Cable Vision is a cable television network in Kerala. Earlier a sister concern of Asianet TV, which provided services on cable TV, broadband internet connections, web hosting and VoIP services, it now operates new channels mainly entertainment level channels.-Projects under Asianet Cable...
, Perumbavoor Channel.