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Piravom is a town situated in Muvattupuzha Taluk

Muvattupuzha Taluk

Muvattupuzha Taluk is part of Ernakulam district. It is a Revenue Division for ease of Administration Purposes in Kerala State, India.Muvattupuzha Taluk is Head Quartered at Muvattupuzha Town.Now, Most Kerala State Government Offices in Muvattupuzha are transferred into new Mini Civil Station at...

of 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 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, south India

South India

South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

. It is 33 km South East of Cochin

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 & 42 km north of Kottayam

Kottayam

Kottayam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative capital of the Kottayam district. Kottayam Kottayam (Malayalam: കോട്ടയം) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative...

town. Piravom is famous for historic Hindu temples and Syrian Christian church

Christian Church

The Christian Church is the assembly or association of followers of Jesus Christ. The Greek term ἐκκλησία that in its appearances in the New Testament is usually translated as "church" basically means "assembly"...

es. The town lies 22 km from the Taluka Head Quarters 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...

. Koothattukulam

Koothattukulam

Koothattukulam is situated in the Muvattupuzha Taluk, towards the South East corner of Ernakulam district in Kerala, South India. The town lies 50km south east of Kochi City, 17 km to the south of Muvattupuzha, and 35 kilometres east of Kottayam town and lies on the M.C. Road. It lies at the...

is also a nearby town. Piravom is located at the boundary between two districts, Ernakulam and Kottayam

Kottayam

. The famous Pazhoor Padippura located in Piravom is referred in the Aithihyamala

Aithihyamala

Aithiyamaala is a book of mythology or folklore of Kerala written in Malayalam by Kottarathil Sankunni. It depicts popular tales like those of the children of Vararuchi and Parayi , Kayamkulam Kochunni, Kadamattathu Kathanar among many others. The story of 12 children is commonly called Parayi...

by Kottarathil Sankunni

Kottarathil Sankunni

Kottarathil Sankunni is a well known author of Malayalam literature, was born on 23 March 1855 in Kottayam, Travancore. He made huge contributions in both poetry and prose. He died on 22 July 1937. He started compiling the legends of Kerala in 1909 and completed the work in eight volumes over a...

. Still people from all over the state and country visit the astrologers in Pazhoor padipura

Pazhoor padipura

Pazhoor, is situated 33 km towards the southeast of Kochi,near Piravom. The temple is believed to be nearly 1,800 years old. A unoqie phenomenon observed here is that the Muvattupuzha river flowing west from east changes direction on reaching the temple. It retraces its path and flows east for...

.

Piravom has a river-front, verdant hills, and paddy field

Paddy field

A paddy field is a flooded parcel of arable land used for growing rice and other semiaquatic crops. Paddy fields are a typical feature of rice farming in east, south and southeast Asia. Paddies can be built into steep hillsides as terraces and adjacent to depressed or steeply sloped features such...

s. The Muvattupuzha

Muvattupuzha

river flows through town. The Hindustan News Print Limited (HNL) is situated in Velloor

Velloor

Velloor is a village in the Vaikom Taluk of the Kottayam district in Kerala, India.-Location:Regular bus servies are available to the towns of Vaikom and Kottayam...

, near Piravom.

Health & Education

Various public and private institutions in the field of education and healthcare helped people of piravom to maintain high standard of living compared to adjacent towns and villages.

Schools

St. Josephs English Medium High School
M.K.M Higher secondary school
Fatima Matha higher secondary school
Fatima central school
Government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...

high school Piravom
Govt H S S Namakuzhy
Kids Kingdom Public school
Vivekananda Public School

Temples

Pazhoor perum thrikkovil
Pisharukovil Temple
Peringamala Temple
Thiruveeshamkulam Mahadeva Temple Palachuvadu Mulakkulam
Pallikkav Bhagavathi Temple
Perigamala BalaKrishna Temple Palachuvadu
Sree Subramanya Swami temple Palachuvadu
Sree Purushamangalam Sree Krishna Swami Temple, Kakkad

Churches

Piravom Valiya Pally (Syrian Jacobite)
Piravom Kochu Pally (Knanaya Catholic)
Little Flower Church (Syro Malabar Catholic)
St. Mary's Malankara Catholic Church (Malankara Rite)
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Churh (In the name of Parumala Thrumeni)
St.Mary's Syrian Jacobite Church Kottarakkunnu
St.George orthodox church karmelkunnu
St.Peter's and St.Paul's Orthodox Church (Parel Pally), Namakuzhy, Mulakulam North

Festivals

Pazhoor Shivaraathri
Holy "Danaha perunnal"
Thiruvathira Mahotsavam of Thiruveeshamkulam temple
Pallikkavu temple festival
Athachamayam Festival
Kalamboor Kaavu temple
Temple
A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...

festival
Medam Rohini Mahotsavam, Sree Purushamangalam Temple, Kakkad

Politics

Piravom assembly constituency is now a part of Kottayam (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kottayam (Lok Sabha constituency)

-Assembly segments:Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:piravom/-/pala#Kottayam#Ettumanoor#Puthuppally#Kaduthuruthy#Vaikom #Palai#Piravom-Members of Parliament:*1952: C. P. Matthew, Indian National Congress...

after the delimitation of parliament seats in India. Previously it was part of Muvattupuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)

Muvattupuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)

-Assembly segments:Muvattupuzha Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:#Kunnathunad#Piravom#Muvattupuzha#Kothamangalam#Kanjirappally#Poonjar#Palai-Members of Parliament:*1952: P. T...

Jose K Mani is the Lok Sabha member from this Kottayam Constituency, in which Piravom is included.
T. M. Jacob is the M.L.A of Piravom and is the Food & Civil Supplies Minister of Kerala in Umman Chandy lead Government.
U.D.F is ruling Piravom panchayath and Mr.Sabu.K.Jacob from Congress(I)is the Panchayath President and Mrs Annamma Domy Chirapurath from Congress(J)is the vice President.

Transportation

Nearest Railway station is Piravom Road (veloor), which do have stop for all passengers and most express trains (Bangalore Island Express etc). The major railway station is at Ernakulam.
Nearest airport is at Nedumbaseri known as 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...
Government transport (K S R T C) bus sub depo is located at piravom
Private bus stand is located at the center of piravom. The buses provide ample connectivity to the 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...

city and the nearby towns.

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