Aranattukara is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

situated in the city

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

, in

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

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. Aranattukara is the 51st ward of the

Thrissur Municipal Corporation The Thrissur Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the Thrissur city in Kerala, India. It is the third largest city Corporation in the state of Kerala by area and fourth largest in population. Established as a Municipality since 19 ...

, an Indian civic body.

Location

It is surrounded by the localities of

Laloor Laloor is a residential area situated in the city of Thrissur in Kerala, India. It is Ward 49 of Thrissur Municipal Corporation. Places of Interest *Laloor Bhagavathy Temple * Dr. John Matthai Centre(School of Drama) * IM Vijayan Indoor Stadium ...

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Vadookara Vadookara is a residential area in southwest Thrissur, Kerala state, India. It is closer to the city starting from Koorkenchery and extending towards Nedupuzha and Aranattukara. See also *Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also k ...

, Kottappuram, and Elthuruth. The town is 55 km from

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. Aranattukara is located just 2 km from Thrissur railway station and State bus terminus.

History

In the past, most of the transportation in Kerala was done by water transport. Aranattukara had a huge stockyard adjoining the backwaters for storing goods for the consumers of Thrissur. Aranattukara is one of the early settlement area of St. Thomas Christians by AD 800 who migrated from Kodungallur(Musiris). Some of them settled in Aranattukara and others moved to Angamali and Akapparampu for agriculture and businesses. A church was built from the Statue of St Sebastian; which was found by the boatmen who were on the trip to Kochi for their supplies. Aranattukara has a number of educational institutions in its locality, such as Calicut University Teacher Education Centre (M.Ed., B.Ed.) the School of Drama and Fine Arts is a theatre training institute, the School of Management Studies an MBA institution of Calicut University are located in Aranattukara under Dr John Matthai Centre in Laloor. There is additionally Tharakan's High School, Infant Jesus Girls High School, and a Government School which provides necessary primary education in Aranattukara.

Culture

The festival of Aranattukara church is held on the first Sunday of January

References

{{thrissur topics Suburbs of Thrissur city