Chazhoor (Chazhur) is a village in Thrissur Taluk of
Thrissur district in the state of
Kerala
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India
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Thriprayar (4 km), Thrissur (22 km), and Chavakkad (17 km) are nearby cities. Chazhoor is 4 km away from Snehatheeram beach.
Demographics
India
census
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, Chazhoor had a population of 6,541 with 3,022 males and 3,519 females.
Civic administration
For administrative purposes, the Chazhoor panchayat is divided into 18 wards, from which the members of the panchayat are elected for five years.
History
Chazhoor village holds the ancient palace of Chazhoor (Chazhur) kovilakom. This is the root (moola thavazhi) of the Cochin royal family, in Ernakulam district (
Perumpadapu Swaroopam
The Kingdom of Cochin, named after its capital in the city of Kochi (Cochin), was a kingdom in the central part of present-day Kerala state. It commenced at the early part of the 12th century and continued to rule until 1949, when monarchy wa ...
).
The Naalukettu (Kerala style of joint family house) of Chazhoor royal family is in this village.
Chazhur Pazhayannur Bhagavathy temple is in this village, famous as an important Deity of Perumpadappu Swaroopam. This village is beautiful with a lot of Paddy fields and water bodies. As a remote village, development was slow in this area. Main income for the people was agriculture and toddy tapping.
Politics
Chazhoor panchayat is part of Thrissur Parliament constituency and Nattika Legislative constituency.
The current MP is T N Prathapan and MLA is Geetha Gopi.
Educational institutions
* Govt LP School, Alapad
* Sree Narayana Memorial High School, Chazhoor
* ALP School, Chazhoor
* Gokulam Public School, Pazhuvil
* St. Antony's High School, Pazhuvil
* SBHS KURUMPILAVU
Places of worship
* Chazhur Pazhayannur temple
* Parakkulangara Sri dharmasastha temple
* Chazhur Juma Masjid
* Thachandra Bhagavathy Temple
* Chethikkattil Temple
* Saint Mary's church Chazhur
References
Villages in Thrissur district
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