Karumallur is a village in
Paravur Taluk
Paravur Taluk, {{IPA-ml, pɐrɐʋuːr, IPA, is a taluk of Ernakulam District in the States and territories of India, Indian State of Kerala. North Paravur is the capital of the taluk. Paravur Taluk lies in the north western part of Ernakulam d ...
,
Ernakulam district
Ernakulam, ; ISO: ''Eṟaṇākuḷaṁ'', in Malayalam: എറണാകുളം), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, that takes its name from the eponymous city division in Kochi. It is situated in the central part o ...
in the
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
n state of
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 ...
.
Karumalloor is a
panchayat
The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical ment ...
in Ernakulam District.
The village consists of large tracts of
paddy field
A paddy field is a flooded field (agriculture), field of arable land used for growing Aquatic plant, semiaquatic crops, most notably rice and taro. It originates from the Neolithic rice-farming cultures of the Yangtze River basin in sout ...
s. Karumallur is bounded by distributaries of the river
Periyar
Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973), revered as Periyar or Thanthai Periyar, was an Indian social activist and politician who started the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. He is known as the 'F ...
. The panchayat is mainly a rice-based agrarian economy.
History
Karumallur was under Ayirur village union . The panchayat was formed in 1953. The village was famous for agricultural tools and even people from north come to buy these products.
Demographics
India
census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...
, Karumalloor had a population of 26858 with 13189 males and 13669 females.
Educational Organizations
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Union Christian College, Aluva
Union Christian College, Aluva (known as UC College) is a college affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.
It is one of the earliest colleges in India to be established and managed by Indian Christians. It was founded in 1921 by four ...
* Holy Matha College, Manakkapady
* SNGIST, Thekkethazham
* Thantric Vidyapeedom
* The Alwaye Settlement H.S.School
* K.E.M.H.S., Kottapuram
* FMCT HS, Manakkapady
* MIUP School Veliyathunadu
* Govt LP School Manakkapady
* St Little Teresas UPS Thattanpady
* AIS UPS , MANJALY
Localities
U.C College,
Veliyathunad
Veliyathunad is a village spread over Aluva Taluk and Paravur Taluk of Eranakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Veliyathunad is situated near Aluva town. Veliyathunad is one of rarest greenery sights in Eranakulam District: even though ...
, Parana, Aduvathuruth,
Karumallur, Mattupuram, Manjaly, Kallikuzhy, Manakkapady, Thattampady,
Millupadi, Kaduvappadam, Mariyapady, Paruvakkad, Vayalodam, Chettikkad, Thekkethazham, Karukunnu, Kottapuram , puthukad , mandala , muriyaka
Ferrys
* Mambra - Wayalkara
* Mattupuram - Chowkakadav
Places of worship
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* Purapillikavu Bhagavathy temple, Karumalloor
* Kanjirakaattu Bhagavathy temple, Karumalloor
* St.Joseph's Church, Manakkappady
* St.Thomas Church, Thattampady, Karumalloor
* W.Veliyathunadu Jum'a Masjid
*Manjaly Juma Masjid, Manjaly
* E.Veliyathunadu Jum'a Masjid
* Kadoopadam Jum'a Masjid
* Badriya Masjid, Aduvathuruth
* Karipuram Sreekrishna temple
* Narayanamangalam Dharmashastha Temple
*Attipuzhakkavu Temple
*Mankuzhi Bhagavathy Temple
*Ellumparambu Bhagavathy Temple
* Alangadu Jum'a Masjid
* Kaipetty Bhagavathy Temple, Karumalloor
* Alungal Bhagavathi Temple
* Puthukad jum'ah masjid
See also
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North Paravur
North Paravur. formerly known as Paravur or Parur, is a municipality and suburb in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a northern suburb of the city of Kochi and is situated around 20 km from the city centre. It is ...
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Paravur Taluk
Paravur Taluk, {{IPA-ml, pɐrɐʋuːr, IPA, is a taluk of Ernakulam District in the States and territories of India, Indian State of Kerala. North Paravur is the capital of the taluk. Paravur Taluk lies in the north western part of Ernakulam d ...
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Ernakulam District
Ernakulam, ; ISO: ''Eṟaṇākuḷaṁ'', in Malayalam: എറണാകുളം), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, that takes its name from the eponymous city division in Kochi. It is situated in the central part o ...
*
Kochi
Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...
References
{{Ernakulam district
Villages in Ernakulam district