Puthenchira is a
village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
in
Thrissur district in the 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 ...
,
India
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.
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 ...
, Puthenchira had a population of 21416 with 9815 males and 11601 females.
History
Puthenchira and the surrounding areas were earlier known as
Mahadevar Pattanam.
In the second or the third century the
Perumanadikals created a ‘Chira’ (causeway/bund) for the purpose of agriculture. The
Cheraman Perumal
Perumal (the 'Great One') is the name of a Hindu deity.
It was also a medieval Indian royal title of:
*Western Ganga dynasty Narayanan, M. G. S. ''Perumāḷs of Kerala''. Thrissur (Kerala): CosmoBooks, 2013. 171.
**Sripurusha
**Rajamalla
**Nitim ...
designated the place for building the ‘Chira’ by throwing Puthen( the coin prevailing then). Since then it is believed that this place is called Puthenchira.
Various muris(parts) of Puthenchira were ruled by the
Kodungallur
Kodungallur (; also Cranganore, Portuguese: Cranganor; formerly known as Mahodayapuram, Shingly, Vanchi, Muchiri, Muyirikkode, and Muziris) is a historically significant town situated on the banks of river Periyar on the Malabar Coast in Thr ...
Thampuran and Mukundapuram (Muriyanatt-Nadavarambu) Nambiar after the
Chera dynasty fell in the 12th Century. Later when
Samudiri extended his territory, both Puthenchira and Kodungallur became part of his empire. Later in 1761, the Cochin king sought help from
Travancore
The Kingdom of Travancore ( /ˈtrævənkɔːr/), also known as the Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor, was an Indian kingdom from c. 1729 until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvananthapuram. At ...
. Travancore obliged and defeated Samudiri in the battle, delighted by this, the Cochin king gave Puthenchira to Divan
Ayyappan Marthandapillai who was the commander of the
Travancore army. The Divan dedicated Puthenchira to the Travancore king. So until the
Travancore Cochin merger in 1949 Puthenchira was a Travancore village in the Cochin kingdom.
Puthenchira is the birthplace of Villwamangalam Swamiyar.It is believed that Paramel Thrikkov temple was built by Swamiyar.Puthenchira is also the birthplace of
St. Mariam Thresia Chiramel and
Joseph Vithayathil
Joseph Vithayathil was a priest from India who has been declared as Venerable by the Catholic Church.
He was born in Puthenpally, Varapuzha, Ernakulam District of Kerala State of India to Catholic parents of the Vithayathil family on 23 July 18 ...
, who is the founder of St. Mary's GHSSK school. Neighboring places are Kuthirathadam, Mala, Kuzhikattusery, and Konathukunnu.
Books about Puthenchira
* Sunil Villwamangalath
സ്വന്തം പുത്തന്ചിറ ചരിത്രവഴികളിലൂടെ Dec. 2014.
References
Villages in Mukundapuram Taluk
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