Shornur is a town and a municipality located in the

Palakkad district Palakkad District () is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. It was carved out from the southeastern region of the former Malabar District on 1 January 1957. It is located at the centre of Kerala. It is the largest district i ...

, in the Indian state of Kerala, located on the banks of the Bharathapuzha River. The town covers an area of 32.28 km².

Geography

Shornur is located at . It has an average elevation of 49 metres (160 feet).

History

This place was originally a part of the ''Nedunganad'' Swaroopam dynasty, which ruled over the present-day Pattambi and Ottapalam Taluks. By the end of the 15th century CE, Nedunganad came under the Zamorin of Calicut. The Chieftains of Shornur known as the Kavalappara Moopil Nair maintained his territory as a buffer zone between the Zamorin and the

Rajas of kochi 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 w ...

often taking sides keeping in mind his personal interests of the time . With the annexation of Malabar by the British Kavalappara became part of Walluvanad Taluk of Malabar District , with the Taluk headquarters at Perinthalmanna.

Politics

Shornur became a municipality in 1978 and is divided into 33 electoral wards. It is a part of Shornur Legislative Assembly Constituency and Palakkad Parliamentary Constituency.maps of india - shornur assembly constituency
/ref> Shornur assembly constituency was formed in 2011. Before that Shornur municipality was under Pattambi assembly constituency.

Transport

Shoranur well connected by road to the nearest cities of Thrissur and Palakkad . SH 22 which is also called the Shoranur - Kodungallur road passes through Thrissur, while the

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- Palakkad road passes through Kulappully. There are regular bus services to Ottapalam,Thrissur,

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, Pattambi and

Cherpulassery Cherpulassery (also known by its former name Cherpulacherry) is a town and municipality in the Palakkad district, of Kerala, India. Cherpulassery is often called the Sabarimala of Malabar as the famous Ayyappankavu temple is located here . The ...

from shoranur. Kulappully serves buses from Palakkad and Guruvayur. Shoranur Junction is the largest railway station in Kerala and it handle trains to almost all parts of the country. The most popular daily express in Kerala the Venad Express runs between shoranur and Trivandrum.

Educational institutions

Institute Of Printing Technology & Government Polytechnic College, Shoranur
* Institute for Communicative and Cognitive Neurosciences, Kavalapara, Shoranur
Vishnu Ayurveda College, Kulapully, Shoranur

MPMMSN Trust College, Shoranur

Carmel CMI School, Shoranur

Al Ameen Engineering College

Jyoti engineering college, Cheruthuruthy
* National Research Institute for Panchakarma, Cheruthuruthy

Notable people

Balan K. Nair Balakrishnan Nair, more popularly known as Balan K. Nair (4 April 1933 26 August 2000) was an Indian actor known for his roles in Malayalam cinema. Although he appeared as a villain in most films, he was also noted for his performances in stron ...

, actor * Meghanathan, actor

References

{{Palakkad district Cities and towns in Palakkad district Kathakali