Nadathara
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Nadathara is a census town
in Thrissur district
in the India
n state
of Kerala
. Nadathara is Ward 22 of Thrissur Municipal Corporation
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, Nadathara had a population of 12,593. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Nadathara has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 82%. In Nadathara, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Nadathara is just 5 kilometres from Thrissur city. The major locations at Nadathara include- The Nadathara Farmers Co-0perative Bank,H.r.c.l.p school. Msgr. John Palocaren
Memorial Hall, Joseph Kundukulam Memorial Hall. Both Christians and Hindus dominate this place. Muslims are a minority. Nadathara is well connected by road. National Highway passes through this place. Some of the places within Nadathara are Iyka nagar ,JP Nagar, Elanjikulam, Minor Road & Palocaren Avenue. Sacred Heart Church is one of the major attraction of this place. It is also a gateway to other places like Valkkavu, Poochatti and Moorkkanikkara. The traditional Khadi Industry has its operations at Nadathara. Due to its proximity to Thrissur City and also the presence of National Highway made this place economically advanced. Nadathara is likely to benefit immensely from the four laning of National Highway 47.
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...
in Thrissur district
Thrissur district
Thrissur is a revenue district of Kerala situated in the central part of that state. Spanning an area of about 3,032 km2, Thrissur district is home to over 10% of Kerala’s population. Thrissur district was formed on July 1, 1949, with the headquarters at Thrissur City. Thrissur is known as...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
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of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. Nadathara is Ward 22 of Thrissur Municipal Corporation
Thrissur Municipal Corporation
The Thrissur Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the city of Thrissur in Kerala, India. It is the second-largest city corporation in the state of Kerala by area...
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Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Nadathara had a population of 12,593. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Nadathara has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 82%. In Nadathara, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age. Nadathara is just 5 kilometres from Thrissur city. The major locations at Nadathara include- The Nadathara Farmers Co-0perative Bank,H.r.c.l.p school. Msgr. John Palocaren
John Palocaren
Fr. John Palocaren was the founding principal of St. Thomas College, Thrissur. Palocaren was born on 8 September 1886 in the Nadathara Palocaren family, an ancient Syrian Christian family of Kerala State, India....
Memorial Hall, Joseph Kundukulam Memorial Hall. Both Christians and Hindus dominate this place. Muslims are a minority. Nadathara is well connected by road. National Highway passes through this place. Some of the places within Nadathara are Iyka nagar ,JP Nagar, Elanjikulam, Minor Road & Palocaren Avenue. Sacred Heart Church is one of the major attraction of this place. It is also a gateway to other places like Valkkavu, Poochatti and Moorkkanikkara. The traditional Khadi Industry has its operations at Nadathara. Due to its proximity to Thrissur City and also the presence of National Highway made this place economically advanced. Nadathara is likely to benefit immensely from the four laning of National Highway 47.