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North Paravur (also Parur, Paravur taluk, Paravoor) is a town and a municipality in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is an old and growing municipality. Paravur is the capital of Paravur Taluk in Ernakulam district. The Paravur town is 17 km away from Edappally in city of Kochi.
Cherai beach is only 6 km from Paravur town. The coastal highway NH-17 Ernakulam - Manglore- Mumbai passes through this town.
This town had been an old trading post and has a Jewish synagogue and had a thriving Jewish community before their resettlement in Israel after its establishment.
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North Paravur (also Parur, Paravur taluk, Paravoor) is a town and a municipality in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is an old and growing municipality. Paravur is the capital of Paravur Taluk in Ernakulam district. The Paravur town is 17 km away from Edappally in city of Kochi.
Cherai beach is only 6 km from Paravur town. The coastal highway NH-17 Ernakulam - Manglore- Mumbai passes through this town.
This town had been an old trading post and has a Jewish synagogue and had a thriving Jewish community before their resettlement in Israel after its establishment. Cochin Jews lived in the towns of Kochi, Ernakulam and North Paravur.
The various denominations of modern Saint Thomas Christians ascribe their unwritten tradition to the end of the 2nd century and believe that Thomas landed at Maliankara near Moothakunnam village in Paravur Taluk in AD 52.In AD 52 (St. Thomas) founded the churches popularly known as 'Ezharappallikal'. These churches are at Kodungallur, Kottakkayal, North Paravur, Kollam, Niranam, Nilackal (Chayal), Kokkamangalam, Palayoor (Chattukulangara) and Thiruvithamkode — the half church.
It is situated north end of Ernakulam district near at the end of Thrissur district. The towns in Thrissur district like Kodungallore, Mala, Chalakudy and the towns Kalamassery, Aluva, Angamaly, Vypin island are located near to this town. The Paravur Taluk lies in the flat delta region of the Periyar river and cut by several canals, which have resulted in the formation of many islands. The Kodungalloor Kayal and Varappuzha Kayal are in this taluk.
Geography
Paravur is located at 8.78° N 76.7° E[1]. It has an average elevation of 10 metres (32 feet).
Major Temples in the taluk
- Peruvaram Mahadeva Temple
- Mookabika Saraswathi Temple
- Kannankulangara Sreekrishna Temple
- Veluthattamma Temple
- Kalikulangara Temple
- Thonniakavu Bhadrakali Temple
- Shemodayam Ayyappa Temple ,Nanthiyattukunnam
- Ayyappa Temple ,Kottakkakam,Near Transport Bus Stand
- Subramanya Swami Temple ,Mannam
Higher Education Institutions
- Sree Narayana Arts & Science College ,Kedamangalam, North Paravur
- SNMIMT A self finance engineering college run by The Hindu Matha Dharma Paripalana Sabha(H.M.D.P Sabha) ,North Paravur Moothakunnam,
- SNM Training College
- Holymatha College of engineering, N.Paravur Manakkapady,
- SNGIST College offering MBA, MCA,and MSc. Bio-informatics courses.Thekketazham,Manjaly,North Paravur
- Lakshmi College North Paravur, which is the largest parallel college in Kerala with more than three thousand students.
- Holy India School North Paravur.
- Sree Narayana Medical College,Chalaka,North Paravur
- MES College, Kunnukara,North Paravur
- Kesari Arts & Science College,North Paravur
- Presentation college,Puthanvelikara,North Paravur
- Matha College of Technology,Manakkapady North Paravur
Ezhikkara is also a place near paravoor. It is very rich in fisheries and coconut trees
Pin Code Index for the taluk of Paravur
Places of Interest
Transportation
KL-42 is the RTO code for Paravur Taluk,Vypin and North Paravur. There is a KSRTC Subdepot, Private Limited Stop bus stand and a Private bus stand in the town conducting services to all important places of Kerala. There is frequent bus services to Ernakulam, Aluva, Kodungallore, Guruvayur, Thrissur, Calicut etc from here. There is also night services from & towards Kottayam, Pala, Hilly areas of Kannur & Kasargode Districts, Wayanad operaed by privatebuses. The nearest railway station is Aluva 16 km away. The Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery is only 21 km away from the town. There is frequent boats and ferry services in the near by rivers and lagoons.
Distance by road
- 14 km from Athani NedumbasseryAirport JN NH 47,15 km from Paravoor JN, Aluva NH 47,16 km from Kalamassery Premier JN NH 47,17 km from Edappally NH 47,28 km from High Court JN ,Ernakulam,32 km from KodakaraNH 47 through Mala,Puthanvelikkara-Valiyapazhambillythuruth ferry, 45 km from Thrissur.
- 10 km from Kodungalloor ,60 km from Guruvayoor, 22 km from Angamaly,35 km from Chalakudy,37 km from Malayatoor, 30 km from Koratty Muthy, 33 km from Muringoor, 435 km from Manglore NH 17,192 km from Kozhikode
Important roads
Administration
North Paravur is the headquarters of Paravur Taluk and Paravur,Kalamassery Assembly constituencies. North Paravur is a Municipality in Ernakulam district.The Grama Panchayats in ParavurTaluk are
Alengad,
Chendamangalam,
Chittatukara,
Eloor,
Ezhikkara,
Kadungalloor,
Karumalore,
Kottuvally,
Kunnukara,
Puthanvelikkara,
VadakkekaraAnd
Varappuzha.
The Block Panchayats are Paravur,Alengad,Parakkadav
Paravur Assembly constituency belong to Ernakulam Loksabha constituency represented by Dr. Sebastian Paul
Demographics
India census, Paravur had a population of 30,056. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Paravur has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 84%. In Paravur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Politics
Parur assembly constituency is part of Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency).
Agriculture
North Paravur historically practiced the Pokkali Cyclic Paddy Cultivation Method. After the harvest, the decaying stubbles of the paddy serve as food for the prawns and likewise the prawn excreta make the field fertile. No pesticides or fertilizers are used in the fields, in contrast to other prevalent farming practices.
As in other areas of Kerala, paddy fields are widely being reclaimed in North Paravur. Once there were acres of fine wet paddy fields. Pokkali paddy-cum-prawn farming (cyclic farming method) was the traditional practice for farming. This farming method may be one of the most eco-friendly of all farming practices in the world. But once the paddy fields fell into neglect, they became infertile for many years. Eventually those infertile fields were reclaimed and sold for huge profits.
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