Thalavoor
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Thalavoor is a village located in the district of Kollam
in the Kerala
state of India
. It is 77 km to the north of the State Capital, Thiruvananthapuram
, and 28 km to the east of District Capital, Kollam
. Thalavoor village is bordered by Pattazhy village to the north, Pidavoor village to the north-east, Vilakkudy village to the south-east, Melila village to the south and Mylom village to the west.
Royal Family.
Kottarakkara
was the capital of Elayadathu Swarupam.
Kollam district
-Climate:Kollam's temperature is almost steady throughout the year. The average temperature ranges from 25 to 32 degrees Celsius. Summer usually runs from March until May; the monsoon begins by June and ends by September. Kollam receives an annual average rainfall of around...
in the 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....
state of 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...
. It is 77 km to the north of the State Capital, Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
, and 28 km to the east of District Capital, Kollam
Kollam
Kollam , often anglicized as ', is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city lies on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake on the Arabian sea coast and is situated about north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram...
. Thalavoor village is bordered by Pattazhy village to the north, Pidavoor village to the north-east, Vilakkudy village to the south-east, Melila village to the south and Mylom village to the west.
History
In earlier times, this land was a part of Elayadathu Swarupam, a principality ruled by a branch of the TravancoreTravancore
Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...
Royal Family.
Kottarakkara
Kottarakkara
Kottarakkara , also transliterated as Kottarakara, is a town and taluk in Kollam District , in Kerala state, India. The town is close to the Kollam port which has a rich history linked to the early medieval period as well as a reputation for being an important commercial, industrial and trading...
was the capital of Elayadathu Swarupam.
Etymology
Up to 18th century, this land was a part of "Ilayidathu Swaroopam". At that time, most of the leaders (Malayalam: Thalavanmaar) in the Ilayidathu Swaroopam were from this place. They headed various departments of this royal dynasty. Hence this place came to known as "Thalavoor", meaning "Thalavanmaarude Ooru" i.e. "The Place of Leaders".Sectors of Land
The land of thalavoor is traditionally divided into six zones.- Pandithitta (North-West Zone of Thalavoor)
- Manjakkala (North-East Zone of Thalavoor)
- Nadutheri (Central Zone of Thalavoor)
- Njarakkadu (South-East Zone of Thalavoor)
- Kura (South-West Zone of Thalavoor)
- Vadakodu (South-West Zone of Thalavoor)
- Aringada(South Zone of Thalavoor)
Governance
Thalavoor, like other parts of India, is governed by different levels of government such as the three tiers of 'Panchayatraj', namely Village, Block and Jilla and, of course, the state and central governments. The revenue and land administration has the village as the basic unit.The president of the panchayath is Adv. Biju K. Mathew.Places of worship
Hindu Temples
- Sri Durga Devi Kshetram,Trikkonnamarcodu, Njarakkadu
- Sri Madadeva Kshetram, Saptarshimangalam, Nadutheri
- Sree Krishna Kshetram, Nadutheri
- Sri Gurisimankavu Dharmashasta Kshetram, Pandithitta
- Sree Krishna Swami Kshetram, Kura
- Sree Mahadeva Kshetram, Chunakkara, Millumukku, Kura
- Sri Vasudevancode Kshetram, Vadacode
- Charoor Bhagavathy Temple, Vadacode
- Kaduvancode Bhagavathy Temple, Vadacode
- Sree Durga Devi Temple, Aringada
Churches
- St.George Orthodox Church, Ambalathinnirappu
- Palakkuzhi Marthoma Church Ambalathinnirappu
- St.Semavoon Orthodox Church,Manjakkala
- Trinity Marthoma Church, Manjakkala
- St.Mary's Malankara Catholic Church, Manjakkala
- St.George Orthodox Church,Mylom Kulamudi
- St.Jude Chapel, Santhi Bhavan, Nadutheri
- St.George Orthodox Church, Nadutheri
- Bethel AG Church, Nadutheri
- Marthoma Church, Nadutheri
- St.Stephen's Orthodox Church, Pandithitta
- Tabor Marthoma Church, Pandithitta
- Divya Rekshaka Church(Romapally), Pandithitta
- Brethren Church, Pandithitta
- St.Mary's Malankara Catholic Church, Pattazhy
- C.S.I. Church, Randalummoodu
- St.Mary's Orthodox Church (Valiya Palli), Randalummoodu
- St.John's Orthodox Church, Vadacodu
- St.John's Malankara Catholic Church, Vadacodu
Educational institutions
- Government Lower Primary School, Vadacodu
- Government Lower Primary School, Kura, Thalavoor
- Government Lower Primary School, Njarakkadu, Thalavoor
- Government Lover Primary School, Pandithitta
- Government Upper Primary School, Nadutheri, Thalavoor
- Devi Vilasom Vocational Higher Secondary School and Devi Vilasom High School, Thalavoor
- Indira Gandhi Memorial Vocational Higher Secondary School, Manjakkala, Thalavoor
- Government W.L.P.S., Pandithitta
- Christhuraj I.T.C., Pandithitta
- Holy Cross Public School Pandithitta
Nearby Places
- KunnicodeKunnicodeKunnicode is a small village on NH 208 in the Kollam District. It is located eight kilometers from Kottarakkara, eight kilometers from Pathanapuram and ten kilometers from Punalur...
-4 km - PattazhyPattazhyPattazhy, also Pattazhi, is a village located in Pathanapuram taluk in the eastern part of the Kollam District, Kerala state, India. It is best known as the site of an ancient Bhagavathy temple, Pattazhy Devi Temple.-Etymology:...
-6 km - PathanapuramPathanapuramPathanapuram is an administrative division situated in the Western Ghats in the Kollam District of Kerala state of India. It is about 13 km from industrial town Punalur...
-8 km - KottarakkaraKottarakkaraKottarakkara , also transliterated as Kottarakara, is a town and taluk in Kollam District , in Kerala state, India. The town is close to the Kollam port which has a rich history linked to the early medieval period as well as a reputation for being an important commercial, industrial and trading...
-8 km - PunalurPunalurPunalur is a city situvated near the Tamil Nadu Kerala Border in Kollam district in the southern state of Kerala, India. It is the pioneer in starting industrial revolution in Kerala by establishing Punalur Paper Mills, the first industry in kerala. It is situated in the banks of the river Kallada...
-12 km