Perumbavoor

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Perumbavoor
പെരുമ്പാവൂർ
Suburb
Electricity Board Perumbavoor
Electricity Board Perumbavoor
Country  India
State Kerala
District Ernakulam
Government
 • Type Municipality
 • Municipal Chairperson Sathy Jayakrishnan
 • Municipal Vice Chairperson Nisha Vinayan
Area
 • Total 13.61 km2 (5.25 sq mi)
Elevation 33 m (108 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 28,110
 • Density 2,065.4/km2 (5,349/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code 0484
Vehicle registration KL-40
Coastline 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city Kochi
Climate Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature 35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 20 °C (68 °F)
Website [[1] www.perumbavoormunicipality.in/Perumbavoor]]
Perumbavoor Bhajana Madam
Bethel suloko Church
Perumbavoor Taluk Office Kunnathunad

Perumbavoor is a municipality in Ernakulam District in the Indian state of Kerala. It lies in the North Eastern tip of the Greater Cochin area and is also the headquarters of Kunnathunad Taluk. Perumbavoor is famed in the state for wood industries and small-scale industries. Ernakulam lies 33 km southwest of Perumbavoor. The town lies between Angamaly and Muvattupuzha on the Main Central Road (MC), which connects Thiruvananthapuram to Angamaly through the old Travancore part of Kerala. Perumbavoor lies in the banks of rivers Periyar and Muvattupuzha.

Perumbavoor has many immigrants from other parts of India, including West Bengal, Orissa, and Uttar Pradesh. Most work in the plywood or other industries. Tamils and Nepalese have special colonies of their own.

History

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Perumbavoor municipality was formed in 1936. It was one among the 4 Panchayats sanctioned by Sir C. P. Ramaswamy Iyer (Diwan-Thiruvithamcore). The others were Paravur, Nedumangad and Boothapandi.[1] Kandanthara is the nearest place from town & which is the largest populated muslim jama-ath in Ernakulam district, History of kandanthara has been also discussed by many newspapers earlier.The name perumbavoor comes from perumba+oor , where 'perum' means 'big' and 'oor' means 'place'. It is also believed that the name comes from perumbambu+oor 'perumbammbu' means'pythons'-a non venomous snake and 'oor' means 'place' were Many years back, Most of the region contains dense forest landscape, full of pythons. The Tamil people hunt pythons to make sidha medicines and to use the snake meat as well as snake fat.

Politics

Perumbavoor assembly constituency is a part of Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency). Eldhose Kunnapilly is the current MLA from Perumbavoor and Malayalam film artist Innocent is the current MP for Perumbavoor (Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency)).

Judicial Institutions

Its jurisdiction formerly encompassed the towns of Alwaye and Kolenchery, which were separated later. It has a Chief Judicial Magistrate's court, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Subordinate Judge's Court (Sub-court).

Economy

Perumbavoor is a predominantly agricultural town and Asia's Largest plywood industries. Commodities like rubber, pepper, ginger, turmeric, plantain, vegetables, coconut, nutmeg, cocoa, rice, arecanut, cloves, etc. are traded every day in the local market. Most of these commodities are supplied to mainstream exporters in Kochi or to local retailers. Rest of the economy is shared by government and private sectors and small industries. Perumbavoor is an important city for timber trade in Kerala.

Industries/Manufactures

  • Galaxy Plywoods
  • South Indian Saw Mill
  • Thukalil Estates
  • Kattarukudiyil Timber Mills And Industries
  • Perfect Sawmill and Industries
  • South Indian Logistics
  • F&F Furniture Store
  • Thukalil Warehouses
  • A P K Timber Industries
  • Ummani Vineers and Plywoods
  • Swapna Plywoods
  • Molecules Mineral Water Plant
  • Kamaliya Plywoods (ANWAR Industries)
  • Upendra Plywood
  • PKA Industries
  • Ideal Timber Industries
  • Nila Timber Traders

Migrant Workers

The economy of Perumbavoor town is highly dependent upon hundreds of thousands of migrant workers from north India. Some of them are associated with crime and drug trafficking. Recently Kerala Police arrested 12 persons for possessing banned drugs.[2]

Transportation

KL-40 is the RTO code for Kunnathunad Taluk and Perumbavoor. Perumbavoor JRTO is situated at Pattal. Perumbavoor has got a KSRTC Subdepot operating several long distance services to places inside and outside Kerala. Private bus services run into several neighbouring towns. AutoRickshaws are commonly used for small distances. There is frequent bus services to Ernakulam, Aluva, Angamaly, Kothamangalam, Muvattupuzha, Kolenchery,Thrippunithura etc. from here. The nearest railway stations are Angamaly and Aluva. The Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery is only 14 km from the town.

Perumbavoor is surrounded by many small but populous commuter villages, connected to the town by bus services. The notable ones are Vallam, Koovappady, Vengola, Mudickal, Thottuva, Ponjassery, Manjappetty, Kodanad, Alattuchira, Panamkuzhy, Cheranalloor, Nedungapra, Malayidomthuruth etc. Kuruppampady town, is one of the main interchange points for public transport.

Educationl Organizations

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Main article: List of educational organizations in Perumbavoor
  • Jai Bharath Arts And Science College, Perumbavoor
  • KMP College of Arts & Science, Perumbavoor
  • Adishankara Institute of Engineering Technology
  • Sree Sankara Vidyapeetom College,Airapuram.
  • Jama-ath Higher Secondary school, Thandekkad
  • Nusrathul Islamic V.H.S.S, Marampally
  • Queen Mary's English Medium High School, Mudickal
  • Govt.H.S.S, Mudickal
  • Asram Higher Secondary School
  • Govt Boys Higher Secondary School
  • Govt Girls Higher Secondary School

Healthcare

Even though Perumbavoor has a Government Taluk Headquarters hospital, and several private hospitals, numerous dental health care centers, hi-tech labs, health care sector remains underdeveloped especially for trauma, emergency and speciality health care.

Church

  • Evangelistic Association of the East, Head Office & Orphanage
  • Perumbavoor Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church
  • San Thome Malankara Catholic Church, MC Road, Perumbavoor Town
  • Bethel Sulukko Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Cathedral, Perumbavoor Town
  • St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Cathedral, Kuruppampady is one of the oldest churches in Perumbavoor
  • St. Mary's Catholic Church, MC Road. Perumbavoor Town
  • St. George Latin Catholic Church, MC Road. Perumbavoor

Mosque

  • Town central Juma-masjid, Perumbavoor
  • Akashwani Masjid, Near Pathipalam, perumbavoor
  • Madina Masjid, Near Pvt bus stand perumbavoor
  • Meca Masjid, A.M Road Perumbavoor
  • Juma Masjid Mudickal (3.5 km) The second largest Masjid in Kerala.
  • Kandanthara Juma Masjid, Kandanthara, Perumbavoor
  • Poopani Muslim Juma Masjid Poopani Perumbavoor

Temple

  • Iringol kavu which is the largest Kavu in Kerala
  • Koottumadom Sree Subramanya Swami Temple, Rayamangalam
  • Perumbavoor Sri Dharmasastha Temple
  • Thottuva Dhanwanthari temple (8 km from Perumbavoor)
  • Chelattu Kavu Mookambika & Bhadhrakali Temple, Aimury

How to Reach

Perumbavoor, lies in the north eastern corner of Kochi urban area. The geographic advantages of Perumbavoor is that, NH 47 lies closer to this town apart from Main Central Road and Aluva-Munnar highway passing through this place. Perumbavoor is surrounded by important towns like Aluva, Muvattupuzha, Angamaly etc. in close distances. Important suburban regions of Kochi like Aluva, Kalamassery, Kakkanad, Thrippunithura are all in close proximity to Perumbavoor.

  • Kochi- Edapally-Pookkattupady-Chembarakky (34 km)
  • Thodupuzha- Vazhakkulam-Muvattupuzha-Keezhillam (41 km)
  • Thrissur- Chalakudy-Angamaly (59 km)
  • Kottayam- Ettumanoor-Koothattukulam-Muvattupuzha (76 km)
  • Alappuzha- Cherthala-Kundannoor Junction-Petta Junction-Pallikkara-Kizhakkambalam (85 km)
  • Munnar- Pallivasal-Adimaly-Kothamangalam (98 km)
  • Kozhikode- Feroke-Parappanangadi-Tirur-Ponnani-North Paravur-Aluva (180 km)
  • Trivandrum- Kottarakkara-Changanassery-Kottayam-Muvattupuzha (228 km)

See also

References

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External links

Image Gallery

Pictures of the town taken on 9 July-2012 at 8:00 AM

  • Perumbavoor Kalady Road

  • Perumbavoor GOV Hospital Junction

  • Perumbavoor GOV Hospital

  • Perumbavoor Vegetable Market CUM Shopping Complex

  • Perumbavoor Flower Shop

  • Perumbavoor Shopping Complex

Location

Areas of Kochi
Kalady, Angamaly Malayattoor Kodanad
Aluva, paravoor Nellikuzhi, Kothamangalam
  Perumbavoor  
Pukkattupadi, Kakkanad Pattimattom, Kolenchery Muvattupuzha
  1. ↑ Historic Paravur
  2. ↑ http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/excise-raid-led-by-rishiraj-singh-at-migrant-labour-camps-english-news-1.1209435
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