Perumbavoor

This article is about a town in Ernakulam district. For other uses, see Perumbavoor.

Perumbavoor
Perumbavoor Location of Perumbavoor in Kerala and India
Coordinates	10°07′59″N 77°12′00″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Ernakulam
Nearest city	Kochi
Population	26,550 (2001)
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation • Coastline	• 33 metres (108 ft) • 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Climate Temperature • Summer • Winter	Tropical monsoon (Köppen) •      35 °C (95 °F) •      20 °C (68 °F)
Codes • Telephone • +0484 • Vehicle • KL-40
Website	[http://[1] [2]]

Perumbavoor (Malayalam: പെരുമ്പാവൂർ) is a satellite town of Kochi city and 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. It is a Main Satellite Centres of Kochi City. 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.

It is one of the most strategically located industrially developing towns in Kerala, since its close to Ernakulam, where the city grows further towards east. There are many small-scale industries on the Aluva - Perumbavoor road. Trucks carrying wood and allied products like plywood travel from Perumbavoor to destinations like Coimbatore, Trivandrum and Mangalore. There is also a developing packaging and carton industry. Food processing, especially of rice and condiments, is also one of the prominent local industry.

Perumbavoor has many immigrants from other parts of India. Most work in the plywood or other industries. Tamils and Nepalese have special colonies of their own.

Geography

Perumbavoor lies northeast of Aluva, north of Muvattupuzha, south of Angamaly and west of Kothamangalam. Perumbavoor lies in the midland areas of the district noted by large areas of cultivated lands.

Administration

Perumbavoor is the headquarters of Kunnuthunad Taluk and Perumbavoor, Kunnuthunad State Assembly constituencies. The Grama Panchayats in Kunnuthunad Taluk are Koovapady, Vengoor, Okkal, Mudakuzha, Asamanoor, Rayamangalam, Vengola, Vazhakulam, Mazhuvannur, Kizhekkambalam Kunnuthunad Ikkaranad, Poothrikka, Vaduvakkode-Puthencruzand Thiruvaniyoor. The Block Panchayats are Koovapady, Vazhakulam, Vadavukkode,The Sub Registrar Office is Perumbavoor

• Politics

Perumbavoor assembly constituency is a part of Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency).

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).

Saju Paul is the current MLA from Perumbavoor.

Economy

Perumbavoor is a predominantly agricultural town with several small 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

• Ideal Timber Industries
• Nila Timber Traders

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, Moovattupuzha, Kolanchery,Thrippunithura, etc. from here. The nearest railway stations are Angamaly and Aluva. The Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery is only 14 km away from the town.

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

Neighbouring cities & towns

Education

Colleges

• M.E.S College Marampally.
• Marthoma College of Management & Technology
• Mar Thoma College
• Jai Bharath College
• SSV College
• CET College of Management,Science and Technology
• Sreenarayana Gurukulam College
• sree Sankara Collage
• Govt. Polytechnic

The notable high schools are :

• St. Mary's Public School (CBSE), Thuruthiply
• Government Higher secondary School
• St Joseph Convent Senior Secondary School, Pulluvazhy
• Asram High School
• Girls Higher secondary School
• Higher Secondary School Valayanchirangara.
• Amrita Vidyalayam
• Jayakeralam. HS, pulluvazhy
• Govt Higher Secondary School Iringole
• sree narayana higher secondary okkal
• MET Senior Secondary School, Poopani

Healthcare

Even though Perumbavoor has a Government Taluk Head Quarters 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.

Demographics

In the 2001 census, Perumbavoor municipality had a population of 26,550. It had an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. 11% of the population was under 6 years of age. Perumbavoor has a diverse community with Muslims, Hindus and Christians. A large number of Tamil and Hindi-speaking north Indian immigrants work in the small scale industries. Hindi, along with Malayalam and English are the major languages of the area.

Places of Worship

Masjids:

• Perumbavoor Town Juma Masjid
• Madeena Masjid
• Makka Masjid
• Thaqwa Masjid
• Kandanthara Juma Masjid
• Mudikkal Juma Masjid

Churches

• Bathel Sulokko Jacobite Syrian Cathedral,Perumbavoor Town
• St.Mary's Jacobite Syrian Valiya pally,Thuruthiply
• St Pauls Marthoma Church is Located near Asram High school.
• Pentecostal church is located in Onnamile which is near Asram high school
• The Kuruppampady church near Perumbavoor is one of the oldest churches in Kerala.
• St Thomas catholic church, pulluvazhy
• CSI, Catholic and Orthodox churches are also there in Perumbavoor

Temples

• Perumbavoor Sri Dharmasastha Temple
• Chelamattom Temple
• Alppara kavu
• Iringol kavu which is the largest Kavu in Kerala.
• Aimury Temple
• Dhanwantari Temple, Thottuva, Perumbavoor (8 km from Perumbavoor)
• Kuzhippillikavu

Tourist Destinations

Paniyeli poru

• Kodanad
• Paniyali Poru
• Kallil Temple
• Iringol Kavu
• Kadambrayar
• Periyar river
• Perumbavoor town
• Panamkuzhy
• Kuruppampady Church
• Vengoor Church
• Kombanadu Para
• Pulluvazhy St.Thomas Church
• Thurthiply St. Mary's Church

Media in Perumbavoor

All major Malayalam newspapers have bureaus in Perumbavoor, Kurrupampady, Kizhekkambalam, Kolenchery. Perumbavoor press club is situated at town. Local television stations in Perumbavoor includes Asianet Cable Vision, Perumbavoor Channel.

Localities in Perumbavoor

These are the localities or wards in Perumbavoor Municipality

See also

• Kunnuthunad Taluk
• Ernakulam
• Ernakulam District
• Kochi

External links

• Ernakulam District website
• Perumbavoornews
• Kuruppampady