Paravur Taluk is a taluk of Ernakulam District in the Indian State of Kerala. North Paravur is the capital of the taluk. Paravur Taluk lies in the north western part of Ernakulam district bordering Thrissur district. The surrounding taluks are Kochi to the west consisting of Vypin Island, Kodungallore to the north, Chalakudy to the north consisting of Mala, Aluva to the east consisting of Angamaly, Nedumbassery and Aluva, Kanayanur to the south consisting of Cochin City. Paravur is a part of Kochi urban agglomeration area. The western parts of taluk are coastal areas with cultivations like prawn and pokkali rice. The eastern parts are fertile lands. The heavy industries of Kochi is located in Udyogmandal area of the taluk.
Parur taluk was prominent in the history of Kerala. Taluk was an attraction to Kochi, Malabar and Travancore Kingdoms. Parur has got its own brands like
Parur Central Bank (1930) (Amalgamated with Bank Of India - 1990)
Parur Boat Race
Parur Market
Parur Municipality (Old)
Maliankara
Parur coir
Parur court (1875)
Islands
Ayroor
Parur river
Purapillykavu Bund
Alengad sugarcane
Chendamangalam Handloom
Co operative institutions
Vedimara Prison
Parur Jew Street
The famous place Chendamanglam - Place of paliath achans. The Paliam Palace, residence of the Paliath Achans, hereditary Prime Ministers to the former Maharajas of Kochi, is one of the architectural splendours of Kerala. The Palace is over 450 years old and houses a collection of historic documents and relics.
Kunjithai is one of the most famous fishing boat manufacturing place in Kerala with 30 Boat yards.
Once Edappally village was in Parur later added to Kanayannur taluk
One small stream named "Vadathodu" is flowing towards the Periyar river, which was once an International boundary separating the Kingdom of Cochin from the Travancore Kingdom. On its west lay Travancore (Madaplathuruthu and Moothakunnam), and on its east was Kingdom of Cochin (Vadakkumpuram and, of course, Chendamangalam where Paliath Achan, the Cochin Kingdom's minister lived). So goes one story: a thief, chased by the police of one kingdom, crossed Vadathodu over to the other kingdom, and escaped; the police had to simply watch on helplessly. International borders didn't matter for thieves, but did for the police.
Flora and fauna
The land has one of the highest densities of coconut trees. The land also boasts a wide range of other birds and animals. The kingfisher നീലപ്പൊന്മാൻ is common bird in this land and others include black bulbul (depend on the season) brown falcon, crow, woodpecker, sparrow, ravens, pigeons, African fish eagle and cuckoos. The land also has cows, goats, etc. We can see so many sarpa kavu abode of snakes സർപ്പക്കാവ് near the Hindu Nair homes and temples. They are the best ecology for animals and birds. Fish are abundant in this serene taluk.
Parur
Ezhikkara
Eloor
Chittatukara
Chendamangalam
Vadakkekara
Kottuvally
Kunnukara
Karumalloor
Varappuzha
Puthenvelikkara
Kadungalloor
Moothakunnam
Alangad
Parur
Eloor
Parur State warehouse is situated at Vaniakkadu. Parur Block Development Office at Kaitharam ( Trysem Center ):Self-employment There are lot of Co-Operative banks, Society and Sahakarana Sangams in taluk. The Agricultural Bank is situated at Chennamangalam Jn.
Grama Panchayats and localities
Alangad
Kongorppilly, Neerikkod, Olanad, Panaikulam, Koduvazhanga, Thiruvalloor
Chendamangalam
Kurumbathuruth, Kadalvathuruth, Gothuruth, Thekkethuruth, Kootukad, Karimbadam, Palathuruth
Chittatukara
Puthiyakav, Parayakad, Cheriya Pallamthuruth, Alamthuruth, Neendoor, Pattanam, Mannam, Thanipadam
Ezhikkara
Nandhiattukunnam, Kedamangalam, Palliackal
Kadungalloor
Eramam, Binanipuram, Muppathadam, Elookara, Kunjunnikkara, Uliyannoor
Karumalore
Manjaly, Aduvathuruth, Veliathunad
Kottuvally
Kaitharam, Kuttanthuruth, Vaniakad, Valluvally, Thathappilly, Koonammavu
Kunnukara
North Kuthiathodu, Ayiroor, Kuttippuzha, Chalakka, Thekke Aduvassery, Kunnuvayal
Puthanvelikkara
Thuruthoor, Manancherykunnu, Elanthikkara, Chathedam, Pazhampillithuruthu, Cherukadapuram, Thelathuruth
Vadakkekara
Maliankara, Kottuvallikad, Chettikkad, Moothakunnam, Andippillikavu, Vavakad, Paliathuruth, Madaplathuruth, Thuruthippuram, Kunjithai, Muravanthuruth
Varappuzha
Puthanpally, Thundathumkadav
Schools coming under Paravur Sub-educational district Schools
St.Germain's Sion School, Paravur
Samooham High School, Paravur
Sree Narayana Higher Secondary School, Paravur
FMCT HS, Karumallore
Govt.High School, Kadungalloor
Elenthikara HS
Dharmarthadayini Sabha High School, Karimbadam
Christ Raj High School, Kuttippuzha
Islamic school, Mannam, Paravur
K .E. M. High School, Alangad
St. Thomas Higher secondary School, Ayiroor
Little Flower High School, Panaikulam
Ansarul Islam School, Manjaly
Nurul Hudha Madrassa, Eramam
Govt.High School, Binanipuram
Sariyathul Islam Madrassa Elookara South (Paduvathikunnu)
Govt H.S, Pathalam
Guardian Angel School Manjummal
St.Joseph High School, Chathedam
Kumara Vilasam School, Paravur
Govt.Lower Primary Boys' School, Kannankulangara where Parur Subdistrict office is situated.
Al Madrasathul Islamiya, Vaniakadu
St.George's High School, Puthanpally
Holy Infant Jesus Boys High School
SNM Higher Secondary School Moothakunnam.
St.Philomena's H.S.S,Chithira Jn.,Koonammavu.
Govt. UPS,Schoolpaddy,Valluvally,Koonammavu.
Chavara Darsan CMI Public School,Koonammavu
Temples
Kannankulangara Sreekrishna Swamy Temple.
Peruvaram Sivan Temple.
Mannam Subrahmanya temple (Biggest Kavadi in District)
Thiruvallur temple
Kadungallur Narasimha swamy temple
Sree Sastha Temple, Vavakadu
Bhuvaneshvari Devi Temple, Thiruthipuram
Andissery Bhagavthy Temple, Perumpadanna. Undertaken by the S.N.D.P Yogam N.Paravoor
GuruthiPadam Temple, Parayakad, North Paravur. In this temple, on the first Tuesday of each Malayalam Month, there is Prasad Lunch.
Sree Narayana Guru's statue and pooja, with Prasad Lunch on each month's Chadayam day, at Parayakad, North Paravur.
Tamil Brahmins Samooha Madam, Kannankulangara, North Paravur.
Pazhanghat Sri Kaleeswari Temple, Pazhangattuveli, kaitharam, N. Paravoor
Ayroor Pisharikkal Sree Durga Temple.
Kottuvallykavu Bhagavathy temple, Kavilnada,Koonammavu.
Dakshina Mookambika Temple, Famous for Navarathri festival in which thousands of devotees coming from different parts of Kerala.
Chirapurath Sree Bhadrakhali-Durga Temple - It is one of the Temples in which both Bhadrakhali and Durga Goddesses together Resides.
Churches
Kottakkavu Mar Thoma Syro-Malabar Pilgrim Church, North Paravur founded by St. Thomas in A.D. 52
St. Thomas Church, North Paravur where the tomb of Mar Gregorios Abdul Jaleel is situated
Kunnel Church alangad
Mar Sleeva Syro-Malabar Church, Chendamangalam
St.Philomena's Forane Church, Koonammavu where the tomb of St.Chavara Kuriakose Elias is situated.
Little Flower church, Koottukad
St. Joseph Church, Manakkappady
St. Antony Church, Cheriapilly
Kottuvally Church
Ayroor St.Antony's church
Arogyamatha church, kedamangalam
St.Louis Church (Thuruthippuram)
St.George Church (Madaplathuruth)
St. Sebastian Chappel, Paruvathuruth
St. Mary's Assumption Church, Ezhikkara
Masjid
Paravur Juma Masjid
Isha athu Sunna Juma Masjid Near Pvt Bus Stand N.Paravur
Paravur Pattalam Juma Masjid
Perumpadanna Juma Masjid
Manjaly Juma Masjid
Kattenellure Munavarsha Thangal Masjid Tattappilly
Kadungallur Juma Masjid
Parappuram Juma Masjid
Eloor Juma Masjid
Ezhikara Juma Masjid
Vaniyakkad Juma Masjid
W.Veliyathunadu Masjid
Kaitharam juma masjid
Valluvally juma masjid
Cheriyappilly juma masjid
Unnimisiha Chapel, Madaplathuruth.
The feast of St. Threasa at Little Flower Church (koottukad)
Guruthippadam Temple Ultsavam, Parayakad
The annual feast of St. Antony at St. Antony's Church.
The Block Panchayats are Paravur and Alengad.
The assembly constituencies are Paravoor and Kalamassery including whole of Paravur Taluk
Paravur constituency consists of
Puthanvelikkara
Vadakkekara
Chendamangalam
Chittatukara
Parur
Ezhikkara
Kottuvally
Varappuzha
Kalamassery constituency consists of
Kunnukara
Karumalore
Kadungalloor
Alengad
Eloor
Kalamassery
Paravur, Kalamassery constituencies belong to Ernakulam Parliamentary constituency.
Muziris Circuit roads
Parur-Vytilla NH-66
Parur-Chavakkad NH-17
683102 WestKadungalloor B.O
683108 Uliyannur B.O.
683110 Muppattadam S.O
683501 Udyogamandal
683503 H.M.T. Colony
683504 Kuttikattukara E.D.S.O
683504 Neeleswaram E.D.S.O
683511 Alengad
683511 Karumalore B.O
683511 Neerikkod B.O
683511 Panayikulam B.O
683511 WestVeliyathunadu B.O
683512 ChendamangalamS.O
683513 EzhikkaraB.O
683513 Nanthyattukunnam N.D.B.O
683513 Paravur
683513 Paravur Market N.D.S.O
683513 Paravur Town N.D.S.O
683516 Maliankara B.O
683516 Moothakunnam S.O
683517 Varappuzha Landing B.O
683517 Varappuzha S.O
683518 Koonammavu S.O
683518 Kongorppilly B.O
683519 Kaitharam S.O
683519 Kottuvally B.O
683520 Mannam-Paravur B.O
683521 Vadakkumpuram S.O
683522 Kunjithai B.O
683522 Vadakkekara S.O
683523 Gothuruth E.D.S.O
683524 Kunnukara E.D.S.O
683578 South Aduvassery B.O
683594 Elanthikara B.O.
683594 Kuthiyathodu-Puthanvelikkara P.O
683594 Puthanvelikkara S.O
These are the villages other than panchayat headquarters.
Panayikulam
Pathalam
Thuruthipuram
Maliankara
Koottukad
Pattanam
Kottayil Kovilakam
Karingamthuruth
Gothuruth
Koonammavu
Parayakad
Vavakkad
Madaplathuruth
Kuriapilly
Kunjithai
Elenthikara
Chathedom
Manjaly
Sub-District Education Department, Kannankulangara
First Class Judicial Magistrate Court | Munsif court
Land Registration Office
PWD NH Sub Division (NH 17)Office Paravur
Veterinary Polyclinic
Homeo clinic, Peruvaram
Kuttipuzha Krishna pillai - poet and writer
Parur T.K. Narayana Pilla - first chief minister of Thirukochi
M.P.Paul Varappuzha
Pappan - volleyball player
Salim kumar - actor
Paravur bharathan - actor
Kesari balakrishna pilla - writer and journalist
Paravur Gorge - writer
Kedamangalam Sadanandan
Justice Narendran
Distances from Parur
Cities
Ernakulam (20 km south)
Thrissur (49 km north east)
Alapuzha (78 km south)
Kottayam (84 km south east)
Palakkad (108 km north east)
Kozhikode (142 km north)
Kollam (160 km south)
Thiruvananthapuram (227 km south)
Kannur (232 km north)
Varapuzha - Moothakunnam Twolane NH
