Aloor, Kerala
| Aloor ആളൂര് | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Aloor Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 10°20′22″N 76°17′40″E / 10.33944°N 76.29444°ECoordinates: 10°20′22″N 76°17′40″E / 10.33944°N 76.29444°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 680683 |
| Telephone code | 0480 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-45 |
| Nearest city | Chalakudy, Irinjalakuda and Thrissur |
| Literacy | 100%% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thrissur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Irinjalakuda |
| Climate | Seasonal (Köppen) |
Aloor is a panchayath in Chalakudy-Mukundapuram Taluks which falls in Thrissur district in Kerala, South India. Nearby towns are Irinjalakuda and Chalakudi.
Administration
Aloor falls under the Thrissur Lok Sabha Constituency and Irinjalakuda Assembly Constituency.
The Postal Index Number (PIN) of Aloor is 680683 since Aloor and a few other post offices fall under the Divisional Post Office of Kallettumkara. The name 'Aloor' has been simplified to ALUR by Central Government Departments(Postal department,Election Commission etc).
Telephone code (land connection) of Aloor is +480. It is followed by a seven digit phone number.
M.P - C.N. Jayadevan, CPI
M.L.A - Adv. Thomas Unniyadan, Kerala Congress(M)
Aloor Village came into existence in M.E 1081(AD 1905-06) by the Revenue Proclamation of the Ruler of Kochi Kingdom.Village Office is located in Vazhiyambalaparambu, Aloor since December 1980 ,before that it was in Kacheriparambu,Kalletumkara.According to Brahminical traditions Aloor desom is integral part of Irinjalakuda Grama.From AD 800 to AD 1102 this area was under the Mahodayapuram Cheras.An inscription of Rajasimhaperumanadikal of Eleventh century AD has been got from the Thazhekad church in Aloor Panchayath is proving this fact. From AD 1342 to AD 1793 this area was part of Mukundapuram Nadu.In AD1793 the last Naduvazhi Nambiar of MukundapuramNadu was died and Sakthan Thampuran ,the Ruler of Kochi Kingdom formed Mukundapuram Taluk by adding NandilathNadu and Mapranam Nadu to MukundapuramNadu.Sakthan Thampuran divided old Mukundapuram Nadu into three proverties viz.1)Thazhekkad(includes Aloor desom)2)Aripalam 3)Mukundapuram for Administrative and Revenue purposes.
Aloor Police Station is situated in Kallettumkara near Irinjalakuda Railway station.Register Office is also situated in Kacheriparambu,Kallettumkara
Aloor panchayath is a part of Irinjalakuda legislative Constituency. Aloor panchayath has been divided into 23 wards, in which 10 wards won by LDF and the remaining 13 by UDF and as currently panchayath is ruling by UDF.
Education
A primary school was established near Aloor church in 1894 (now St. JBCLPS Aloor).In 1942, The first high school, Rajarshi Memorial Higher Secondary School was established.Later it was upgraded to a higher secondary school in 1998.Other educational institutions in the area include Sree Narayana Vilasam Vocational Higher secondary School,St. Joseph's EMHS,Aloor(Thazhekkad village), CLPS at Sholayar near Vellamchira. .[1] Parents who have high ambitions can send their children to schools in nearby towns like Irinjalakuda, Chalakudi, Thrissur etc. Lack of seats in the schools in Aloor can also be the reason for children in Aloor to seek admission in schools in nearby towns.Sangama Grama Madhava, Mathematician &Astronomer was from Irinjalappilly,Aloor desom
Many Aloorians, quite similar to other Keralites, go abroad, or to other cities outside the State, to earn their livelihood. Many of the educated youth from Aloor become skilled blue color workers or unskilled workers in the Middle East, or in Indian cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore.
Religion
People believes in Christian, Hindu and Muslim religions coexist harmoniously in Aloor.
98% of the Christians belongs to Syro Malabar Major Archiepiscopal Church,which in communion with the Universal Catholic Church .
St. Joseph Church,Aloor is the first parish church in Aloor Village .Nazrani community of Aloor area built a small prayer hall made of bamboo and palm leaf and used it for their usual prayer necessities.But they did not get approval for the parish status from the diocese of Verapoly in which the syrian christians were attatched to, after the suppression of the Syrian Padruado Archdiocese of Crangannore(1838). This was due to some administrative schisms prevailed in the catholic church in 19th century.For their liturgical needs, people continued to depend on the churches at Chalakudy,Ambazhakkad and Velayanad.St.Josephs church, Aloor became a parish church in 1872 under the diocese of Verapoly (with families mainly from Chalakudy and Velayanad(Rocos faction) parishes) and later shifted to Syro Malabar Archdiocese of Thrissur(1887) and eparchy of Irinjalakuda(1978).St. Thomas Church Anathadam(1973) & Vyakulamatha Church Kalvarikunnu (1994) were established as the filial churches under Aloor St. Joseph parish and later elevated to the parish status in the years 1985 and 2007 respectively.(ref. the names of churches and years in the official website http://www.irinjalakudadiocese.com). St. Mary's Church, Aloor east (1985)is a filal church belongs to St. Joseph Church.Thazhekkad Church is the first church founded in Aloor panchayath in AD 900 from Marth mariam church, Velayanad.This church was dedicated to Marth mariam. The Thazhekkad Sasanam by the chera emperor Rajasimha perumal, an ancient rock edict preserved in the church premises is very famous in Kerala history. By this Sasanam, Rajasimha perumal provided special grants and concessions to nazrani leaders Iravi Korthan and Chathan Vadukan of Manigramam. The inscription can be dated palaeographically to between the 8th and 10th centuries.The church was ravaged by Tippu Sultan's army, during his invasion of to Cochin and Travancore, between 1789-1792.The church was rebuilt in 20th century as St.Sebasian's church due to the presence of holy icon of St.Sebasian.The church is famous for the feast of Kurisu Muthappan (St.Sebasian)on 2nd and 3rd of May every year. Archdiocese of Thrissur declared it as the pilgrim shrine in 20th century. Unni M'siha church,Church Kallettumkara established in 1861 by Anti Rocos faction of Syro Malabar Christians is the first Parish church in Aloor Panchayat which is a wider area includes Kallettumkara and Thazhekkad villages also. Mary Immaculate Church, Kuzhikkattussery(1904), St. Alphonsa church, Vallakkunnu(2008), St.Antony's filal church,Thazhekkad south(2006), and St. Mary's filal Church, Kannikkara (2006) are located in Aloor panchayath. Now these 11 parishes and 4 filial churches of the St Thomas Christians in Aloor panchayath fall under the Syro Malabar Catholic eparchy of Irinjalakuda. Full length Holy Mass in Syro Malabar liturgy is performed in all these churches.Pindiperunnal-'Ambuperunnal' or the feast of St. Sebastian is a common festival in all these churches.Marthoma centre,Aloor,BLM retreat centre,Aloor,PACS Kallettumakara, Thiruhridaya seminari,Aloor, Shoenstatt seminari,Aloor and Kalvari Franciscan ashram are the other christian institutions in panchayath territory. The tomb of Blessed Mariam Thressia at Kuzhikkattussery is just one kilometer away from panchayath territory. St. Mary's rosary church, Karoor(1905), Fatima matha church, Vellanchira (1953), Our Lady of Grace Church, Thuruthipparambu(1966) & Blessed Mariam Thressia filial church , Sholayar (2006)are the other churches in Aloor village. In the early half of 20th century, A hilly area near Aloor junction was donated to Fr. Andrews Malamel by some members of the community for charity purpose and later it was used by summer residences of Bishop of Thrissur. Fr. Jose Akkarakkaran built a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Grace in 1968.This centre was later developed as Better Life Movement, Aloor and Prasadavaranatha Parish,Aloor etc. The first complete Bible in Malayalam by Fr.Thomas Moothedan was printed from BLM press , Aloor. 'Kerala Sabha', the official monthly magazine of eparchy of Irinjalakuda is also printed and published from here.
Irinjalappilly chengumkavu bhagavathy temple has a history over centuries.Sreedhanakkavu temple near kombodinjamakkal, Aanikkulangara Sri Durga temple at Sholayar, Palappetty temple near Vellamchira, Sasthamkunnu temple near Vellamchira, Muthappan Bagavathy temple at the Edathadan centre, two kilometers from Aloor Junction are the important temples.Thalappoli, ulsavam & shashti are celebrated with various festivities.
The Jaram and masjid at Kombodinjamakkal(Thazhekkad village) dates back to the time(January 1790) of Tippu sulthan, the ruler of Mysore. 'Chandanakkudam Nercha'(on Makaram16) to the jaram is very famous in this region.
Aloor Panchayat
Aloor Panchayat is a much wider area consisting of Aloor, Thazhekkad & Kallettumkara revenue villages.This includes places like Kallettumkara, Thazhekkad, Kombadinjamakkal, Anathadom, Karoor, Vellamchira, Kuzhikkattussery, Porunnakunnu, Kannikkara, Vallakkunnu, Thuruthiparambu,Panjappilly, Urumbumkunnu,Manattukunnu etc. in addition to Aloor. Aloor Panchayat office is located at Kallettumkara, another census town located two km away from Aloor.This is a special grade Panchayat with 23 wards.
Current seat distribution of Aloor panchayath
| Political Party | Seats | Front |
|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of India | 1 | LDF |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 9 | LDF |
| Indian National Congress | 13 | UDF |
| Others | 0 | -- |
| Total | 23 | NA |
Current Members of Aloor panchayath
| Ward No | Ward Name | Elected Members | Front | Reservation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PANJAPPILLY | SUJA ARAVIND | INC | Woman |
| 2 | VADAKKUMMURY | JOJO K.R. | CPI(M) | General |
| 3 | KALLETTUMKARA NORTH | N K JOSEPH | INC | General |
| 4 | ANATHADAM | ROY J KALATHINGAL | INC | General |
| 5 | KADALICHIRA | P N RAMAKRISHNAN | INC | General |
| 6 | THANIPPARA | BHUVANENDRAN | INC | General |
| 7 | URUMBANKUNNU | SHEELA UNNIKRISHNAN | CPI(M) | Woman |
| 8 | VELLANCHIRA | JILSON C O | INC | General |
| 9 | THIRUTHIPARAMBU EAST | AYYAPPAN A M | INC | General |
| 10 | THIRUTHIPARAMBU WEST | SANDHYA NAISAN | CPI(M) | SC Woman |
| 11 | KAROOR | ANITHA RAJU | INC | Woman |
| 12 | KUZHIKKATTUSSERY | AMBIKA SIVADASAN | CPI(M) | Woman |
| 13 | KOMBIDINJAMAKKAL | REMANY PURUSHOTHAMAN | CPI | Woman |
| 14 | PARAMBI | BINDU JINAN | CPI(M) | Woman |
| 15 | KANNIKKARA | ROSILY FRANCIS | INC | Woman |
| 16 | THAZHEKKAD | P V VIJESH | CPI(M) | SC |
| 17 | KALLETTUMKARA | RAMANI UDHAYAN | INC | SC Woman |
| 18 | MANATTUKUNNU | PAUL KOKKAT | CPI(M) | General |
| 19 | ALOOR | KOCHUTHRESSIA DEVASSY | INC | Woman |
| 20 | PORUNNAKUNNU | RETHY SURESH | CPI(M) | Woman |
| 21 | SHOLAYAR | U.K. PRABHAKARAN | CPI(M) | General |
| 22 | KARAKKULAM | C K THOMAS | INC | General |
| 23 | VALLAKKUNNU | THRESSIAMMA GEORGE | INC | Woman |
Rail
Irinjalakuda railway station (IJK in railway lexicon) is located at Aloor-Kallettumkara villages. Aloor natives reach Irinjalakuda railway station to board trains leaving for Chennai (Alleppey-Chennai Express), Mumbai (Kanyakumari-Mumbai CST Jayanti Janatha Express), Bangalore (Kanyakumari-Bangalore Island Express) and many other places within and outside Kerala.
Trains Towards Thrissur - Trains Towards Ernakulam
| Train | Train Name | Arrival at IJK | Running Days | Train | Train Name | Arrival at IJK | Running Days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M T W T F S S | M T W T F S S | |||||||
| 16629 | MALABAR EXP | 0.54 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | 16630 | MALABAR EXPRESS | 2.29 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | |
| 16347 | MANGALORE EXP | 2.29 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | 16381 | KANYAKUMARI EXP | 3.13 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | |
| 16127 | MS GURUVAYUR EX | 5.04 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | 16341 | TRIVANDRUM EXP | 4.11 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | |
| 56370 | ERS GUV PASS | 7.14 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | 16865 | ERNAKULAM EXP | 4.34 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | |
| 56606 | ERS SRR PASS | 8.45 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | 56607 | SRR ERS PASS | 6.09 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | |
| 16302 | VENAD EXPRESS | 10.59 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | 16041 | ALLEPPEY EXP | 7.19 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | |
| 12512 | RAPTISAGAR EXP | 11.14 | x Y Y x x x Y | 56371 | GUV ERS PASS | 7.46 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | |
| 12522 | RAPTISAGAR EXP | 11.14 | x x x x Y x x | 16526 | KANYAKUMARI EXP | 6.10 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | |
| 16326 | AHILYANAGARI EX | 11.14 | x x x x x Y x | 16308 | ALLEPPEY EXP | 10.04 | Y Y Y x Y x Y | |
| 16328 | KORBA EXPRESS | 11.14 | Y x x Y x x x | 16314 | ERNAKULAM EXP | 10.04 | x x x Y x Y x | |
| 16650 | PARASURAM EXP | 12.07 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | 12511 | RAPTI SAGAR EXP | 11.43 | x Y x x x Y Y | |
| 16382 | CAPE MUMBAI EXP | 14.29 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | 16325 | AHILYANAGARI EX | 11.43 | x x Y x x x x | |
| 16307 | CANNANORE EXP | 17.29 | Y Y Y x Y x Y | 12521 | RAPTI SAGAR EXP | 11.44 | x x x Y x x x | |
| 16313 | CANNANORE EXP | 17.29 | x x x Y x Y x | 16327 | KRBA TVC EXPRES | 11.44 | Y x x x Y x x | |
| 16042 | CHENNAI EXPRESS | 18.29 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | 16649 | PARASURAM EXP | 12.16 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | |
| 56608 | ERS SRR PASS | 18.45 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | 56375 | GUV ERS PASS | 14.23 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | |
| 16525 | BANGALORE EXP | 18.59 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | 16301 | VENAD EXPRESS | 15.18 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | |
| 56376 | ERS GUV PASS | 20.55 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | 56609 | SRR ERS PASS | 18.19 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | |
| 16342 | GURUVAYUR EXP | 22.34 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | 16128 | GUV CHENNAI EXP | 21.44 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | |
| 16866 | ERS KARAIKALEXP | 23.14 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | 16348 | TRIVANDRUM EXP | 22.29 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | |
| 66612 | Memo | 15.54 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | 66611 | Memo | 11.20 | Y Y Y Y Y Y Y | |
Road
The traffic intersection at Aloor, popularly known as Aloor Centre or Aloor Junction, is one of the liveliest areas in Aloor. From Aloor Junction, government run or private buses can be boarded to major towns like Thrissur, Kodungallur, Chalakudi and Irinjalakuda.State Highway 51 Kodakara - Kodungallur Road & State Highway 61 Potta - Moonupeedika Road intersect at Aloor. National highway 47 is just a few kilometers away from Aloor.
Buses
Aloor is 25 km away from Thrissur town, the district headquarters of Thrissur. From Thrissur one can board government run bus (KSRTC bus or Kerala State Road Transport Corporation bus) to Mala. Only government buses ply on this route at full length. Aloor Junction comes 12 km before Mala. While in a KSRTC ordinary bus it takes 1 hour from Thrissur, if the bus is fast passenger, for which the ticket charge will be Rs.5/- to 10/- higher than the normal rate, it takes less than 45 minutes to reach Aloor Junction. Coming from Thrissur the order of bus stops within the limits of Aloor is: Aloor Junction, Mala via junction, Aloor Gate, RMHS School and English Medium School. Before entering Aloor, the bus passes through the territory of Kodakara and leaving Aloor the bus enters the territory of Thazhekkad - Kombadinjamakkal. Starting from Kodakara to a long way after Aloor, this road is part of State Highway 51 of Kerala.
Aloor can be reached from Irinjalakuda and Chalakudi by private owned buses that ply between these two nearby towns between 5.30 am and 9 pm. State Highway 61 Chalakudi-Irinjalakuda route touches State Highway 51 at Mala via, overlaps with the Highway till Aloor Junction, and the two diverge. While Chalakudi is at a distance of eight km from Aloor, Irinjalakuda town is nine km away from here.
Toddy
Aloor have a hotel and bar named kallada residency,newly started. But it has several toddy shops (colloquially called "kallu shap" - "kallu" means toddy and 'shap' being the Malayalam inflection of the English word 'shop'). Unlike several other parts of Kerala, only toddy from the coconut tree is available at the 'kallu shaps' of Aloor. Those who tap toddy from coconut tree, ("chethukaran" in singular) are legally bound to deposit their collection at the nearby toddy shop to which they are registered. Toddy thus pooled by several "chethukar" is sold at a toddy shop owned, by way of bidding, by a private Abkari contractor. Toddy shops at Kanal Palam, Aloor Gate and Mala via are famous for their unadulterated toddy.
Theatre
As of now Aloor is not having a theatre as Rashmi theatre located at Kallettumkara is also closed. "Babu" talkies, which was located adjacent to Better Life Movement (BLM),Aloor; showed Tamil-thriller movies of Rajnikant and other Tamil heroes and heroines, is another theatre which was closed due to financial constraints.
Now movie fans in Aloor, travels to nearby places like Chalakudy or Irinjalakuda to catch up with the latest movies.
Language
Malayalam is the mother tongue of almost all natives of Aloor. Even though it has some similarities with the accent of Malayalam generally spoken in Thrissur district, it is not as thick in accent as the language spoken by Thrissur town natives.The Vocabulary used is very similar to other desoms of Mukundapuram Nadu (from Aloor to Padiyur) e.g.Enthuttu=What,Moru=face,Montha=face,Kollikizhangu=Tapioka,Koppakka=papaya,Annal=but,Kattikala=to throw away,Edekke=Friend inkadu=here Ankadu=there Enkadu=where etc.. Going by the literal meaning of the word Aloor, the name signifies "place with people" or "place inhabited by people" ("Aal" in Malayalam means "human" and "ur" or "oor" means "town" in old Malayalam and Tamil).
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