Velur, Thrissur

Velur
Veloor
village
Velur

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 10°38′36.4014″N 76°9′44.553″E / 10.643444833°N 76.16237583°E / 10.643444833; 76.16237583Coordinates: 10°38′36.4014″N 76°9′44.553″E / 10.643444833°N 76.16237583°E / 10.643444833; 76.16237583
Country  India
State Kerala
District Thrissur district
Area
 • Total 28.32 km2 (10.93 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 22,155
 • Density 780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 680601
Telephone code 04885
Sex ratio 0.89 ♂/♀
Literacy 90.15%

Velur or Veloor (Malayalam : വേലൂര്‍) is a village and panchayat in Thalapilly taluk, Thrissur district, Kerala, India with a population of 22,155.[1] Other places close to Velur are Kechery, Wadakkanchery etc.

History

This village was a part of Chengazhinad (one of the 18 states of Cochin Kingdom) under rule of Chengazhi Nambiar or (Chengazhi Nambi).

Historical struggles

Transport

Transport is provided by State owned Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and private transport bus operators. Road transport is also supported by private taxis and autorickshaws also called autos.

Auto Rikshaws available at Post Office centre, Chungam, Pazhaya Post Office, Thandilam Road, Puliyannur, Thayyur State Highway 76 pass through Velur. SH 76 Kuranchery - Velur - Kechery Road. 12.838 km . Direct Bus available from THRISUR Shakthan Stand, Wadakanchery Ottupara Bus Stand, Guruvayur, Kunnamkulam, Kechery(6 km) etc.

The nearest railhead is Wadakkanchery 13 km, Other nearest Rail way Stations are THRISSUR 20 km, SHORANUR 28 km & GURUVAYUR 15 km.

Nearest Airports are,

Places of worship

St. Francis Xavier Forane Church

Velur is centered around the St. Francis Xavier Forane Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, which is a protected monument[2] in the Archdiocese of Thrissur with considerable antiquity and spiritual heritage. Historically this Forane church has been the mother church of many parishes. Four Forane divisions have come into existence out of this church. The fame of the church is closely linked with the fame of its founder, Fr. Johann Ernst Hanxleden,[2] who is popularly known as Arnos Padiri., who written the first Malayalam - Portuguese Encyclopedia [3] This Jesuit priest from Germany has given his energy not only to Velur but to the whole world through his literary works. It is believed that the Velur church was founded by Arnos Padiri about three centuries ago on 3 December 1712 in honor of St. Francis Xavier. Recently a new Church is constructed near the old church.

Manimalarkavu temple

Manimalarkavu temple (one of the 18 royal temples (pathinettara kavu) under Cochin Kingdom) is a major place of worship for Hindus in Velur. "Manimalarkavu pooram" festival (or KUMBA BHARANI usually it falls between February 15 to March 10 ) is one of the major attractions of tourists as it is colourful by the man-made horses of very huge sizes, which is rarely seen in other places. These man made horses (considers the daughter of the goddess) representing from each small localities (desham ) from this village (including from some neighbouring villages) and this festival is known as Kumbha Bharani. During these days many devi (goddess) temples in Kerala celebrating the yearly festivals in different ways.

Other places of worship

There are many other worship places in Velur village. They are mainly Cheramankadu ayyapan temple, Velur Karthiani temple, Kandamkolangara Shiva temple, Cherunthala Shiva temple, Kurur Krishna temple, Kuttikattukolangare Devi temple, pazhavoor Ayyappan Kavu Temple, Pazhavoor Sree Kottayil Bagavathy Temple, Nelluvai Dhanwandhari Temple, Thayyur Nithya Sahaya Matha Church,Thayyoor Subramaniyaswami Temple, Thayyoor Lothykavu Temple, St. Antoney's church Thandilum, Sree Rama Swami Temple Vellatanjur, and Thandilum Mosque.

Places of interest

Technolodge

Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure (KSITI) Ltd, a Government of Kerala undertaking, has identified a one-acre plot in Kiraloor village in Velur Panchayath as the location for setting up a Technolodge. Only two such locations have been identified in Thrissur District for this purpose. The other location is in Adat Panchayath.[4]

Other institutions

The village has some important government offices - like the Village office, post office, KSEB Section Office,South Indian Bank,Velur Service Co operative Bank (3 Branches), Krishi BHavan, Telephone Exchange (BSNL) etc. The village is covered under all cellular / mobile operators (GSM and CDMA) in Kerala circle.

Famous personalities from Velur

External links

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Panchayat Level Statistics 2001, Thrissur District" (PDF). Government of Kerala. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
  2. 1 2 Pillai, R. Chandran (2001). A Hand Book on Protected Monuments of Kerala. Department of Archaeology, Government of Kerala. OCLC 63125677.
  3. ↑ Mathew, K. S. (2001). The Portuguese and the socio-cultural changes in India, 1500-1800. Institute for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, MESHAR. p. 463. ISBN 978-81-900166-6-7.
  4. ↑ Kerala State IT Infrastructure Ltd. "Request For Expression of Interest (Eol) for setting up of Technolodge at Thrissur" (PDF). Retrieved 13 July 2011.
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