Aranattukara

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Aranattukara
Aranattukara (India)
Coordinates: 10°30′49″N76°11′43″E / 10.5135782°N 76.195367°E / 10.5135782; 76.195367 Coordinates: 10°30′49″N76°11′43″E / 10.5135782°N 76.195367°E / 10.5135782; 76.195367
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration KL-8

Aranattukara is a town situated in the city Thrissur, in Kerala, India. Aranattukara is the 51st ward of the Thrissur Municipal Corporation, an Indian civic body.

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Location

It is surrounded by the localities of Laloor, Poothole, Vadookara, Kottappuram, and Elthuruth. The town is 55 km from Kochi International Airport. Aranattukara is located just 2 km from Thrissur railway station and State bus terminus.

History

In the past, most of the transportation in Kerala was done by water transport. Aranattukara had a huge stockyard adjoining the backwaters for storing goods for the consumers of Thrissur.

Aranattukara is one of the early settlement area of St.Thomas christians by AD800 who migrated from Kodungallur(Musiris). Some of them settled in Aranattukara and others moved to Angamali and Akapparampu for agriculture and businesses.

A church was built from the Statue of St Sebastian; which was found by the boatmen who were on the trip to Kochi for their supplies.

Aranattukara has a number of educational institutions in its locality, such as Calicut University Teacher Education Centre (M.Ed., B.Ed.) the School of Drama and Fine Arts is a theatre training institute, the School of Management Studies an MBA institution of Calicut University are located in Aranattukara under Dr John Matthai Centre in Laloor.

There is additionally Tharakan's High School, Infant Jesus Girls High School, and a Government School which provides necessary primary education in Aranattukara.

Culture

The festival of Aranattukara church is held on the first Sunday of January [1] [2]

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References

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  2. "All Information on Kerala". THRISSUR CORPORATION. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2012.