Thrissur,formerly Trichur,also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur,is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala,India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode,and the 21st largest in India. The city is built around a 65-acre (26 ha) hillock called the Thekkinkaadu Maidaanam which seats a large Hindu Shiva Temple. It is located central of the state,and 304 kilometres (189 mi) north-west of the state's capital city,Thiruvananthapuram. Thrissur was once the capital of the Kingdom of Cochin,and was a point of contact for the Assyrians,Greeks,Persians,Arabs,Romans,Portuguese,Dutch and English.
Kodungallur is a historically significant town situated on the banks of river Periyar on the Malabar Coast in Thrissur district of Kerala,India. It is 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of Kochi (Cochin) by National Highway 66 and 38 km (24 mi) from Thrissur. Kodungallur,being a port city at the northern end of the Kerala lagoons,was a strategic entry point for the naval fleets to the extensive Kerala backwaters.
Irinjalakuda is a municipal town in Thrissur district,Kerala,India. It is the headquarters of Irinjalakuda Revenue Division,Thrissur Rural Police and Mukundapuram Taluk. After Thrissur,this town has most number of administrative,law-enforcement,and judicial offices in the district. The place is well known for Koodalmanikyam Temple and the Thachudaya Kaimals,who had princely status until 1971. The earliest recorded history of this temples date back to the ninth century of Common Era (CE).
The University of Calicut,also known as Calicut University,is a state-run public university headquartered at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district of the state of Kerala,India. Established in 1968,it is the first university to be set up in northern Kerala. The university is coordinated by the University Grants Commission.
St. Thomas' College (Autonomous),Thrissur,is a government aided college located in Thrissur,Kerala,India. It is founded by Mar Adolph Medlycott in 1889. It is the oldest college in the Erstwhile Princely State of Cochin and present day Thrissur district. It is the second private college to be recognised as a first-grade college under the University of Madras. It is the first Catholic college in Kerala and is conducted by the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur.
The college is affiliated with the University of Calicut. The college attained Autonomous status in 2014 and was recognised as College with Potential for Excellence by University Grants Commission in 2016. The college was accredited with A++ grade in its fourth cycle of National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accreditation,scoring CGPA of 3.70 on a four-point scale in October 2022.
Thrissur,is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. It is situated in the central part the state. Spanning an area of about 3,032 km2 (1,171 sq mi),Thrissur district is home to over 9% of Kerala's population.
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.
Thrissur is a district situated in the central part of Kerala state,India. Thrissur District was formed on 1 July 1949. The headquarters of the district has the same name,Thrissur city. It is an important cultural centre,and is known as the "cultural capital" of Kerala. The number of schools in Thrissur District is numerous.
Kuttippuram is a town and a block headquarters,which is situated in the Tirur Taluk,Malappuram district of Kerala state,India. The town is located 34 kilometres south-west of Palakkad. The Bharathappuzha river flows through Kuttippuram. According to the last Census of India conducted in 2011,
Karoor is a village in Aloor Panchayath in Thrissur district of Kerala,India. Karoor is located 30 km from the city of Thrissur and 12 km from Irinjalakuda Town and 8 km from Chalakudy Town and 8 km from Mala,Kerala Town.
Chalakudy is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the South Indian state of Kerala. It came into existence in 2008,following the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India. The constituency comprises seven assembly segments spread over two districts—Thrissur (3) and Ernakulam (4).
Kaipamangalam is a village in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala,India. Kaipamangalam assembly segment consist of Edavilangu,Eriyad,Kaipamangalam,Mathilakam,Perinjanam and Sreenarayanapuram Panchayats in Kodungallur Taluk.
Ramavarmapuram is the northern suburb of Thrissur City in Kerala. This suburban area is home to several governmental and other institutions of national importance. The largest menhir type megalithic monument in granite in Kerala is found here. A local catholic church has recently been adorned with mural paintings in the traditional Kerala style. This is the first instance of such a church decoration in Kerala in modern times.
K. P. Rajendran is an Indian politician,State Executive Member of Communist Party of India,and National Working Committee Member of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC). He was the Minister for Revenue and Land Reforms in the Left Democratic Front government under V. S. Achuthanandan from 2006-2011. He represented the Kodungallur constituency in Thrissur district in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.
Kodungallur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections,the current MLA is V. R. Sunil Kumar of CPI.
T. N. Prathapan is an Indian National Congress politician from Thrissur who currently serves as Member of parliament from Thrissur and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Kodungallur Assembly Constituency to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2011. He was previously elected to K.L.A. in 2001 and 2006 from Nattika Assembly Constituency.
Cheranalloor Raveendranath is an Indian politician and is the former Minister for Education of the Government of Kerala in the first Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry. He is a Communist Party of India (Marxist) politician from Thrissur and the member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Puthukkad Assembly constituency since 2011. He is a retired chemistry professor of St. Thomas College,Thrissur.
Thrissur District has four types of administrative hierarchies:
V. R. Sunil Kumar is a member of 14th and 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He represents Kodungallur constituency and belongs to Communist Party of India. He is the son of V. K. Rajan,a four time member of Kerala Legislative assembly and the former minister of Agriculture.
