Koratty

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Koratty
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Koratty
Location in Kerala, India
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Koratty
Koratty (India)
Coordinates: 10°15′54″N76°20′49″E / 10.265°N 76.347°E / 10.265; 76.347
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Government
  BodyKoratty Grama panchayath
Population
 (2001)
  Total17,463
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
680308
Telephone code+91480
Vehicle registration KL -08/ KL-45 / KL-64

Koratty is a census town in Thrissur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is a main centre of Marian Pilgrimage.

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Demographics

As of 2011 India census, [1] Koratty had a population of 17,618. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Koratty has an average literacy rate of 96.72%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 97.94%, and female literacy is 95.58%. In Koratty, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Tourism & Pilgrimage Travel

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church of koratty muthy
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Koratty Muthy - Our Lady with Poovan Bananas

Saint Mary's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Koratty

Saint Mary's Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Koratty is one of the biggest Marian/Christian/Catholic pilgrimage travel destination of Kerala in India. Korattymuthy Shrine is a Pilgrimage centre in Kerala. It is also known as the Lourdes of Kerala. Korattymuthy- Our Lady with Poovan Bananas [2] is the well known name for Holy Mary or Mother Mary here. Devotees from all over the world visit Koratty annually. Every year the Feast of Koratty Muthy will commence on 1st Sunday after 10 October. The flag for the feast will be hoisted on the previous Wednesday.

Other religious places

Main Hindu Temples located in Koratty are Sree Rameswaram Mahadeva Temple, Thaliyaparambil rudhiramala bagavathi azhuvancheri muthappan temple & Sreedharmashasta temple, Khannanagar.

Industry

Koratty was famous for its industrial units. Vaigai Thread Processors Ltd. (formerly J&P Coats, Jamuna Threads & Madura Coats and Coats Viella (I) Ltd. The Vaigai Thread Processors, formerly J&P Coats, was started on 98 acres of land given on a 99-year lease by the government in 1952. In 1980, it merged with Madura Coats Limited and it was declared locked out in 1993 following a labour dispute. Another major industry was in Public Sector under the control of Government of India - Government of India Press, Koratty (GIPK). The press was started in 1966 on a 100-acre land. It was the one and only Indian Government controlled press in Kerala. The press was started in Koratty due to the intervention of Panampilly Govinda Menon, former CM of Travancore-Cochin region and renowned Kerala politician. He was a union minister and pushed for the establishment of press for giving more job opportunities for the local people. Earlier it had been proposed to convert it into a security press for the printing of Stamp Papers and Postal Stamps etc. At that time there were 300 workers. By 1972, the number of workers rose to 425 working in two shifts. On a part of modernization drive & due to non-feasibility, Govt of India UM has decided to shut down its operation. In 2017, the union cabinet decided to merge the Koratty unit with Nashik unit. Only 14 workers were left while press stopped functioning, 12 merged with Nashik press, while the remaining two merged with Delhi press. Other industries like Carborandum Universal, Kerala Chemicals & Proteins Ltd (KCPL) are also located here.

Panampilly Govinda Menon, former Chief Minister of Kerala and former Central Cabinet Minister for Railways, was the frontrunner in bringing these industries to Koratty and nearby areas as he was a native of Kathikudam near Koratty.

Koratty have their own news portal name Ente Koratty.

MVS Info Tech are is headquartered in Koratty. MVS Group is also planning to set up their IT campus by 2014 at Koratty

Kinfra Park

Another industrial area situated in Koratty is Kinfra Small Industries Promotion Park (KSIPP), [3] lot of small scale industrial units are situated inside the park. It is located 0.5 km east of Koratty Jn. on Konoor Rd. A new venture for manufacturing and quality control of Ayurvedic medicines promoted jointly by Kinfra & and major Ayurvedic Medicine manufactures (Pankajakasthuri, The Arya Vaidya Pharmacy, Vaidyaratnam Oushadasala, Nagarjuna, Sitaram, Sreedhareeyam, S.D. Pharmacy, Kandamkulathy, Dhanwantari and Kerala Ayurveda Pharmacy) namely Confederation of Ayurvedic Renaissance-Keralam Pvt Ltd (CARe-Keralam), [4] is also upcoming in 10 acres (40,000 m2) of land near Koratty Kinfra Park.

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Koratty Infopark

Infopark Thrissur

An IT park is started functioning in this town from 10 October 2009 -known as Infopark Thrissur. More than 30 companies [5] are functioning in this park. Infopark Thrissur is considered to provide direct employment to 3,000 people and may boost the real estate sector in this area. The new upcoming campus consisting of a multistory building, with more than one lakh square feet built up area got Special economic zone (SEZ) status from government of India in July 2014. [6] and will be known as 'INFOPARK -Koratty' [7]

Educational Institutions

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MAMHSS Koratty

Several educational institutions are located in Koratty Town and nearby areas. Mar Augustine Memorial Higher Secondary School (MAMHS), Little Flower Convent Higher Secondary School (LFCGHSS), Government Poly Technic College (GPC), Naipunnya Institute of Management and Information Technology, Perpetual Succour Higher Secondary School (PSHSS), Thirumudikkunnu are the major institutions of Koratty.

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References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  2. http://koratty.tripod.com Marian Pilgrimage
  3. Official website of kinfra.com
  4. CARE KERALAM – Confederation for Ayurvedic Renaissance Keralam Pvt Ltd
  5. List of major companies at Koratty Infopark and their websites
  6. INFOPARK Smart Space Kochi
  7. Vaigai Threads Land to become IT park(Financial Express)

[1]

  1. "List of best schools in Koratty, Kerala".