Pazhanji

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Pazhanji
Residential area / Town
Nickname: 
Arecanut Market
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Pazhanji
Location in Kerala, India
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Pazhanji
Pazhanji (India)
Coordinates: 10°41′19″N76°03′02″E / 10.688480°N 76.050480°E / 10.688480; 76.050480
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Government
 • TypeVillage
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
14,067
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
680542
Vehicle registration KL-8, KL-48

Pazhanji is a village with near Kunnamkulam in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India. [1] The name "Pazhanji" is derived from the Malayalam word for "old".

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Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Pazhanji had a population of 14,067 with 6,646 males and 7,421 females. [2] [1] Pazhanji is in the Kattakambal panchayat.

Economy

Pazhanji is well known for its areca nut market and Pazhanji Palli / Pazhanji Church. The market is a hub for areca nut merchants from Monday through Saturday. This is where local areca nut (അടയ്ക്ക) sellers sell their product to authorised areca nut merchants. Buyers and sellers execute trade transactions by auction. Daily operations commence at 8 am and continue until 10:30 am.

The place is located in the Kattakambal Gram Panchayath.

Transportation

Pazhanji is located approximately 32 kilometres from Trichur city. Trichur or Guruvayur Railway Station or Nedumbasseri International Airport is connected to reach Pazhanji [approximately 80 km from Cochin]. From the railway station/airport a road connects Kunnamkulam and then reaches Pazhanji.

Pazhanji Church

Pazhanji Church officially known as St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Pazhanji or Pazhanji Cathedral is a Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church situated at Pazhanji near Kunnamkulam in Thrissur District of Kerala, India. The Church is locally called " Pazhanji Palli " (In Malayalam : പഴഞ്ഞി പള്ളി ) "Palli" [similar to the Malayalam word for "Church"]. It is a part of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church[ citation needed ].

The church is said to have been constructed by believers who fled from Arthat and later settled and constructed the church[ citation needed ]. It is how the name Pazhanji (Malayalam meaning Old) came into being for the place. According to the church's website, the ancestors of today's members of the Pazhanji Church earlier belonged to the Kunnamkulam Arthat Church [ citation needed ]. The first chapel founded in Pazhanji was situated in the northern side of the present church[ citation needed ], whereas the chapel founded in the southern side. Both chapels are dedicated to St. Mary. There is a cemetery near the church. [3] On 13 September 2015, the Pazhanji Cathedral was declared as the second cathedral of the Kunnamkulam diocese[ citation needed ], the first being St. Mary's Cathedral, Arthat.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. ↑ "Pazhanji Census Town City Population Census 2011-2026 | Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Pazhanji church website. "Welcome to Pazhanji Cathedral" . Retrieved 1 August 2018.


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