Mazhuvannoor

This article is about Mazhuvannoor in Ernakulam District. For Mazhuvannur in Wayanad District, see Mazhuvannur.
Mazhuvannoor
മഴുവന്നൂർ
village
Mazhuvannoor
Mazhuvannoor

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 10°00′34″N 76°29′48″E / 10.009494°N 76.4967919°E / 10.009494; 76.4967919Coordinates: 10°00′34″N 76°29′48″E / 10.009494°N 76.4967919°E / 10.009494; 76.4967919
Country India
State Kerala
District Ernakulam
Taluk Kunnathunad
Elevation 23 m (75 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 14,946
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
STD Code 0484
Vehicle registration KL-
2011 census code 627949
Nearest city Kolenchery (4 km)
Lok Sabha constituency Chalakudy

Mazhuvannoor is a panchayat village in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. It is located in the Kunnathunad taluk.[1] It is located near the town of Kolenchery. The panchayat headquarters are located at Airapuram.

History

Once these areas were part of the Cochin kingdom, but during the colonial period the same was part of Travancore kingdom.

Geography

Mazhuvannoor is located 5 km north of Kolenchery, 12 km west of Muvattupuzha, 17 km south of Perumbaavoor and 35 km east of Ernakulam. Airapuram, Valayanchirangara, Nellad, Mangalathunada, Thattamughal, Valampur, South Mazhuvannoor, Perumani are the noted places in the panchayath.

Mazhuvannoor according to geologists is rich in iron content. The habitat of mazhuvar who are in the iron refining field make the place MAZHUVAROORU changes to mazhuvannoor.

Kunnathnadu Tehsil

This village is part of Kunnathnadu taluk of Ernakulam district. Other towns in this area include Kizhakkambalam, Kombanad, Mazhuvannoor, Rayamangalam and thiruvaniyoor.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Mazhuvannoor has 3679 households. The literacy rate of the village is 88.38%.[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)[2]
Total Male Female
Population 14946 7560 7386
Children aged below 6 years 1197 622 575
Scheduled caste 1673 836 837
Scheduled tribe 29 15 14
Literates 13209 6761 6448
Workers (all) 6833 4443 2390
Main workers (total) 5153 3545 1608
Main workers: Cultivators 667 544 123
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 468 288 180
Main workers: Household industry workers 66 44 22
Main workers: Other 3952 2669 1283
Marginal workers (total) 1680 898 782
Marginal workers: Cultivators 217 151 66
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 305 128 177
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 28 8 20
Marginal workers: Others 1130 611 519
Non-workers 8113 3117 4996

Religion

Churches include St Thomas Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Cathedral Valiya Palli at South Mazhuvannoor, St George Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Chapel at Mangalathunada, St Mary's Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Chapel at Thattamughal, St George Malankara Catholic Church at Mangalathunada, St George Malankara Orthodox Cathedral, Kunnakkurudy, St George Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church at Kunnakkurudy, St George Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church at Perumani, St Peter's and St Paul's Orthodox Church at Valayanchirangara, Guardian Angel Retirement Home of Jacobite Syriac Orthodox Church at Airapuram, Mount Horeb at Mangalathunada etc. are the Christian churches or institutions in Mazhuvannoor panchayath. There are Hindu temples at Blandevar, Nellad, Valampur, South Mazhuvannoor etc. Also there are veterinary hospitals, ayurvedic hospitals, colleges, high schools, upper primary schools, lower primary schools etc. in Mazhuvannoor especially at South Mazhuvannoor, Mangalathunada, Mukkotra, Airapuram, Valayanchirangara etc. Sree Sankara Vidyapeetam Arts and Sciences College at Valayanchirangara, CET College of Applied Sciences at Airapuram are noted colleges in this panchayath. Christians and Hindus constitute the majority of people. Christian community is predominantly Jacobite Christians or Syriac Orthodox Christians. There are Syro-Malabar, Syro-Malankara, Malankara Orthodox, Pentecostal, Brethren and Marthomma Christians locally.

Hindu community includes predominantly Scheduled Caste and Ezhava communities. Also there are presence of Brahmin, Nair and other Hindu community locally. The presence of Muslim community is also locally seen.

Eminent Personalities

Infrastructure

There is a chain of 4 Schools located in the middle of Mazhuvannoor. 2 Govt LP Schools, SRV UP School and MRSV High School. All the basic facilities including Bank, Post Office, Hospital are available in Mazhuvannoor.

Also, the Haritha vegetable market in Mangalathunada is a noted vegetable market in Kerala State.

References

  1. ↑ "Kerala villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  2. 1 2 "Ernakulam district census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
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