Aroor
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Aroor is a census town
in Alappuzha district
(Near to cochin city),is a suburb of Kochi in the state of Kerala
, India
. It is a Sea food related industrial area south of Kochi. Though considered a part of Kochi
for all practical purposes, Aroor technically belongs to the Alappuzha district
.Aroor is a two way entrance to the Cochin city.Byepass junction,Aroor divides NH-47 into byepass leading to Viytila and edapally.The highway goes straight to Palluruthy and Thopumpady.
, Aroor had a population of 35,281. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Its average literacy rate of 84% is higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 51% of the males and 49% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Aroor, which bordered the former Travancore
and Cochin states has a colourful history. In the pre-independence days, the coastal tip was known for its adventurous youngsters who would try to get goods past the vigilant customs (one state to another). Much later, in independent India, Aroor is famous for having elected K.R.Gowri Amma
, the indomitable lady politician of Kerala for a record 8 times, to the Kerala Legislative Assembly
.
Aroor is linked to the nearby land Kumbalam through bridge. The Aroor -Kumbalam Bridge is the second longest bridge in Kerala state, spanning about 993 meters which links Aroor with Ernakulam district at Kumbalam through Aroor - Edapally Byepass. Byepass opened to traffic since 1997.
One more route is there to reach Ernakulam ( Via Edakochi, W.island via State Highway)
There is a small flagging railway station at Aroor, halt only for passenger trains.
Nearest major railway station is Ernakulam Junction 15 km away.
Nearest airport is Cochin International Airport 42 km away.
Boat Jetty also connects to the other parts of Ernakulam, Allapuzha and Kottayam areas.
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Aroor lies in the vicinity of Vembanad lake, a part of Kerala backwaters
. This eco-system helps large-scale prawn
and shrimp
farming as an alternative in the low-lying paddy fields, which have the interlocked water system connected to the Kerala backwaters
.Secondly the Cochin fishing harbour and port is just 15 km away from Aroor.The abundance of marine wealth and logistical advantages has helped the seafood
export to grow especially around Aroor. There are many marine food processing units in Aroor which provide large scale employment to number of people. The raw seafood catch is also purchased by large seafood export firms from North Kerala, Kollam
, South Karnataka, Orissa
, Tamilnadu etc., processed and preserved in cold storages and then trans-shipped through Cochin port.
.
The place has the distinction of electing K.R.Gowri Amma to the Kerala Assembly, on a record 8 occasions. During the last elections, however, she lost to a younger candidate A.M Ariff of CPI(M)
. It was when Gowri Amma was a minister, that A.K.Antony lead Congress men blocked the NH 47
at Chandiroor
over the Velluthully kayal issue. That was the start of A.K.Antony's political career. He later went on to become the Chief Minister of Kerala. Smt. Gowri Amma was the agriculture minister in his Cabinet. A.K.Antony is now the Defense Minister of India.
The panchayats that come under the Aroor Assembly constituency are Aroor, Ezhupunna
, Kodamthuruth
, Kuthiathode
, Thuravoor
, Arookutty
, Panavally
, Thaikkattuserry, Perumpalam and Pallippuram
.
Ad.A.M.Arif is present M.L.A of Aroor assembly constituency and Sri S.K.Chandrababu is present panchayat president of Aroor Grama Panchayat
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...
in Alappuzha district
Alappuzha district
Alappuzha is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala in India. It was formed as Alleppey District on August 17, 1957. The name of the district was officially changed to Alappuzha in 1990. The district is a widely known tourist destination, and is well known for its coir factories. Most of...
(Near to cochin city),is a suburb of Kochi in the state of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is a Sea food related industrial area south of Kochi. Though considered a part of Kochi
Kochi
-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...
for all practical purposes, Aroor technically belongs to the Alappuzha district
Alappuzha district
Alappuzha is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala in India. It was formed as Alleppey District on August 17, 1957. The name of the district was officially changed to Alappuzha in 1990. The district is a widely known tourist destination, and is well known for its coir factories. Most of...
.Aroor is a two way entrance to the Cochin city.Byepass junction,Aroor divides NH-47 into byepass leading to Viytila and edapally.The highway goes straight to Palluruthy and Thopumpady.
Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Aroor had a population of 35,281. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Its average literacy rate of 84% is higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 51% of the males and 49% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
History
The name Aroor traces it origins to the phrase "Arayarude Oor", which means the place of fishermen. It later shortened as Arayaroor and subsequently to the present version.Aroor, which bordered the former Travancore
Travancore
Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...
and Cochin states has a colourful history. In the pre-independence days, the coastal tip was known for its adventurous youngsters who would try to get goods past the vigilant customs (one state to another). Much later, in independent India, Aroor is famous for having elected K.R.Gowri Amma
K. R. Gowri Amma
K. R. Gowri Amma heads the Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy , a political party based in Kerala, India. Prior to the formation of JSS she was a prominent figure in the communist movement in Kerala...
, the indomitable lady politician of Kerala for a record 8 times, to the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Kerala Legislative Assembly
The Kerala Legislative Assembly more popularly known as Niyamasabha , is the law making body of Kerala, one of the 28 States in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives and one nominated member from the Anglo-Indian community...
.
Location
Aroor is the northern most tip of Alappuzha district and lies on the National Highway 47 (India). It is around 17 km south of Ernakulam (Kochi), the commercial hub of Kerala.Even though Aroor is a part of alapuzzha,it is often referred as the southern most tip of the cochin city and Aroor is the Industrial Hub of Allapuzha District.Aroor is linked to the nearby land Kumbalam through bridge. The Aroor -Kumbalam Bridge is the second longest bridge in Kerala state, spanning about 993 meters which links Aroor with Ernakulam district at Kumbalam through Aroor - Edapally Byepass. Byepass opened to traffic since 1997.
One more route is there to reach Ernakulam ( Via Edakochi, W.island via State Highway)
There is a small flagging railway station at Aroor, halt only for passenger trains.
Nearest major railway station is Ernakulam Junction 15 km away.
Nearest airport is Cochin International Airport 42 km away.
Boat Jetty also connects to the other parts of Ernakulam, Allapuzha and Kottayam areas.
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Places of worship
- Sree Puthuvaranattu Temple (Palliyarakkavu Temple)
- Karthyayani Devi Temple (Travancore Devasam Major Temple)
- Sree Kanakakunnu Temple (Poojappura Temple)
- Pavumpayil Sreekrishna Swamy Temple
- Sreekumara Vilasom Temple,Puthenangady.
- Vattakeril Sree Khandakarna Temple. One of the few Khandakarna temples in kerala. famous for Tadi(Thookam) thullal.
- Ammanezhathu Sree Bhavaneeswara Temple
- Cherupally Devasam
- Sree Kumarthupady Devi Temple Chandiroor
- Sree Subramania Swamy temple
- St. Augustine's Church: A major landmark, right on the Highway.
- Masjid ul Aman
- Masjid ul Rahman
- Mahal Muslim Jamath
- Indian Pentecostal Church of God - Philadelphia Hall
Educational institutions
- Government High School, Aroor
- Government Higher Secondary School, Chandiroor
- St. Augustine's High School
- Our Lady of Mercy Higher Secondary School
- Holy Angels Residential School, Aroor.
- Al Ameen Public School, Chandiroor
- Yahia ul Islam, Chandiroor
- Najmul huda Public School, Chandiroor
- KeltronKeltronKeltron, Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Limited, is a public sector electronics company located in Kerala, a state in India. It is headquartered at the capital city of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram...
Toolroom research and training centre(KELTRAC) - Offers courses like-3 year Diploma/1 Yr Industrial training in Tool and Die making, Short term courses in CNC programming, CAD and CAMCamA cam is a rotating or sliding piece in a mechanical linkage used especially in transforming rotary motion into linear motion or vice-versa. It is often a part of a rotating wheel or shaft that strikes a lever at one or more points on its circular path...
.Workshop Training in given on sophisticated machines like CMMCMMCMM can refer to:*Center for Molecular Medicine , a research institute in Sweden*Coordinate-measuring machine, a device for dimensional measuring*Capability Maturity Model, tool for assessing processes in organizations...
, CNC Milling and CNC Lathes.
Prominent Hospitals
- State Government Hospital
- ESI Dispencery
- Lakshmi Hospital
- Mercy Hospital
- Karthika Hospital
- Jeevans Hospital, Chandiroor.
- Chandiroor Mission Hospital
Industries
- SeafoodSeafoodSeafood is any form of marine life regarded as food by humans. Seafoods include fish, molluscs , crustaceans , echinoderms . Edible sea plants, such as some seaweeds and microalgae, are also seafood, and are widely eaten around the world, especially in Asia...
Export
Aroor lies in the vicinity of Vembanad lake, a part of Kerala backwaters
Kerala Backwaters
The Kerala backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast of Kerala state in southern India. The network includes five large lakes linked by canals, both manmade and natural, fed by 38 rivers, and extending virtually half the length of Kerala state...
. This eco-system helps large-scale prawn
Prawn
Prawns are decapod crustaceans of the sub-order Dendrobranchiata. There are 540 extant species, in seven families, and a fossil record extending back to the Devonian...
and shrimp
Shrimp
Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding benthic animals living close to the bottom. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important...
farming as an alternative in the low-lying paddy fields, which have the interlocked water system connected to the Kerala backwaters
Kerala Backwaters
The Kerala backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast of Kerala state in southern India. The network includes five large lakes linked by canals, both manmade and natural, fed by 38 rivers, and extending virtually half the length of Kerala state...
.Secondly the Cochin fishing harbour and port is just 15 km away from Aroor.The abundance of marine wealth and logistical advantages has helped the seafood
Seafood
Seafood is any form of marine life regarded as food by humans. Seafoods include fish, molluscs , crustaceans , echinoderms . Edible sea plants, such as some seaweeds and microalgae, are also seafood, and are widely eaten around the world, especially in Asia...
export to grow especially around Aroor. There are many marine food processing units in Aroor which provide large scale employment to number of people. The raw seafood catch is also purchased by large seafood export firms from North Kerala, Kollam
Kollam
Kollam , often anglicized as ', is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The city lies on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake on the Arabian sea coast and is situated about north of the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram...
, South Karnataka, Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
, Tamilnadu etc., processed and preserved in cold storages and then trans-shipped through Cochin port.
- KELTRON Controls-Control & Instrumentation division of KeltronKeltronKeltron, Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Limited, is a public sector electronics company located in Kerala, a state in India. It is headquartered at the capital city of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram...
- Elite Food Products Pvt Ltd - Bread Making
- Studio Complex Manorama News- Prominent Malayalam Television News Channel
- Capsulation & Pharmaceuticals(P) Ltd- Soft Gelatin Capsule Manufacturers with WHO GMP certification.
- Medventure a sister concern of Capsulation & Pharmaceutical (P) Ltd for manufacturing Tablets.
- Aroor Residency , a 3 star hotel.
Politics
Aroor assembly constituency is part of Alappuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)Alappuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)
Alappuzha is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. This constituency was earlier known as Alleppey.-Assembly segments:Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:#Aroor#Cherthala#Alappuzha#Ambalapuzha#Haripad#Kayamkulam...
.
The place has the distinction of electing K.R.Gowri Amma to the Kerala Assembly, on a record 8 occasions. During the last elections, however, she lost to a younger candidate A.M Ariff of CPI(M)
. It was when Gowri Amma was a minister, that A.K.Antony lead Congress men blocked the NH 47
NH 47
National Highway 47, commonly referred to as NH 47, is a long highway connecting the city of Salem to Kanyakumari town in southern India...
at Chandiroor
Chandiroor
Chandiroor is a village in Alappuzha district, Kerala, India. It is situated on National Highway 47 between Cherthala and Aroor.-Economy:Sea food processing is the main industry...
over the Velluthully kayal issue. That was the start of A.K.Antony's political career. He later went on to become the Chief Minister of Kerala. Smt. Gowri Amma was the agriculture minister in his Cabinet. A.K.Antony is now the Defense Minister of India.
The panchayats that come under the Aroor Assembly constituency are Aroor, Ezhupunna
Ezhupunna
Ezhupunna is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.. It lies between Alappuzha and Kochi, on National Highway 47. It is at a distance of 23 km from Kochi. There is also a railway station, where only passenger trains halt...
, Kodamthuruth
Kodamthuruth
Kodamthuruth is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.This is a panchayat which come under the Aroor Assembly constituency.-Demographics: India census, Kodamthuruth had a population of 20432 with 9912 males and 10520 females....
, Kuthiathode
Kuthiathode
Kuthiathode is a gram panchayat in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. Kuthiathode comes under the Pattanakad Block in Aroor Assembly constituency.The name Kuthiathode comes from Kuthia + thode means a digged-river.The Kuthiathode or the river stream was once the major waterway for...
, Thuravoor
Thuravoor
Thuravoor is a gram panchayat in the Pattanakkadu Block of Cherthala Taluk of Alappuzha District in the South Indian State of Kerala. Thuravoor lies exactly between Kochi and Alappuzha. A four lane National Highway 47 passes through the village, which along with a railway station gives it...
, Arookutty
Arookutty
Arookutty is a census town in Alappuzha district in the state of Kerala, India.-Geography:Arookutty is located at .Vaduthala Jn: is located at lat=9.8500576, lon=76.3270035-Demographics:...
, Panavally
Panavally
Panavally is a serene village in India that is part of Cherthala taluk and Alappuzha district in kerala state . aroookutty is the north fontiner on old thiruvithamcore.It is at the north frontier of old Travancore state. Different branches of the backwaters of Vembanad surround the village...
, Thaikkattuserry, Perumpalam and Pallippuram
Pallippuram
Pallippuram may refer to the following places in the state of Kerala, in India:*Pallippuram, Palakkad*Pallippuram, Ernakulam*Pallippuram, Alappuzha*Pallippuram, Thiruvananthapuram...
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Ad.A.M.Arif is present M.L.A of Aroor assembly constituency and Sri S.K.Chandrababu is present panchayat president of Aroor Grama Panchayat