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Ollur is a major suburban area and an old commercial town in the Thrissur
Thrissur
This article is about the city in India. For the district, see Thrissur district. For the urban agglomeration area of Thrissur see Thrissur Metropolitan Area...

 district 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....

 state, South India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

. It is situated about 5 km away from Swaraj Round on National Highway 47 commonly referred to as NH47 towards Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...

. From ancient time onwards Ollur was a major business centre in Thrissur district
Thrissur district
Thrissur is a revenue district of Kerala situated in the central part of that state. Spanning an area of about 3,032 km2, Thrissur district is home to over 10% of Kerala’s population. Thrissur district was formed on July 1, 1949, with the headquarters at Thrissur City. Thrissur is known as...

. Now, this geographical area is part of Thrissur
Thrissur
This article is about the city in India. For the district, see Thrissur district. For the urban agglomeration area of Thrissur see Thrissur Metropolitan Area...

 Corporation. It is situated between Kuriachira
Kuriachira
Kuriachira is an important residential area of Thrissur city of Kerala state of India. It is located 2 km away from Swaraj Round in the south direction. It lies beside the Thalore Bye-Pass Road. Kuriachira is 25th division of Thrissur Municipal Corporation. Renowned Malayalam writer and...

 and Thalore
Thalore
-Etymology:Since Thalore is situated at a slightly higher altitude compared to neighbouring villages it got the name Thaloor from the two Malayalam words തല and ഊര്. Thaloor later became Thalore.-Geography:...

 on the national highway. However, a specific identity for this geographical region is still there due to the rural setting of this region and its important religious institutions.

History

Be India independence, are belonged to the State of Cochin. Ollur Panchayat was formed in 1919 with villages of Ollur and Edakunny. It has an area of 14.92 km2. The Panchayat comprise mainly areas of Ollur, Anchery, Chiyyaram, Kuriachira, Chelakkoottukara, Kuttanallur, Padavaradu , Peruvamkulangara, Panamkuttichira, Edakkunny and Thaikkattussery. The first Panchayat election was held in 1953 and A.C.Ramankutty was the first elected Ollur Panchayat President. In 2000, the Government of Kerala decided to merge Ollur Panchayat to the Corporation of Thrissur, which newly established on 30 September. Ollur Panchayat was completely merged with Thrissur Municipal Corporation
Thrissur Municipal Corporation
The Thrissur Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the city of Thrissur in Kerala, India. It is the second-largest city corporation in the state of Kerala by area...

.

Education

St. Anthony's Forane Church
St. Anthony's Forane Church
The St. Anthony's Forane Church is located at Ollur in Kerala, India. The church belongs to Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur. According to rough figures there are around 4,000 Christian families in the parish...

, Ollur was instrumental in beginning the first Primary School in 1896. Thereafter another primary school was commenced by St Mary's Convent Panamkuttichira, in the year 1900. Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College
Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College
Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College is situated in Thaikkattussery near Ollur, Thrissur city, of Kerala state. The college is affiliated to the University of Calicut and offers B.A.M.S. degree...

 is another notable college in Ollur, which was founded by Padmasree E.T Neelakantan Moose.

Schools

  • St Raphel’s Convent Girls High School & Plus 2, Ollur
  • St Mary's Convent Girls High School High School & Plus 2, Ollur
  • Holy Angels English Medium High School & Plus 2, Ollur
  • St Joseph's High School Anakkallu, Ollur
  • Government High School & V. H. S, Ollur
  • Augustin Akkara Memo H.S, Kuttanallur, Ollur
  • Government High School, Anchery, Ollur
  • Government Upper Primary School, Ollur
  • Government Upper Primary School, Thaikkttussery, Ollur
  • Mission Home Lower Primary School, Mariyapuram, Ollur
  • Asha Bhavan Deaf & Dumb School, Ollur

Colleges

  • Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College
    Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College
    Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College is situated in Thaikkattussery near Ollur, Thrissur city, of Kerala state. The college is affiliated to the University of Calicut and offers B.A.M.S. degree...

    , Thaikkatussery, Ollur
  • Government B.Ed. College.
  • Government College, Kuttanallur, Ollur

Hospitals

  • Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College Hospital, Thaikkatussery, Ollur
  • Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda Nursing Home, Thaikkatussery, Ollur
  • St Vincent De Paul Hospital, Ollur
  • Holy Family Hospital, Ollur
  • E.S.I. Dispensary, Ollur
  • Kanichayi Dental Clinic, Ollur
  • Kattukkaran Hospital, Ollur
  • Mother Evuprasia Homeo Clinic, Ollur
  • Universal Yoga Centre, Ollur
  • Carewell Dental Clinic, Ollur

Government Offices

  • Ollur Police Station (Circle Inspector of Police)
  • Kerala State Electricity Board (Sub Division)
  • Ollur Telephone Exchange
  • Ollur Post Office

Religion

Edakkunni Sri Durga Bhagavathy Temple

Edakkunni Sri Durga Bhagavathy Temple is one of the 108 Durga temples believed to have been built by the great sage Parasurama. The devi in Edakkunni Sri Durga Bhagavathy Temple is Vaishnava. The temple don't have upadevas inside the temple walls. The temple is an important participant in the Arattupuzha Pooram. Edakkunni Uthram Vilakku
Edakkunni Uthram Vilakku
Uthramvilakku is a temple festival celebrated at Edakkunni in Ollur, south of Thrissur in central Kerala, south India. The highlight of the event is an over four-hour Panchari melam in the temple compound past midnight on the uthram day, with each of the five caparisoned elephants on the occasion...

 is the festival celebrated at Edakkunni Temple

St. Anthony's Forane Church

The famous St. Anthony's Forane Church
St. Anthony's Forane Church
The St. Anthony's Forane Church is located at Ollur in Kerala, India. The church belongs to Syro-Malabar Catholic Archdiocese of Thrissur. According to rough figures there are around 4,000 Christian families in the parish...

 is situated in Ollur. Feast of Saint Raphael, Ollur
Feast of Saint Raphael, Ollur
The Feast of Saint Raphael or Malakhayude Perunnal is an annual festival held in Ollur, near Thrissur, Kerala , since 1839. It draws thousands of pilgrims. The Ollur forane church, founded in 1718 and dedicated to St Anthony, also houses a famous Shrine of Raphael the Archangel. This is one of the...

, the Archangel, is the most important festival of Ollur church falling on October 23 and 24 of each year. People from distant places areas come here for the festival. The Ollur church, as all old places of worship in 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....

, is situated on top of a hillock, and there are numerous ring roads around this typically 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....

 architecture style 'Devalaya', replete with woodwork, murals and colourful tiles. These are the other churches in Ollur.
  • Mary Matha Church, Panamkuttichira
  • Vijayamatha Church, Chiyyaram
  • Holy Family Church (Sevanalayam), Chiyyaram
  • St Thomas Church, Padavarad
  • St Joseph Church, Avinissery

Euphrasia Eluvathingal

The tomb of Blessed Euphrasia Eluvathingal
Euphrasia Eluvathingal
Blessed Sister Euphrasia Eluvathingal or Euphrasia of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is the fifth Syro-Malabar Catholic Church nun and a member of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 2006...

 of the Sacred Heart (Evuprasiamma), the famous pilgrim centre is at St Mary's convent, Ollur. Sister Euphrasia was declared a Servant of God in 1987, followed by Venerable on July 5, 2002. Sister Euphrasia was declared as 'Blessed' on December 3, 2006, by Cardinal Mar Varkey Vithayathil, the Major Archbishop of the Syro Malabar church.

Business

Ollur, which lies in the central part of Kerala with sound financial institutions, industries and a railway station around it, makes a good environment for business. With Swaraj Round just five km and NH47 four km away, and a bustling Thrissur City just five km minutes drive away, Ollur is a true entrepreneurial city, which is struggling to make it big in the business. This small town, which is famous for its tile factories, wooden packing boxes and rolled gold business, has an industrial estate with an area of 29 acres (117,358.9 m²) and 48 small scale industrial units in it.

Vaidyaratnam Oushadhasala
Vaidyaratnam Oushadhasala
Vaidyaratnam Oushadhasala is an ayurvedic pharmaceutical company situated in Thaikkattusseri, near Ollur, Thrissur city in Kerala state.It is managed by Thaikkattusseri Eledathu Thaikkattu Family, one among the Ashtavaidya families of Kerala.Vaidyaratnam runs a nursing home and an Ayurvedic Medical...

, an Ayurvedic pharmaceutical company, is situated in Ollur. It is managed by Thaikkattusseri Eledathu Thaikkattu Family, one among the Ashtavaidya families of Kerala. Oushadhi
Oushadhi
Oushadhi is a 100% Government of Kerala owned Ayurvedic medicine manufacturing company situated in Kuttanellur, near Ollur, Thrissur city, Kerala state...

, another Ayurvedic medicine manufacturing company is also situated in Ollur. It is directly controlled by Health and Family Welfare Department of Kerala State Government. Catholic Syrian Bank
Catholic Syrian Bank
Catholic Syrian Bank Limited is a private sector bank situated in Thrissur city of Kerala state in India. Catholic Syrian Bank has 363 branches, 1 extension counter and over 125 ATMs, and a net profit of Rs 36.56 crore in 2007-08 on revenues of Rs 50 crore...

 has a staff training college in Ollur for its staff.

Tile factories

Ollur houses around 20 tile factories in and around. These units cater mainly to Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. In the pre-independence period, tiles were exported from Ollur railway station to different parts of the country by rail network. One of the main reasons for the flourishing of tile factories in Ollur is the high quality of clay found here for the manufacture of tiles and bricks.

Timber and wooden packing boxes

Ollur is famous for its Timber and wooden packing boxes. This small town has around 300 units of wooden packing boxes units. The boxes are mainly catered to companies for transporting goods to different parts of the country. Before India’s independence, the British used to source sleepers and wooden platforms for railways from Ollur, which was main centre for this trade at that time. During the First World War, wooden packing cases were built in Ollur for military purposes also. In the coming days, the business grew and now, the wooden packing cases of Ollur reach all parts of India and are even used for export. The boxes are made from rubber wood, which is taken on auction from different parts of Kerala. Another main business which goes with wooden packing case is the timber industry which is highly concentrated in Ollur. There are many saw mills with up-to-date plant and machinery.

Rolled gold ornaments

Ollur manufactures a major chunk of rolled gold ornaments sold in all over 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...

. The rolled gold industry employee around 6,000 people and is 200 years old. The ornaments are made with designs imported from Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

 and other parts of 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...

. These cheaper rolled gold jewelries cost less than Rs 5,000 and used by many women who can’t afford real gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...

. Rolled gold jewelries are also exported to Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

 countries which have a large Indian diaspora. Rolled gold is a very thin sheet of gold that is laminated to a lesser metal (usually brass). The two layers of metal are heated under pressure to fuse them together. The sheet is them rolled into a very thin sheet and then used to make jewelry or other objects. Jewelry made from rolled gold wear well over time. Rolled gold pieces are marked rolled gold plate, R.G.P., or plaqué d'or laminé.

Restaurants and Bars

  • Sree Bhavan Veg Hotel
  • Sree Bhavan Bar
  • Kallada Restaurant And Bar
  • Massland Restaurant
  • Salkara Restaurant and Bar
  • Maheswari veg hotel

Banks

  • Canara Bank
    Canara Bank
    Canara Bank is a state-owned financial services company in India. It was established in 1906, making it one of the oldest banks in the country. As on 2009 November, the bank had a network of 3057 branches, spread across India...

  • Catholic Syrian Bank
    Catholic Syrian Bank
    Catholic Syrian Bank Limited is a private sector bank situated in Thrissur city of Kerala state in India. Catholic Syrian Bank has 363 branches, 1 extension counter and over 125 ATMs, and a net profit of Rs 36.56 crore in 2007-08 on revenues of Rs 50 crore...

  • South Indian Bank Ltd
    South Indian Bank Ltd
    South Indian Bank Limited is a private sector bank headquartered at Thrissur in Kerala, India. It is headed by Dr.V A Joseph, Managing Director & CEO of the bank. South Indian Bank has 580 branches and 3 extension counters spread across more than 26 states and union territories in India. It has...

  • State Bank of Travancore
    State Bank of Travancore
    State Bank of Travancore , is a subsidiary of the State Bank Group and also has private share-holders. It is the premier bank of Kerala State, India, where it has 700 branches...

  • Dhanalakshmi Bank
    Dhanalakshmi Bank
    Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd is an old private sector bank headquartered in Thrissur city, Kerala, the "Cultural Capital of Kerala". It is headed by Amitabh Chaturvedi, Managing Director and CEO of the bank. The bank was focusing mostly on Southern states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and...


Transportation

Ollur is well connected to other cities in 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....

 by both rail and road. It is located 50 km from the new Cochin International Airport
Cochin International Airport
Cochin International Airport is an international airport located in Nedumbassery, a suburb on the outskirts of the city of Kochi about northeast of downtown Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. It is the busiest and largest airport in the state of Kerala...

 and 85 km from the Kozhikode International Airport. Ollur lies on 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...

. Both KSRTC
KSRTC
KSRTC may refer to:* Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation* Kerala State Road Transport Corporation...

 and private bus services connect Ollur to Thrissur
Thrissur
This article is about the city in India. For the district, see Thrissur district. For the urban agglomeration area of Thrissur see Thrissur Metropolitan Area...

, Amballur, Kodakara
Kodakara
Kodakara is a small town in Thrissur district of Kerala state in South India. It is located on National Highway 20 km south of Thrissur town and about 10 km north of Chalakkudy. Administratively, Kodakara comes under Kodakara panchayat and Mukundapuram taluk...

, Cherpu
Cherpu
Cherpu is a small village in Thrissur district of Kerala state in south India. It is 12 kilometres south of Thrissur town and is on the Thriprayar road...

, Irinjalakuda
Irinjalakuda
Irinjalakuda is a municipal town situated in the Thrissur district of Kerala, India. It is famous for the sprawling Koodalmanikyam Temple that has Bharata as the main deity and the St Thomas Cathedral in the heart of the City...

 and Chalakkudy, Angamaly
Angamaly
Angamaly is a satellite town of the city of Kochi, situated north of the city center and a municipality in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India. It is one of the entry points or gateways to Ernakulam district from northern Kerala...

 and Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...

. It is well-connected to nearby cities and towns like Kochi, Kozhikode
Kozhikode
Kozhikode During Classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, Kozhikkode was dubbed the "City of Spices" for its role as the major trading point of eastern spices. Kozhikode was once the capital of an independent kingdom of the same name and later of the erstwhile Malabar District...

 and Palakkad
Palakkad
Palakkad , formerly known as Palghat, is a municipality and a town in the state of Kerala in southern India, spread over an area of 26.60 km2.The city is situated about north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram. It is the administrative headquarters of Palakkad District...

.

Ollur Railway Station

Ollur Railway Station
Ollur Railway Station
Ollur Railway Station falls between Thrissur Railway Station and Pudukad Railway station in the Shoranur-Cochin Harbour section. It lies in the busy Shoranur-Cochin Harbour section of Trivandrum division. Ollur Railway Station is operated by the Chennai-headquartered Southern Railways of the Indian...

 traces its history to 1902, when Shoranur-Cochin Railway line was built during the rule of Sir Sri Rama Varma
Sir Sri Rama Varma
Sir Sri Rama Varma XV GCSI GCIE popularly known as The Rajarshi Of Cochin and as Abdicated Highness, was the ruler of the Kingdom of Cochin from 1895 to 1914.- Reign :...

 of Cochin Royal family. Now, this railway line in the Central part of Kerala is considered as one of the busiest railway route in 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....

 and handles very high traffic intensity including passenger and goods. Ollur Railway Station falls between Thrissur Railway Station
Thrissur Railway Station
Thrissur Railway Station is the busiest railway station in Kerala in terms of number of trains, located in Thrissur, India. As of 2006, 55 pairs of trains passed through the station on an average day...

 and Pudukad
Pudukad
Pudukad is a village situated on the banks of Kurumali River, also known as Karuvannur River, in Kerala. The village is 14 km to the south of Thrissur City and 16 km to the north of Chalakudy.-Transportation:...

 Railway stations in Shoranur-Cochin Harbour section Electrified Railway double line.

Only four trains stops at Ollur Railway Station. They are Guruvayoor - Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...

 Passenger, Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...

 - Guruvayoor Passenger, Shoranur
Shoranur
Shoranur is a town and a municipality in Palakkad district, Kerala,located on the banks of the Bharathapuzha River spread over an area of 32.28 km2.it is a major transport hub , having the largest railway station in the state .Kerala Kalamandalam which is the premier centre for the learning...

 - Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...

 Passenger and Ernakulam - Shoranur Passenger. Shoranur-Cochin Passenger runs between Cochin Harbour Terminus Railway Station and Shoranur
Shoranur
Shoranur is a town and a municipality in Palakkad district, Kerala,located on the banks of the Bharathapuzha River spread over an area of 32.28 km2.it is a major transport hub , having the largest railway station in the state .Kerala Kalamandalam which is the premier centre for the learning...

 Junction Railway Station. The train operates daily except on Sundays and covers a distance of 113 km. Second class seating coaches are available. Guruvayoor - Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...

 Passenger runs between Ernakulam
Ernakulam
Ernakulam refers to the downtown area or the western part of the mainland of Kochi city in Kerala, India. The city is the most urban part of Kochi and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Ernakulam is called the commercial capital of the state of Kerala and is a main nerve of business in...

 Junction Railway Station and Guruvayoor Railway Station.

Politics

Ollur Assembly Constituency
Ollur Assembly Constituency
Ollur Assembly Constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Kerala.Ollur is a citadel of Indian National Congress for a long time but occasionally it had gone to Communist Party of India. The Ollur Assembly Constituency has 84,452 male and 90,027 female voters. The...

 is part of Thrissur (Lok Sabha constituency). The present MLA of Ollur is M.P Vincent
M.P Vincent
M.P Vincent is an Indian National Congress politician from Thrissur and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ollur Assembly Constituency to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2011.-References:...

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