Mazhuvannoor

Mazhuvannoor
Mazhuvannoor
village
	Mazhuvannoor Location in Kerala, India Mazhuvannoor Mazhuvannoor (India)
	Coordinates: 10°00′34″N 76°29′48″E / 10.009494°N 76.4967919°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Ernakulam
Taluk	Kunnathunad
Elevation	23 m (75 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	14,946
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
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, Kadakkanad, 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 Syrian Orthodox Chapel at Mangalathunada, St Mary's Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Chapel at Thattamughal, St George Malankara Catholic Church at Mangalathunada, St George Malankara Orthodox Cathedral, Kunnakkurudy, St George Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church at Kunnakkurudy, St George Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church at Perumani, St Peter's and St Paul's Orthodox Church at Valayanchirangara, Guardian Angel Retirement Home of Jacobite Syrian 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.

Institutions

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

^ "Kerala villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Ernakulam district census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.