Thrissur
Population 74,604 Male : 35,755 Female : 38,849 Borders East West North South- No. of wards 32 No. of Panchayaths 98 Hospitals 18 Schools 30 Public Libraries 1 Temples 4 Mosques 1 Churches 3 Railway Station 2 (Thrissur
& Punkunnam) Cinema Theatres 7 (Kairali, Sree, Sapna, Jose,
Ragam, Ramdas, Bindhu) Fire Station 1 Bus Stations 4 (Sakhthan Thampuran Stand,
North Bus Stand, Municipal Bus Stand opp. Municipal Office and KSRTC Bus Stand) Banks 46 Police Station 3 Thrissur East Thrissur West Thrissur Traffic P.S History, Art & Culture The
name of this town, often called the cultural capital of Kerala, derives from
'Tiru-Shiva-Perur' or the town with the name of Lord Shiva.
Appropriately enough, the town is built around a hillock atop which is its
most prominent feature, the Vadakkumnathan Kshetram or temple which has Shiva as its
presiding deity. Adi Sankaraacharya is
supposed to have spent his last days in this temple.
Trichur's rise as a town of importance is attributed to Raja Rama Varma, popularly
known as 'Sakthan Thampuran', who ascended the throne of the State of Cochin in 1790. Large areas of Trichur were captured by the
Zamorins of Calicut in the 14th and 15th centuries. Later,
in the latter half of the 18th century, Tipu Sultan held sway over Trichur until the
European domination began under the Portuguese, the Dutch and the English.
Long ago, the vast open area around the temple was a magnificent teak forest called
Tekkinkadu. Today the forest has given way to
one of the most important examples of Kerala temple architecture which often does away
with the imposing gopurams of South Indian temples. This
temple features low, tiled roofs, an abundance of woodwork and the famous 'kuttambalam' or
theatre hall with sloping roofs of metal plates within which is performed the old dramatic
art form of 'chakiar koothu'. The
Vadakkumnathan temple is also well known for its murals depicting the Mahabharatha
as-well-as exquisite paintings and carvings.
The most spectacular festival is Pooram celebrated at the Vadakkumnathan Temple
every year during April-May. Kerala's
grandest temple pageantry, which includes colourful processions of caparisoned elephants
and a midnight fireworks display, can be witnessed from the crowded streets of Trichur.
The Kerala Kalamandalam, the Kerala Sahitya Academy and the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka
Academy are all situated in and around Trichur, as are the Nataka Niketan, the Nritta
Kalalayam and the Rama Varma Research Institute. These
centres have lent the town the status of Kerala's cultural capital.
For a sight of mural paintings from all over Kerala, visit the Town Hall, an
imposing building with a picture gallery or 'chitralayam'.
For the animal enthusiasts, Trichur boasts a Zoo, 2 km from the town centre. There is also a snake park which has a reptilian
collection of various kinds of snakes.
Within the zoo compound is the small Art Museum which has a good collection of wood
carvings, metal sculptures, Kathakali figures and ancient jewellery. There is also a wonderful collection of
traditional Kerala lamps.
The State Archaelogical Museum is situated at Chembukkavu, on the Town Hall road. There is also an Acquarium inside the Nehru Park. Town Area : 25 sq km Altitude : Sea level Temperature :- Mean Max :- Summer : 35 deg
C. Winter : 32.3 deg C. Mean Min :- Summer : 22.5 deg C. Winter : 20 deg C. Rainfall : 254 cm Clothing : Tropical cottons Tourist season : September
to March The
nearest airport is at Nedumbassery, 40 kms away. Trichur
is an important railway station on the Southern Railway and is linked to most major towns
inside and outside Kerala. Motorable roads
connect Trichur to several important centres. Both
KSRTC and private operators run bus services. There
are direct buses to Palani, Madurai, Bangalore, Mysore, Erode and Madras. For local transport there are autorickshaws,
tourist taxis and buses. Distances to nearby
important places: Cochin – 78 km Coimbatore – 114 km Kalady – 55 km Kanyakumari – 376 km Chennai – 720 km Ooty – 202 km Hospitals in Thrissur and
their phone numbers Medical College (Town) Phone : 421050 Medical College Casuality
– 421802 Medical College
(Mulankunnathukavu) Phone : 720310, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Govt. Mental Health Centre Phone : 423481 District Hospital Phone : 331377 District Homeo Hospital – 337835 District Ayurveda Hospital Phone : 334599 District Co-operative
Hospital Phone : 335551 Aswini Hospital Phone : 334401,
335752 Amala Cancer Centre Phone : 711950,
711240 Raji Nursing Home Phone : 332085 Medical Centre Phone : 334690 Saroja Nursing Home Phone : 335145,
315185 Kartiyayini Nursing Home Phone : 334435 Jubily Mission Hospital Phone : 420361,
421650 Balya Children’s
Hospital Phone : 425770 Metropolitian Hospital Phone : 425123,
425142 Trichur Nursing Home Phone : 422285 Vijayasree Eye Hospital Phone : 380098 West Fort Hospital Phone : 382130,
382131, 382132, 382133 Prasanthi Hospital Phone : 381622 Mother Hospital (Olari) Phone : 361091,
361092, 361093 Elite Mission Hospital Phone : 423322,
425140, 429322 Chandramathy Amma Memorial
Hospital Phone : 361340 St. Vincent De Paul Hospital Phone : 352223 Holy Family Hospital (Ollur) Phone : 353454 Heart Hospital Phone : 440135,
440610 Gandhiji Nature Cure Centre Phone : 429634,
426734 Distances from
Thrissur to Other Places Railway :- Thiruvananthapuram 295 Kollam
225 Kayamkulam
189 Mavelikkara
181 Chengannur
169 Thiruvalla
160 Changanassery
152 Kottayam
134 Piravam
103 Ernakulam
75 Aluva
55 Shornur
32 Tirur
78 Kozhikkode
119 Badagara
165 Tellicherry
187 Kannur
209 Kasargod
294 Mangalore
339 Ottappalam
45 Palakkad
77 Coimbatore
131 Kayamkulam
175 Harippad
162 Ambalappuzha
144 Alappuzha
132 Cherthala
109 N H 47 :- Thiruvananthapuram 297 Chalakkudy
29 Angamaly
46 Aluva
57 Ernakulam
78 Cherthala
119 Alappuzha
140 Harippad
175 Kayamkulam
188 Kollam
226 Attingal
264 Palakkad 68 M C Road :- Thiruvananthapuram 288 Perumbavoor
60 Muvattupuzha
79 Kottayam
134 Changanassery 152 Kilimannur
248 Pattanamthitta
190 Bangalore
471 Mumbai
1277 Kanyakumari
378 Coimbatore
109 Calcutta
2177 Delhi
2489 Hyderabad
1087 Krishnagiri
1380 Chennai
499 Mysore
358 Panaji
895 Thirupathi
645 Ooty
207 Mangalore
340 Punnathur Kotta
33 Palayoor Church
25 Art Museum, Zoo
1.5 Peechi Dam
23 Athirappilly
60 Vazhachal
65 Vilangankunnu
5 Keralakalamandalam 29 Cheraman Juma Masjid 36 Idukki Dam
156 Thekkadi
214 Malampuzha
82 Silent Valley
168 Veli
299 Bolgatty Palace
84 Nelliyampathy
143 Kanyakumari
386 Kovalam
310 Eravikulam Park
177 Neyyar Dam
325 Munnar
160 Dutch Palace
84 Thenmala
292 Parassinikkadavu
236 Kunnamkulam 22 Kuttippuram
54 Kozhikkode
128 Badagara
175 Tellicherry
195 Kannur
218 Thaliparamba
241 Payyannur
264 Kanjangad
294 Kasargod
334 Manjeswaram 363 Wadakkanchery
19 Shornur
32 Ottappalam
48 Palakkad (Via Shornur) 80 Pattambi
47 Perinthalmanna
70 Malappuram
90 Kozhikkode (Via Shornur) 142 Municipalities Thrissur, Kodungallur, Irinjalakkuda, Chalakkudy, Kunnamkulam, Chavakkad and Guruvayoor.
Large and Medium Industries in Thrissur District and their Phone Numbers Alagappa Textiles, Alagappa Nagar Phone : 851321 Vanaja Textiles, Kurichikkara Phone : 423995, 421131 Kerala Lakshmi Mills, Pullazhi Phone : 360334 Vaigai Threads Ltd., Koratti Mittal Steel – Re - Rolling & Allied Industries (P) Ltd., Vadakkanchery Sitaram Spinning & Weaving Mills Ltd., Trichur Phone : 380289 Tapioca Products (P) Ltd., Chalakkudy Trichur Cotton Mills Ltd., Nattika Appolo Tyres, Chalakkudy, Perambra Phone : 842211 Keltron Power Devices, Athani Chalakkudy Refractories, Chalakkudy Eddy Current Controls, Chalakkudy, Potta Phone : 842882 Kerala Chemical & Proteins Ltd., Koratty Micro – Wave Products, Puthen – Chira Steel Industrial Forgings Ltd., Athani K S E Ltd., Irinjalakuda Phone : 825476 Keltron Rectifiers, Athani Rajagopal Textiles (P) Ltd., M G Kavu, Pin – 680 581 Phone : 86235, 424418 Malabar Building Products Ltd., M G Kavu Phone : 334163, 332271 Pharma Surgical Corporation, Kuttanellur, Thrissur (Oushadi) Phone : 334011, 334519 Suntech Tyres Ltd., Thangaloor Phone : 334123 Safa Leather Exports Pvt. Ltd., Arimpur Phone : 362283 Thanikudam Bhagavathi Mills Ltd., Ollukkara Line Chemicals Kerala Pvt. Ltd., Chalakkudy Phone : 242189 Concept Spices, Kuttanellur, Thrissur Phone : 399016, 872597 Carborandum Universal Ltd., Chalakkudy J R T Granites, Chattikulam, Chalakkudy, Pin – 680 721 Phone : 262509 Paulson Distileries, Muringoor, Chalakkudy, Pin – 680 316 Sree Sakthi Paper Mills, Kanymanpilly Phone : 555451 Premier Poly Coaten Ltd., Kodakara Fresh Coconut G I P Products (P) Ltd., Kaduppassery Phone : 860304 Co - Operative Spinning Mills, Mala South Pennsalam Granites Ltd., Mala Phone : 374386 Thrissur Co - Operative Spinning Mills, Vazhani Three Star Granites, Erumapetty, Pin – 680 584 Phone : 592050 Thrissur Paddy Marketing & Processing Co - Operative Society, Athani Phone : 867711 Super Star Distilleries & Foods Ltd., Thiruvilwamala Phone : 360239, 367291 Kunnamkulam Paper Mills, Kunnamkulam Kerala Chemicals & Protien Chemicals Ltd., Kathikudam, Pin – 680 308. Phone :832590, 832598 Microwave Products, Puthenchira, Pin – 680 682 Phone : 890383 Pigments India Ltd., Thazhekkad, Chalakkudy Phone : 842195 Kerala Feeds, Kallettukara, Pin – 680 683 Phone : 816103 Masonilam (India) Ltd., Meladoor, Pin – 680 741 Phone : 890272 Keltron Rectifires, Mulamkunnathukavu |
