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Piravom municipality | |
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Suburb/Municipality | |
Coordinates: 9°51′0″N 76°30′0″E / 9.85000°N 76.50000°E | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Ernakulam |
City UA | Kochi |
Government | |
• Body | Piravom Municipality |
• Chairperson | Adv Julie Sabu |
• Vice Chairman | K.P Salim |
Area | |
• Total | 29.36 km2 (11.34 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 27,229 |
• Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 ( IST) |
PIN | 686664 |
Telephone code | 0485 |
Vehicle registration | KL-07 KL-17 |
Nearest city | Kochi |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kottayam |
Assembly constituency | Piravom assembly constituency |
Civic agency | Piravom municipality |
Piravom is a municipality in Ernakulam district and a suburb of Kochi in the Indian state of Kerala. It is located with in 31 km southeast of Kochi city center, at the boundary of the Ernakulam and Kottayam districts. Piravom is famous for its Hindu temples and Christian churches. Piravom has a river-front, verdant hills, and paddy fields.
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Piravom was owned by the Vadakkumkoor Kingdom until it was captured by Travancore kingdom, and is now part of the Indian state of Kerala.
Piravom was reverted to panchayat status in 1992 after two years as a municipality because of skepticism that its classification as a municipality would attract higher tax rates and building regulation. However, as modern municipal councils now have the authority to fix the tax rate and new building rule provisions are now applicable to special grade panchayats, the economic incentive for Piravom remaining a panchayat has disappeared. The local government of Piravom passed a unanimous resolution for elevation to municipality status. In 2015,The government of Kerala reclassified Piravom as a municipality.
The Kerala state government and the GCDA have plans to incorporate Angamaly, Perumbavoor, Piravom and Kolenchery in Ernakulam district, Mala and Kodungallur in Thrissur district, Thalayolaparambu and Vaikom in Kottayam, and Cherthala in Alappuzha district into the jurisdiction of the Kochi metropolis. The newly formed metropolis would be put under the charge of a new authority called the Kochi Metropolitan Regional Development Authority.
13. Government LPS Piravom
14. Government LPS Pazhoor
15. Government LPS Kalampoor
16. Government LPS Namakkuzhy
17. CMS LPS Edappallichira
18. St. Antony's LPS Kalluvettamata
19. Government UPS Kakkad
20. Government UPS Kalampoor
30 Spiritual Feast, Kakkad, Piravom.
31. Puthussery Thrikka Balanarasimha Swamy Temple
32. Acharyakovil Devi temple
33. Pallippattu Devi Temple, Pazhoor
34. Peringamala Shreekrishna swami temple
35. Thirumanamkunnu Devi temple
36. Oozhathumala Mahadeva temple
37. Melpazhur Mana Temple
38. Kalampoorkkavu Devi Temple
Piravom Assembly Constituency has been incorporated into Kottayam Lok Sabha Constituency, led by Thomas Chazhikadan, as a part of the delimitation of parliament seats in India. The assembly was previously part of Muvattupuzha Lok Sabha Constituency.
The nearest railway station to Piravom is the Piravam Road Railway Station (Velloor), which has stops for all passenger trains and most express trains. The nearest major railway station is at Ernakulam.
The nearest airport, Cochin International Airport, is at Nedumbassery.
A government transport ( KSRTC) bus depot is located at Piravom.
A private bus stand is located at the center of Piravom. The buses provide connectivity to Kochi and nearby towns.
The town is situated on the banks of the Muvattupuzha River.