Adoor
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Adoor
Adur | |
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Municipality | |
 Adoor central junction | |
  Adoor Location in Kerala, India  Adoor Adoor (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°12′N 76°46′E / 9.20°N 76.76°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Pathanamthitta |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | CPI(M) |
| • Municipal chairperson | Shyni Jose |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.5 km2 (9.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 31,056 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam language, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 691 523 |
| Telephone code | 04734 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-26 (Adoor Sub RTO) |
| Vice chairman | Prasad.G |
| Sex ratio | 1145 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 96.31% |
| Website | www |
Adoor (sometimes spelled Adur) is one of the major towns in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala State, India.
Adoor is one of the two revenue divisions of the Pathanamthitta district. The Adoor Revenue Division includes Kozhencherry (Pathanamthitta), Konni, and Adoor Taluks.[clarification needed] Adoor Taluk consists of two municipal towns: Adoor and Pandalam. The revenue division was previously located in the Kollam District. This municipality is located between the major cities of Trivandrum and Kochi in south Kerala.[1]
Geography
Adoor is located in the southwestern part of the Pathanamthitta district and also in the center of South Kerala. Geographically, it is loctaed between Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam.
The southern entrance of Adoor is Enath Kallada River passes through it. The Northern Entrance is Pandalam where the Achankovil River passes.
Administration
Adoor is part of the Pathanamthitta district and is one of the two major revenue divisions of Pathanamthitta. Before the formation of the Pathanamthitta district in 1982, Adoor belonged to the Kollam district. Adoor's Assembly Constituency is a part of the newly formed Pathanamthitta Loksabha. Later it was changed to Adoor Loksabha Constituency itself.
Administrative divisions
Adoor is a holy town and is well known throughout Kerala. Adoor has lot of places of interest, including Mannadi Temple.
| No. | Thaluk HeadQuarters | Revenue divisions | |
| 1 | Adoor | Adoor | |
| 2 | Kozhencherry | Adoor | |
| 3 | Konni | Adoor |
| No. | Panchayaths | Revenue divisions | Municipalities |
| 1 | Kodumon | Adoor | Adoor |
| 2 | Ezhamkulam | Adoor | Pandalam |
| 5 | Pallikkal | Adoor | ADOOR |
| 6 | Kadampanad | Adoor | Pathanamthitta |
| 7 | Enadimangalam | Adoor | Pathanamthitta |
| 10 | Pandalam Thekkekara | Adoor | Pathanamthitta |
| 14 | Thumpamon | Adoor | |
| 15 | Erathu | Adoor | Adoor |
Important pilgrim centers
There are several places of worship here which shows the religious prosperity. People belonging to all sections enjoys religious harmony and mutual cooperations exists between them.
Temples
- Sree Parthasarathy temple, Adoor
- Trichennamangalam Mahadevar Temple Peringanad
- Chennampalli Sree Dharmasastha Temple
- Pattupurakkal devi temple
- Puthenkavil bhagavathi temple
- Sree Narayanapuram Mahavishnu temple
- Mahalingeswara temple
- Mannadi devi temple
- Poothamkara sree dharmasastha temple
- Chathannupuzha Bhattathrikovil Sree Mahadeva Temple
- Thengumthara Umamaheswara Temple
- BAGAVATHI THARA DEVI TEMPLE KUNNATHOORKARA PERINGANAD
- Punthalaveetil devi temple pazakulam
Churches
- St.Mary's Orthodox Church Karuvatta,Mathra Mariyam Pilgrim Centre.
- St. Mary's orthodox Syrian cathedral
- Sacred heart malankara catholic Church adoor
- St. John Of The Cross Latin Catholic Church
- Mar Sleeva church
- St. Paul's C. S. I. Church
- St. Thomas C. S. I. Church
- St. Mary's C. S. I. Church
- Immanuel Mar Thoma Church, Adoor
- St. Thomas Mar Thoma church
- St. Gregorios Orthodox Church Peringanad
Art
Adoor is famous for its contribution to arts and culture, as well as for being the birthplace of well-known personalities. Well-known events in Adoor include Ecumenical Conventions of Christian churches, Ezhamkulam Thookkam in Ezhamkulam Devi Temple, Gajamela at Sree Parthasarathy Temple, Thrichengamagalem mahadevar Temple Ulsavam, Kodumon Chilanthy Temple, and so on.
History
Mannadi, situated in Adoor, is where Velu Thampi Dalawa, the renowned freedom fighter of Travancore and diwan (title), diwan of Travancore Princely State, spent his last days[citation needed]. A historical museum, a statue of Veluthampi Dalawa and an open-air theatre are the major attractions here. The annual temple festival is held from February to March.
Demographics
As of 2011[update] census,[2] Adoor had a population of 29,171 people, including NRI's. Nearly 90% of population resides in rural regions and only 10% resides in the sub urban area. Literacy rate of Adoor city is 96.31 % higher than state average of 94.00 %. In Adoor, Male literacy is around 97.49 % while female literacy rate is 95.27 %.
Climate
Adoor is one of the rainiest places in Kerala. The summer season and rainy season occurs from April to July. The month of July receives significant amount of rainfall about 1,418 millimetres (55.8 inches). Humidity increases in the months of April and June. The winter season normally starts from October to January. Slight Mist and fog is experienced here. Moderate temperatures occur from February and March.
| Climate data for Adoor, Kerala | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.2 (88.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
29.9 (85.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
7 (0.3) |
71 (2.8) |
248 (9.8) |
944 (37.2) |
1,418 (55.8) |
803 (31.6) |
377 (14.8) |
283 (11.1) |
86 (3.4) |
23 (0.9) |
4,263 (167.8) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Crops
Adoor is one of the biggest producers of coconuts, bananas and tapioca. Mousambi is grown here, including red coconuts and red bananas. The soil in Adoor is good for cultivation and is from the minerals given by the rivers achenkovil and kallada. In addition, many rubber trees are grown here.
Transportation
Road
Adoor being the centre of Southern Kerala has good highways and roads for the pleasure of travel and for the shipment of goods. Adoor has the MC road passing through it till Trivandrum and the National Highway 183A passing through Adoor connecting Pathanamthitta and other major places. A bypass of MC-Road has been built in Adoor.The Bypass starts from Nellimutilpaddi in Adoor and ends at Karuvatta in Adoor. The Kayamkulam-Punalur road also passes through Adoor making it the centre of Kayamkulam and Punalur. KP Road connects Adoor to other places like Pathanapuram and Charummood. People mostly use MC-Road in Adoor for travelling to Trivandrum other than using National Highway 47 to avoid traffic-jams and heat of the coastal areas touching the National Highway 47. The MC-Road gives pleasure and safety to travellers with no traffic-jams so people mostly take the Adoor-Trivandrum route for travelling to Trivandrum. The National Highway 183, which is an upgraded part of MC Road, passes through Adoor and ends at Kottarakara Junction.
Airports
The nearest airport is at Thiruvananthapuram-Thiruvananthapuram International Airport which is 110 kilometres (68 miles) away.
Railways
The nearest railway stations are Kayamkulam Junction railway station and Chengannur Railway Station. A railway station was implemented to come in Adoor but this plan was shifted to Mavelikkara. Now ideas are being put up for bringing a major junction railway station to Adoor very soon.The proposed railway station will be having railway flyovers and nearly 8 tracks with lines Kayamkulam-Punalur via Adoor, Chengannur-Thiruvananthapuram via Adoor.[4]
Education
- College of Engineering Adoor]]
- Kendriya Vidyalaya Adoor]]
- Holy Angels English Medium Higher Secondary School]]
- T.M.G.H.S. (Trichennamangalam Mahadevar)Higher Secondary School Peringanad
- Govt.Boys Higher Secondary School Adoor
- Govt Girls Higher Secondary School Adoor
Notable people
- Adoor Bhasi, actor
- Adoor Bhavani, actress
- Adoor Gopalakrishnan, director
- Adoor Prakash, MLA
- Adoor Pankajam, actress
- Adoor Govindankutty, actor
- E.V Krishna Pillai (Novelist)
References
- ^ "Routes & Locations". keralatourism.com. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Population of Adoor (2011) census". Census 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Climate Adoor: Temperature, Climate graph, Climate table for Adoor". climate-data.org.
- ^ Malayalam Manorama Issue-918 date:21-09-2016
External links
Media related to Adoor at Wikimedia Commons
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