Thiruvaniyoor

Thiruvaniyoor
village
Thiruvaniyoor
Location in Kerala, India
Thiruvaniyoor
Thiruvaniyoor (India)
Coordinates: 9°56′42″N 76°24′59″E / 9.944919°N 76.4164722°E / 9.944919; 76.4164722Coordinates: 9°56′42″N 76°24′59″E / 9.944919°N 76.4164722°E / 9.944919; 76.4164722
Country India
State Kerala
District Ernakulam
Taluk Kunnathunad
Elevation 18 m (59 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 25,327
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code 627955

Thiruvaniyoor is an eastern suburb of the city of Kochi in the state of Kerala, India. Situated around 15 km (9 mi) south-east from the city centre, it is a part of Kunnathunad taluk.[1]

History

During the starting years of 19th century, almost 90% of the land was under the control of Devaswom or landloards. The major devaswom and landloards at that time were thiruvaniyoor devasam, Chemmanad Devaswom, Monappilly Devaswom, Muriyamangalam Devaswom, Purapperi Mana, Kizhakumbhagath Mana, Thuruthikkala Mana, Mathurakkattu Mana, etc.

JCI Thiruvaniyoor

Junior Chamber International (JCI Thiruvaniyoor) is the most popular social organization of Thiruvaniyoor. JCI movement started at Thiruvaniyoor in 2004. Adv A.C Chacko was the charter president. JCI has currently 55 active members. JCI Thiruvaniyoor got the most outstanding JCI Chapter award of India in 2013. JFP Saji Chameli was the outstanding chapter president of JCI India in 2013. JFP Roy T.P is the current year's President. Junior Chamber International (JCI) is a non-profit international non-governmental organization of young people. It has members in about 124 countries, and regional or national organizations in many of them. It has consultative status with the Council of Europe, with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and with UNESCO. It was founded in St Louis in 1915. It encourages young people to become active citizens and to participate in efforts towards social and economic development, and international co-operation, good-will and understanding. Its members are called JCI Members. It publishes JCI World, a quarterly magazine, in six languages. It holds an annual conference, the JCI World Congress, in November of each year, and regional annual meetings, the JCI Area Conferences.

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, Thiruvaniyoor has 6413 households. The literacy rate of the village is 87.78%.[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)[2]
TotalMaleFemale
Population253271243812889
Children aged below 6 years213310791054
Scheduled caste303514751560
Scheduled tribe543024
Literates222331109511138
Workers (all)1035671513205
Main workers (total)892964202509
Main workers: Cultivators641497144
Main workers: Agricultural labourers657453204
Main workers: Household industry workers15112328
Main workers: Other748053472133
Marginal workers (total)1427731696
Marginal workers: Cultivators1429943
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers19288104
Marginal workers: Household industry workers311318
Marginal workers: Others1062531531
Non-workers1497152879684

References

  1. ↑ "Kerala villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  2. 1 2 "Ernakulam district census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
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