Aloor, Kerala

Aloor is a revenue village in Chalakudy taluk of the Irinjalakuda Revenue Division in Thrissur district.

Sub Registrar Office is situated in Kacheriparambu, Kallettumkara.

Aloor falls under the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency and Irinjalakuda Assembly Constituency.

Member of Parliament (Lok sabha, India)- T.N. Prathapan, INC

Member of Legislative Assembly, Kerala - Prof. K.U. Arunan, CPI(M)

Aloor is a special grade Panchayat with 23 wards.

Panchayath President: Sandhya Naison, CPI(M)

According to Brahminical traditions, the Aloor desom is an integral part of Irinjalakuda grama and southern parts of Aloor Panchayat belong to Avittathur grama. From AD 800 to AD 1102 this area was under the Mahodayapuram Chera dynasty. An inscription of Rajasimhaperumanadikal of eleventh century AD gotten from the Thazhekad church in Aloor panchayath is proved this fact. From AD 1342 to AD 1762 this area was part of Arunadu.

In 1762 Maharaja, Kingdom of Cochin formed Mukundapuram taluk by adding Mapranam nadu (Velllos nad) and parts of Nandilathnadu to Mukundapuramnadu (Muriyanad) and also formed Kodassery taluk with headquarters at Chalakudy. Karoor muri (Karoor, Vellanchira, and Thuruthiparambu) were part of Kodassery taluk and other areas were part of Mukundapuram taluk. Sakthan Thampuran divided old Mukundapuram taluk into six properties viz. 1) Thazhekkad 2) Aripalam 3) Mukundapuram (Nadavarambu) 4) Mapranam 5) Palathingal (Nandikkara) 6) Pudukkad for administrative and revenue purposes. Revenue villages in Aloor Panchayat viz. Kallettumkara, Thazhekkad & Aloor came into existence in M.E 1080 (AD 1905). Aloor village office is located in Vazhiyambalaparambu, Aloor since December 1980, before that it was in Kacheriparambu, Kalletumkara. At the time of Firka subdivisions villages in Aloor Panchayat fall into two Firkas viz Irinjalakuda and Chalakudy.

Malayalam is the mother tongue of almost all natives of Aloor. Even though it has some similarities with the accent of Malayalam generally spoken in Thrissur district, it is not as thick in an accent as the language spoken by Thrissur town natives. The vocabulary used is very similar to other desoms of Aru. Going by the literal meaning of the word Aloor, the name signifies "place with people" or "place inhabited by people" ("Aal" in Malayalam means "human" and "ur" or "oor" means "town" in old Malayalam and Tamil).

A primary school was established on the premises of Aloor church in 1894 which was managed by the parishioners, now St. John Berchmens Convent Lower Primary School, Aloor. In 1942, The first high school, Rajarshi Memorial Higher Secondary School Aloor was established. Later it was upgraded to a higher secondary school in 1998. Other educational institutions in the area include Sree Narayana Vilasam Vocational Higher secondary School Aloor, St. Joseph's EMHS, Aloor (Thazhekkad village), St Marys UP School Karoor, Fathima Matha LP School Vellanchira, L F LP School Kombidijamakkal, CLPS at Sholayar near Vellamchira. For Higher education, the main institutes nearby are Sahrdaya College of Advanced Studies and Sahrdaya College of Engineering and Technology. Parents with high ambitions send their children to schools in nearby towns like Irinjalakuda, Chalakudi, and Thrissur. Lack of seats in the schools in Aloor is also one of the reasons for children in Aloor to seek admission in nearby towns. Sangama Grama Madhava, mathematician & astronomer was from Irinjalappilly, Aloor.

Many Aloorians, quite similar to other Keralites, go abroad, or to other cities outside the State, to earn their means of livelihood. Many of the educated youths from Aloor have become successful business owners, IT professionals, skilled blue-collar workers, or unskilled workers in the Middle East, North America, or in Indian cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore.

Christian, Hindu and Muslim religions coexist harmoniously in Aloor. Up to the census of Cochin state in 1901, there were no Muslims in Aloor, Kallettumkara and Thazhekkad muris of Mukundapuram taluk. There were 199 Tamil speaking Muslims in Kuzhikkattussery muri (which includes Kombodinjamakkal) as per the census of Cochin state 1901.

98% of the Christians belong to Syro_Malabar Catholic Church, which in communion with the Universal Catholic Church.

St. Joseph's Syro Malabar Catholic Church, Aloor is the first parish church in Aloor muri of Mukundapuram taluk. The Nazrani community of Aloor built a small prayer hall made of bamboo and palm leaf in the land donated by its members in 1858 and used it for their usual prayer necessities. In 1868, the Aloor church was recognized by the Vicariate Apostolic of Verapoly. Aloor parish is one of the 83 parishes between the Bharathappuzha and Periyar rivers, during the erection of the syro-Malabar hierarchy and Trichur Vicariate in 1887.

Irinjalappilly chengumkavu bhagavathy temple has a history over centuries. Sreedhanakkavu temple near kombodinjamakkal, Aanikkulangara Sri Durga temple at Sholayar, Palappetty temple near Vellamchira, Muthappan Bagavathy temple at the Edathadan centre, two kilometers from Aloor Junction are the important temples. Thalappoli, ulsavam, and shashti are celebrated with various festivities.

The Jaram and masjid at Kombodinjamakkal(Thazhekkad village) date back to the time(January 1790) of Tipu sultan, the ruler of Mysore. 'Chandanakkudam Nercha'(on Makaram16) to the jaram is very famous in this region.

Major government institutions in Aloor are:

1. Primary Health Centre
2. Grama Panchayath Office
3. Village Office
4. ESI Dispensary
5. Govt. Veterinary Dispensary
6. Post Office (PIN:680683)
7. Panchayath Community Hall
8. Police Station

Under the Köppen climate classification, Aloor features a Tropical monsoon climate. Since the region lies in the southwestern coastal state of Kerala, the climate is tropical, with only minor differences in temperatures between day and night, as well as over the year. Summer lasts from March to May and is followed by the South-west monsoon from June to September. October and November form the post-monsoon or retreating monsoon season. Winter from December through February is slightly cooler, and windy, due to winds from the Western Ghats.[1]

'Pindiperunnal'-'Ambuperunnal' or the feast of St. Sebastian is a common festival in all the churches in Aloor panchayath. Thazhekad church is famous for the feast of Kurisu Muthappan (St. Sebastian) on 2 and 3 May every year. Irinjalappilly chengumkavu bhagavathy temple and Edathadan Muthappan Bagavathy temple celebrate Thalappoli with various festivities.'Chandanakkudam Nercha' on Makaram16 at the Jaram and masjid at Kombodinjamakkal is very famous in this region.