Adoor
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Adoor | |
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Municipality | |
UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 691 523 |
Telephone code | 04734 |
Vehicle registration | KL-26 (Adoor Sub RTO) |
Sex ratio | 1132 ♀/1000 ♂ |
Literacy | 96.31% |
Website | www |
Adoor is a municipality in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India. It is the headquarters of the Adoor Taluk and Adoor Revenue Division. Adoor is located 18 km (11.2 mi) southwest of the district headquarters Pathanamthitta and 85 km (52.8 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.
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Etymology
Adoor (Ad-oor) in Malayalam translates as "Ad" means "separated" (adarnu) and "oor" means "place" or "land". So it means "adarnu kittiya ooru" in Malayalam and in English it means "An obtained separated land". Also called as, "Noble" ആഢ്യൻ" and "oor" 'ഊര്" means "place" or "land". So it means "Aadyanmaarude Ooru" "ആഢ്യൻമാരുടെ ഊര്" in [[Malayalam]] and in English it means "Land of Noble personnel".
History
The history of Adoor is directly connected to the history of
Adoor was once part of Ilayidathu Dynasty and
Adoor was part of Central Travancore and was never directly under British rule. Adoor was a major town of both wealthy Hindu families and notable Saint Thomas Christian families. Adoor was never captured by King Marthanadavarma.
Adoor Dharma Hospital (now known as Adoor General Hospital) was established in the 1880s during Travancore rule.
In 1914, the first school opened in Adoor: Adoor Malayalam School, known today as Adoor Govt. UP School.
In 1934,
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 with the present MP being Shri Anto Antony. The present MLA of Adoor is Shri Chittayam Gopakumar.
Municipality Wards
Adoor Town consists of 28 wards of Adoor Municipality.
Ward No | Name of Ward | Councillor | Party |
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1 | Mithrapuram | Sussy Joseph | INC |
2 | E V ward | Anu Vasanthan | INC |
3 | Pannivizha | Apsara Sanal | CPI |
4 | Salvation Army | Rajani Ramesh | CPI(M) |
5 | Civil Station | Sasikumar | INC |
6 | Jawahar | D. Saji | CPI |
7 | Anandapally | Raji Cheriyan | CPI |
8 | Pothrodu | Sreeja R Nair | BJP |
9 | M G ward | Rameshkumar V | Independent |
10 | Bhagath Singh | Bindu Kumari G | INC |
11 | Pannivizha East | Sasikumar | INC |
12 | Sangamam | Reena Samuel | INC |
13 | Netaji | Gopalan K | CPM |
14 | Parakkode | M Alavudeen | Independent |
15 | Parakkode East | Anoop Chandrasekhar | INC |
16 | Anantharamapuram | Sudha Padmakumar | INC |
17 | Parakkode West | Sindhu Thulaseedhara Kuruppu | CPI |
18 | T B ward | Lali Saji | UDF |
19 | Kannamkodu North | Aji P Varghese | LDF
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20 | Adoor Central | Adv. S Shajahan | CPI(M) |
21 | Kannamkodu | Divya Reji | CPI(M) |
22 | Nellimootilpadi | Sreelekshmi Binu | INC |
23 | Ayyapanpara | Beena Babu | Independent |
24 | Town ward | Rony Panamthundil | CPI(M) |
25 | Munnalam | Anithadevi A | Independent |
26 | Priyadarshini | Sobha Thomas | Independent |
27 | Holycross | K Mahesh Kumar | LDF
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28 | Puthiyakavilchira | Jayakrishnan S | INC |
Adoor Revenue Division
Adoor Taluk consists of two municipal towns: Adoor and Pandalam. Adoor is one among the only two
Thaluks under Adoor Revenue Division
No. | Thaluk Headquarters | Revenue divisions |
1 | Adoor | Adoor |
2 | Kozhencherry | Adoor |
3 | Konni | Adoor |
Adoor Thaluk
Municipalities and Block Panchayats of Adoor Thaluk
With headquarters at Adoor town, the Adoor Thaluk consists of two Municipalities and two Block Panchayats. Pandalam Block Panchayat includes two Panchayats (Thumpamon, Pandalam Thekkekara) from Adoor Thaluk, while the remaining are under Kozhenchery Thaluk.
No | Local body name | Municipality/Block Panchayat | Thaluk | Revenue Division |
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1 | Adoor | Municipality | Adoor | Adoor |
2 | Pandalam | Municipality | Adoor | Adoor |
3 | Parakkode | Block Panchayat | Adoor | Adoor |
4 | Pandalam | Block Panchayat | Adoor | Adoor |
Panchayaths in Adoor Thaluk
No. | Panchayaths | Revenue divisions | Thaluk | Villages |
1 | Kodumon | Adoor | Adoor | Kodumon,Angadickal |
2 | Ezhamkulam | Adoor | Adoor | Ezhamkulam, Enathu |
3 | Pallickal | Adoor | Adoor | Pallickal, Peringanadu |
4 | Kadampanad | Adoor | Adoor | Kadampanad |
5 | Enadimangalam | Adoor | Adoor | Enadimangalam |
6 | Pandalam Thekkekara | Adoor | Adoor | Pandalam Thekkekara |
7 | Thumpamon | Adoor | Adoor | Thumpamon |
8 | Erathu | Adoor | Adoor | Erathu |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1951 | 13,745 | — |
1991 | 26,639 | +93.8% |
2001 | 28,952 | +8.7% |
2011 | 29,171 | +0.8% |
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Religion
According to the 2011 census, Hindus are the majority with 54% of the population adhering to the religion. Christians form a significant minority, constituting 37% of the population. Muslims constitute 9% of the population.
Hospitals and Dental Clinics
- Govt. General Hospital, Adoor
- Lifeline superspeciality hospital and fertility clinic, Adoor
- Mount Zion medical college Hospital, Adoor
- Hollycross Hospital, Adoor
- Maria Hospital, Adoor
- Mount Sinai Medical Centre, Paranthal
- Government Veterinary Hospital, Adoor
- Moses Dental Clinic, Adoor
Adoor has at least four medical colleges within 40 km radius or one hour travel proximity. Famous Medical colleges and hospitals include Konni Government Medical College (28 km), Pushpagiri Medical College (31 km), Believers Church Medical College Hospitals (37 km) and Muthootu Medical Centre Pathanamthitta (18 km).
Hotels
- Park Residency 4 star Hotel
- Wyte Portico
Landmarks
Adoor is home to many places of worship, including the Mannadi Temple.[citation needed]
- Juma Al Masjid, Central - Adoor
- Gandhi Circle, Adoor
- St. Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, Kannamcode
- St. Mary's Orthodox Church | Holy MarthaMariam Pilgrim Centre, Karuvatta - Adoor
Transportation
Road
Adoor is a junction with major roads connecting it to Ernakulam, Trivandrum, Kayankulam, Punalur, Pathanamthitta and Kollam. The only means of transport in Adoor is roadways. There are two bus stands in Adoor. KSRTC bus stand has got 24 hours bus services with daily interstate, interdistrict and town connectivity. The municipal bus stand near bypass stations all private busses.
KSRTC provides services to nearby states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Major services include super deluxe, superfast, and fast passengers to Mangalore, Manipal, Marthandam, Thalakkulam, Sulthan Batheri, Perikkalur, Kannur, Udayagiri, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Trivandrum.
Bus services from other depots towards Bangalore (Scania), Sulliya (Super Deluxe), Batheri (Super Deluxe), Thenkasi (Fast Passenger), Pazhani (Super Fast, Fast Passenger) are also available.
Private bus services like Kallada, Kerala Lines, and Rukma have daily services towards Bangalore, Chennai, and other destinations from Adoor.
Being the center of southern Kerala, Adoor has good highways and modern roads for travel and the shipment of goods. Adoor has the
Airports
The nearest airport is at Thiruvananthapuram-Thiruvananthapuram International Airport which is 90 km (56 mi) away.
Railways
The nearest railway stations are
Education
Notable people
- Adoor Bhasi, actor
- Adoor Bhavani, actress
- Adoor Gopalakrishnan, director
- Govindankutty, actor-anchor
- Gouri G. Kishan, actress
- Adoor Pankajam, actress
- Adoor Prakash, former Kerala Minister, present Attingal MP
- E. V. Krishna Pillai, writer
References
- ^ "Number of villages, towns, households, population and area (India, states/UTs, districts and Sub-districts) - 2011".
- ^ "കൌണ്സില് | Adoor Municipality". www.adoormunicipality.in. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Routes & Locations". keralatourism.com. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Subdivisions Taluks and Villages | Pathanamthitta District, Government of Kerala | India". Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Malayalam Manorama Issue-918 date:21-09-2016
External links
- http://www.adoormunicipality.in/ Archived 19 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine
Media related to Adoor at Wikimedia Commons