Avinissery
Avinissery | |
|---|---|
Gram panchayat | |
  Avinissery Location in Kerala, India  Avinissery Avinissery (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°28′53″N 76°11′51″E / 10.481260°N 76.1976000°E / 10.481260; 76.1976000 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Avinissery Grama Panchayath, Thrissur Municipal Corporation |
| • Panchayat President | Sri Hari C.Narendran (BJP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.82 km2 (3.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 16,715 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 680306, 680313 |
| Telephone code | 0487 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-08 |
| Temperature Range: 22.5°C - 35 °C | |
Avinissery is a census town in Thrissur district, just 6 km from district headquarters, in the state of Kerala, India. Avinissery is also the name of a Gram Panchayat in Thrissur District.[1] Avinissery is also the name of a village office in Thrissur that lies Nedupuzha police station limits in Thrissur subdivision of Thrissur City Police. Avinissery is also the name of speed post branch Post Office is situtated in the Thrissur postal division.
Demographics
As of 2011[update] India census,[2] Avinissery census town had a population of 16,715. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Avinissery has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. A lot of villagers are occupied in gold work like the neighboring places Cherpu, Perinchery, Ammadam, Vallachira, and Ollur. This has led to immigration of workers from Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and North East India.[3] The famous Malayalam poet Mullanezhi and Indian National Congress leader V. R. Krishnan Ezhuthachan are from this census town.
References
- ^ Local Self Government Department, Kerala Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine(in Malayalam)
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Job migration and exploitative practices". The Hindu. 13 March 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
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