Karoor
Karoor is a village in Kodakara Panchayath in Thrissur district of Kerala, India. Karoor is located 30 km from the city of Thrissur and 12 km from Irinjalakuda Town and 8 km from Chalakudy Town and 8 km from Mala, Kerala Town.
About
Karoor is a small village in Mala Block comes under in Chalakudy taluk in Thrissur District of Kerala State, India. It comes under Aloor Panchayath, falls under the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency and Irinjalakuda (Assembly constituency) It belongs to Central Kerala Division. Karoor Pin code is 680697 and postal head office is Kallettumkara.Recent History
In 1762 Maharaja, Kingdom of Cochin formed Mukundapuram Taluk taluk by adding Mapranam nadu and parts of Nandilathnadu to Mukundapuramnadu and also formed Kodassery taluk with headquarters at Chalakudy. Karoor muri was part of Kodassery taluk and other areas were part of Mukundapuram taluk. Sakthan Thampuran divided old Mukundapuram taluk into six areas, Mapranam, Palathingal for administrative and revenue purposes. Revenue villages in Aloor Panchayat are Kallettumkara, Thazhekkad & Aloor came into existence in M.E 1080.
Way to Reach
Karoor is 30 km away from Thrissur town, the district headquarters of Thrissur. It is located 2 km away from Kombodinjamakkal on the State Highway 51 (Kerala) from the Kodakara-Kodungallur route and 8 km from Chalakudy on the NH 544. Nearby towns are Mala & Chalakudy & Irinjalakuda and Nearest railway station is Chalakudi railway station which is 4 km away.Education
- St Marys UP School Karoor
Places of Worship
St.Mary's Rosary Church Karoor *സെൻറ്.മേരീസ് റോസറി ചർച്ച് കാരൂർ
THIS PARISH BELONGS TO THE DIOCESE OF IRINJALAKUDA. IT HAS CELEBRATED ITS 125 YEARS. IT HAS AROUND 550 FAMILIES. THIS PARISH IS BLESSED BY MANY PRIESTS.Blessed Mariam Thressia church, Sholayar, Karoor *
ബ്ലെസ്സഡ്.മറിയം ത്രേസ്സ്യ ചർച്ച് ഷോളയാർ, കാരൂർKaroor Juma Masjid *
ജുമാ മസ്ജിദ് കാരൂർ
- Sreedhanakkavu Bhagavathy Temple Karoor *