Tirur


Tirur is a major municipal town in Tirur Taluk, Malappuram district, in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of.
It is one of the major business centers in Malappuram district and is situated west of Malappuram and south of Kozhikode, on the Shoranur–Mangalore section under Southern Railway.
Tirur is a major trading centre for electronic devices and seafood in Northern Kerala and has an average elevation of above the sea level.

History

The medieval Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics was mainly centred in and around present-day Tirur Taluk. Puthiyangadi region in Tirur served as the headquarters of the medieval feudal principality of Tanur, who were allied on various occasions to the Zamorins of Calicut, prior to the East India Company rule in the region and subsequent British Raj. Tirur railway station, built in 1861, is the oldest railway station in Kerala.

Demographics

India census, Tirur had a population of 53,650, of which 48% are male and 52% female. Tirur has an average literacy rate of 95%, higher than the national average of 71.0%: male literacy is 96%, and female literacy is 94%. In Tirur, 13% of the population is under six years of age. Tirur Assembly constituency is part of Ponnani.

Transportation

  • Railway station: Tirur railway station is one of the major railway stations in northern Kerala. Almost every train stops here, connecting the district to the rest of the country. It is also the oldest railway station in the state. The first railway line in Kerala was established in 1861 from Beypore to Tirur. It is 19 miles long, which was commissioned by the southwest line of the Madras railway company.
  • Road: Tirur is well connected to the other cities by road, even though no National Highway passes through the town. The Chamravattom bridge connects Kochi with Kozhikode. There are regular buses plying between Tirur and nearby major towns and cities like Malappuram, Ponnani, Manjeri, Puthanathani, Valanchery, Kuttippuram, Kottakkal, Tanur, Parappanangadi, Kozhikode, Guruvayur, Thrissur, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Coimbatore, Bangalore and all major cities. There are a few private buses offering overnight journeys to Bangalore.
  • Nearest airport: Calicut International Airport is approximately away.

    Educational institutions

There are many educational institutions in Tirur region.
NameTypeSector
Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University, Thunchan Parambu TirurUniversityGovt.
Thunchan Memorial Government College, VakkadPost Grad. CollegeGovt.
Cochin College of Engineering and Technology, Athippatta-ValancheryProfessional CollegeSelf-financing
MES College of Engineering, KuttippuramProfessional CollegeSelf-financing
Ansar Arabic College, ValavannurPost Grad. CollegeGovernment-Aided
SSUS Regional Centre Tirur, ThazhetharaPost-grad. CollegePrivate
Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Knowledge Centre, NaduvilangadiProfessionalGovt.
Seethi Sahib Memorial Polytechnic College, TirurPolytechnicGovernment-Aided
Food Craft InstituteProfessionalGovt.
MDPSITIGovt.
IHRD Extension CentreProfessionalGovt.
MES Central School, TirurHigh SchoolPrivate
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan English School, TirunavayaHigh SchoolPrivate
MET High School, AlathiyurHigh SchoolPrivate
NSS English School, TirurHigh SchoolPrivate
TIC Secondary SchoolHigh SchoolPrivate
Fathima Matha English SchoolHigh SchoolPrivate
JMHSS TirurHigh SchoolPrivate
K.H.M.H.S.S Alathiyur,Higher secondary SchoolAided
MET Tirur Central SchoolHigh SchoolPrivate
Bafakhy YatheemKhana Vocational Higher Secondary School, Valavannur, KadungathukundHigher Secondary SchoolAided
MSM Higher Secondary School, KallingaparambaHigh SchoolAided
Govt. HSS, CheriyamundamHigh SchoolGovt.
Govt. Girls HSS, B. P. AngadiHigh SchoolGovt.
Govt. Boys HSSHigh SchoolGovt.
Govt. HSS, EzhurHigh SchoolGovt.
Govt. HSS, NiramaruthurHigh SchoolGovt.
NMHSS, ThirunavayaHigh SchoolPrivate
GVHSS, ParavannaHigh SchoolGovt.
Vallathol AUP School, MangalamAided SchoolAided
A.M.U.P School, AreekkadUP SchoolAided

Notable people from Tirur

Tirur region