Shornur is a town and a

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located in the Palakkad district, in the Indian state of Kerala, located on the banks of the Bharathapuzha River. The town covers an area of 32.28 km².

Geography

Shornur is located at . It has an average elevation of 49 metres (160 feet).

History

This place was originally a part of the ''Nedunganad'' Swaroopam dynasty, which ruled over the present-day Pattambi and Ottapalam Taluks. By the end of the 15th century CE, Nedunganad came under the Zamorin of Calicut. The Chieftains of Shornur known as the Kavalappara Moopil Nair maintained his territory as a buffer zone between the Zamorin and the Rajas of kochi often taking sides keeping in mind his personal interests of the time . With the annexation of Malabar by the British Kavalappara became part of Walluvanad Taluk of Malabar District , with the Taluk headquarters at Perinthalmanna.

Politics

Shornur became a municipality in 1978 and is divided into 33 electoral wards. It is a part of Shornur Legislative Assembly Constituency and Palakkad Parliamentary Constituency.maps of india - shornur assembly constituency
/ref> Shornur assembly constituency was formed in 2011. Before that Shornur municipality was under Pattambi assembly constituency.

Transport

Shoranur well connected by road to the nearest cities of Thrissur and

Palakkad Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated munici ...

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which is also called the Shoranur - Kodungallur road passes through Thrissur, while the Ponnani -

road passes through Kulappully. There are regular bus services to Ottapalam,Thrissur,

Chelakkara Chelakkara is a small town in Thrissur district of Kerala. Geography Chelakkara is located at . It has an average elevation of . Politics Chelakkara assembly constituency (SC) is part of Alathur. It is also the constituency of ex-Speaker of ...

, Pattambi and

Cherpulassery Cherpulassery (also known by its former name Cherpulacherry) is a town and municipality in the Palakkad district, of Kerala, India. Cherpulassery is often called the Sabarimala of Malabar as the famous Ayyappankavu temple is located here . The ...

from shoranur. Kulappully serves buses from Palakkad and Guruvayur. Shoranur Junction is the largest railway station in Kerala and it handle trains to almost all parts of the country. The most popular daily express in Kerala the

Venad Express The Venad Express is an Express train connecting and via . The daily train's numbers are 16301 (from Shoranur Junction to Trivandrum Central) and 16302 (from Trivandrum Central to Shoranur Junction). History The Venad Express is one of the ...

runs between shoranur and Trivandrum.

Educational institutions

Institute Of Printing Technology & Government Polytechnic College, Shoranur
* Institute for Communicative and Cognitive Neurosciences, Kavalapara, Shoranur
Vishnu Ayurveda College, Kulapully, Shoranur

MPMMSN Trust College, Shoranur

Carmel CMI School, Shoranur

Al Ameen Engineering College

Jyoti engineering college, Cheruthuruthy
* National Research Institute for Panchakarma, Cheruthuruthy

Notable people

Balan K. Nair Balakrishnan Nair, more popularly known as Balan K. Nair (4 April 1933 26 August 2000) was an Indian actor known for his roles in Malayalam cinema. Although he appeared as a villain in most films, he was also noted for his performances in stron ...

, actor *

Meghanathan Meghanathan is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. The son of actor Balan K. Nair, he debuted in 1983 in the Malayalam film '' Asthram''. He has acted in more than 50 Malayalam films. Background Meghanathan was born as th ...

, actor

References

{{Palakkad district Cities and towns in Palakkad district Kathakali