Aranattukara is a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
situated in the city
Thrissur
Thrissur (, ), Renaming of cities in India, formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Ke ...
, in
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
,
India
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. Aranattukara is the 51st ward of the
Thrissur Municipal Corporation
The Thrissur Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs Thrissur city in Kerala, India. It is the third largest city Corporation in the state of Kerala by area and the fourth largest in population. Established as a Municipality since ...
, an Indian civic body.
Location
It is surrounded by the localities of
Laloor,
Ayyanthole,
Poothole,
Koorkenchery, and
Vadookara. The town is 55 km from
Kochi International Airport. Aranattukara is located just 2 km from Thrissur railway station and KSRTC State bus terminus.
History
In the past, most of the transportation in Kerala was done by water transport. Aranattukara had a huge stockyard adjoining the backwaters for storing goods for the consumers of Thrissur.
Aranattukara is one of the early settlement area of St. Thomas Christians by AD 800 who migrated from Kodungallur(Musiris). Some of them settled in Aranattukara and others moved to Angamali and Akapparampu for agriculture and businesses.
A church was built from the Statue of St Sebastian; which was found by the boatmen who were on the trip to Kochi for their supplies.
Aranattukara has a number of educational institutions in its locality, such as Calicut University Teacher Education Centre (M.Ed., B.Ed.) the School of Drama and Fine Arts is a theatre training institute, the School of Management Studies an MBA institution of Calicut University are located in Aranattukara under Dr John Matthai Centre in Laloor.
There is additionally Tharakan's High School, Infant Jesus Girls High School, and a Government School which provides necessary primary education in Aranattukara.
Culture
The festival of Aranattukara church is held on the first Sunday of January
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See also
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Thrissur
Thrissur (, ), Renaming of cities in India, formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Ke ...
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Thrissur District
Thrissur (), anglicised as Trichur, is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is situated in the central region of the state. Spanning an area of about , th ...
References
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Suburbs of Thrissur city