Eraviperoor is a village in
Thiruvalla taluk,
Pathanamthitta district
Pathanamthitta District (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalitie ...
in the state of
Kerala
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. Eraviperoor is the part of Thiruvalla Taluk in east location and is part of the
Aranmula
Aranmula is a temple town in the state of Kerala, India. It is known as the cultural capital of Pathanamthitta district, located at a distance of around 116 km from Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala, it is situated on the banks of t ...
legislative assembly constituency. It comes under Thiruvalla sub-district. Located at 8 km distance from Thiruvalla sub-district headquarter and NH 183 in Thiruvalla city
India
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.
Demographics
India
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, Eraviperoor had a population of 26,038 with 12,324 males and 13,714 females.
This village is a 'Panchayat' & in the Aranmula legislative assembly. by way of its administrative status within the District of 'Pathanamthitta' in central Keralam state of India.It has become the first
grama panchayat in Kerala to provide free WiFi for the general public.
Origin of name
Eraviperoor Means Eravi's Land. Also known as "ഈരവിയുടെ പെരിയ ഊര്".
The region ruled by Eravi were known by this name, later it was changed into Eravipuram " ഈരവിപുരം".
After many centuries the name was changed to Eraviperoor "ഇരവിപേരൂര്"
References
There is another village called Eravipuram in Kollam District in Keralam. So, Eraviperoor is Eraviperoor and not derived from Eravipuram.
Villages in Pathanamthitta district
Villages in Thiruvalla taluk
Near Places
Puramattom
Kumbanad
Kumbanad is a town located in the Koipuram Town Panchayath Along with Pullad. It is part of Thiruvalla Taluk & Thiruvalla Revenue Division of Pathanamthitta district in the State of Kerala.
It is an important town situated on T.K. Road, eq ...
Pullad
Vennikulam
Vennikulam is a small town situated in the bank of Manimala River Near Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, South India. Town is located midway between Pullad and Mallapally towns. It Is Part Of Thiruvalla Constituency.
Notable Per ...
Thiruvalla
Thiruvalla, () also spelled Tiruvalla, is a Municipalities of Kerala, municipality in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. The town is spread over an area of and has a population of 52,883 people, down from 56,837 in 2001. It is also the H ...
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