Tirur
{{Short description|Municipality in Kerala, India}}
{{about|the town in Kerala state, India|the location in Tamil Nadu state|Tirur Village}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tirur
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| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Tirur town (2).png
| image_alt =
| image_caption = A skyview of Tirur junction
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|10.9|N|75.92|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Kerala
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Malappuram
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| government_type = Municipality
| governing_body = Municipal Council
| leader_title1 = Chairman
| leader_name1 = AP Naseema
| leader_title2 = Vice Chairperson
| leader_name2 = Muneera
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 16.55
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 2
| population_total = 56,058
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes = {{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/india/kerala/|title = Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map}}
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English{{cite web |title=The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969 |url=http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/kerala/1969/1969KERALA7.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911111246/http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/kerala/1969/1969KERALA7.pdf|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 September 2014}}
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 676101,676102
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 0494
| registration_plate = KL-55
| website = http://talukofficetirur.com/
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Tirur is a major municipal town in Tirur Taluk, Malappuram district, in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of {{convert|16.55|km2}}.
It is one of the major business centers in Malappuram district and is situated {{convert|26|km}} west of Malappuram and {{convert|52.5|km}} 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 {{convert|2|m}} above the sea level.
History
File:Wagon Tragedy Memorial, Tirur.jpg]]
The medieval Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics was mainly centred in and around present-day Tirur Taluk.John Warren (1825) [https://books.google.com/books?id=nttCAAAAcAAJ A Collection of Memoirs on Various Modes According to which Nations of the Southern Part of India Divide Time] from Google Books Puthiyangadi region in Tirur served as the headquarters of the medieval feudal principality of Tanur,Kerala History, A. Shreedhara Menon, 2007 Edition, D C Books, Kottayam who were allied on various occasions to the Zamorins of Calicut, prior to the East India Company rule in the region (1792–1858) and subsequent British Raj (1858–1947). Tirur railway station, built in 1861, is the oldest railway station in Kerala.{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/its-a-long-way-to-world-class-station/article30071292.ece |work=The Hindu |title=Tirur Railway line |date=25 November 2019 |access-date= 5 July 2020}}
Demographics
{{As of|2001}} India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}} 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 (Lok Sabha constituency).{{cite web
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|title = Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies
|access-date = 19 October 2008
|work = Kerala
|publisher = Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|archive-date = 4 March 2009
|df = dmy-all
}}
Transportation
File:Tirur Railway Station 1.jpg]]
- 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. Tirur railway station is also the oldest railway station in the state. The first railway line in Kerala was set in 1861 from Beypore to Tirur. It is 19 mile-long (30.5 Km) which was commissioned by the South- West line of 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 {{convert|35|km|mi}} away.
Educational institutions
There are many educational institutions in Tirur region.
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:350px;"| Name
! style="width:80px;"| Type ! style="width:80px;" | Sector |
|---|
| Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University, Thunchan Parambu{{cite news|url=http://malayalamuniversity.edu.in/en/|title=Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University}} Tirur
| style="text-align: center;" | University | Govt. |
| Thunchan Memorial Government College,{{cite news|url=http://tmgctirur.org/|title=Thunchan Memorial Govt. College}} Vakkad
| style="text-align: center;" | Post Grad. College | Govt. |
| Cochin College of Engineering and Technology, Athippatta-Valanchery
| style="text-align: center;" | Professional College | Self-financing |
| MES College of Engineering, Kuttippuram
| style="text-align: center;" | Professional College | Self-financing |
| Ansar Arabic College (AAC), Valavannur
| Post Grad. College | Government-Aided |
| SSUS Regional Centre Tirur,{{cite news|url=http://www.ssus.ac.in/index.php/regional-centres/tirur/over-view|title=SSUS Regional Centre Tirur}} Thazhethara
| style="text-align: center;" | Post-grad. College | Private |
| Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (KELTRON) Knowledge Centre, Naduvilangadi
| style="text-align: center;" | Professional | Govt. |
| Seethi Sahib Memorial Polytechnic College, Tirur{{cite news|url=http://www.ssmpoly.ac.in/|title=SSM Polytechnic}}
| style="text-align: center;"|Polytechnic | Government-Aided |
| Food Craft Institute{{cite news|url=http://www.foodcraft.s5.com/index.htm|title=Food Craft Institute}}
| style="text-align: center;" |Professional | Govt. |
| MDPS{{cite news|url=http://mdpsitc.org/|title=MDPS Pvt ITI}}
| style="text-align: center;" | ITI | Govt. |
| IHRD Extension Centre{{cite news|url=http://www.ihrd.ac.in/index.php/extension-study-centre/115-extension-centretirur.html/|title=IHRD Extension Centre}}
| style="text-align: center;"| Professional | Govt. |
| MES Central School, Tirur{{cite news|url=http://mestcs.com//|title=MES Central School}}
| style="text-align: center;" | High School | Private |
| AMS
| Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan English School,{{cite news|url=http://questionpaper.in/School5474-BHARATIYA-VIDYA-BHAWAN-ENG-MEDIUM-SCHOOL-THIRUNAVAYA-MALAYAPPURAM-KERALA-THIRUNAVAYA-MALAPPURAM.aspx|title=Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan English School}} Tirunavaya | style="text-align: center;" | High School | Private |
| MET High School, Alathiyur{{cite news|url=http://metalathiyur.org//|title=MET High school}}
| style="text-align: center;" | High School | Private |
| NSS English School, Tirur
| style="text-align: center;" | High School | Private |
| TIC Secondary School
| style="text-align: center;" | High School | Private |
| Fathima Matha English School
| style="text-align: center;" | High School | Private |
| JMHSS Tirur
| style="text-align: center;" | High School | Private |
| K.H.M.H.S.S Alathiyur,
|Higher secondary School |Aided |
| AMS Higher secondary school Pazamkulangara, Tirur
| MET Tirur Central School{{cite news|url=http://www.mettcs.com/Default.aspx|title=MET Tirur Central School}} | style="text-align: center;" | High School | Private |
| Bafakhy YatheemKhana Vocational Higher Secondary School, Valavannur, Kadungathukund
| style="text-align: center;" | Higher Secondary School | Aided |
| MSM Higher Secondary School, Kallingaparamba
| style="text-align: center;" | High School | Aided |
| Govt. HSS, Cheriyamundam
| style="text-align: center;" | High School | Govt. |
| Govt. Girls HSS, B. P. Angadi
| style="text-align: center;" | High School | Govt. |
| Govt. Boys HSS
| style="text-align: center;" | High School | Govt. |
| Govt. HSS, Ezhur
| style="text-align: center;" | High School | Govt. |
| Govt. HSS, Niramaruthur
| style="text-align: center;" | High School | Govt. |
| NMHSS, Thirunavaya
| style="text-align: center;" | High School | Private |
| GVHSS, Paravanna
| style="text-align: center;" | High School | Govt. |
| Vallathol AUP School, Mangalam
| style="text-align: center;" | Aided School | Aided |
| A.M.U.P School, Areekkad
|UP School |Aided |
{{Geographic Location|width=auto|
|title =
|North = Kozhikode
|Northeast = University
|Northwest = Parappanangadi, Tanur
|West = Arabian Sea
|Centre = Tirur
|East = Malappuram, Valanchery
|Southeast = Kuttippuram
}}
Notable people from Tirur
=Tirur region=
- Abdurahiman Randathani - politician and former MLA.
- Achyutha Pisharadi - a Sanskrit grammarian, astronomer and mathematician.
- Adil Ibrahim - actor.
- Azad Moopen - doctor and businessman.
- B. M. Kutty - journalist.
- C. Radhakrishnan - writer and film director.
- Damodara Nambudiri - mathematician.
- Dileep K. Nair - Educationist.
- Govinda Bhattathiri - mathematician.
- Hemanth Menon - actor.
- K. V. Ramakrishnan, poet.
- Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma - Resurrector of Mohiniyattam.
- Kurukkoli Moideen, Politician and MLA.
- Kuttikrishna Marar - literary critic.
- Malayath Appunni - poet and children's writer.
- Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri - mathematician and Sanskrit poet.
- Mohammed Irshad - Footballer.
- Mohamed Salah - footballer.
- N. Samsudheen - Politician and MLA.
- P. Nandakumar - Politician and MLA.
- Parameshvara Nambudiri - mathematician.
- Pulapre Balakrishnan - Economist and Educationalist.
- Ranjith Padinhateeri - biological physicist.
- Ravi Vallathol - actor.
- Salman Kalliyath - Footballer.
- Sadheer Ali Tirur - Poet and Politician.
- T. M. Nair - Political activist.
- Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan - poet.
- Tirur Nambissan - Kathakali singer.
- V. Abdurahiman - Minister of Kerala.
- Vaidyaratnam Triprangode Moossad - physician.
- Vallathol Narayana Menon - poet.
- Vijayan - actor.
=Kottakkal region=
- Vaidyaratnam P. S. Warrier - physician.
- K C Manorama Thampuratti (eminent Sanskrit poet)
- K. C. Manavedan Raja (Zamorin of Calicut during 1932–1937)
- M. K. Vellodi (Indian civil servant, diplomat, former Cabinet Secretary)
- Dr. K. C. K. E Raja, former Vice Chancellor Kerala University and Director General of Health Services.
- Sangita Madhavan Nair, Actress
- U. A. Beeran
- Jayasree Kalathil, Researcher.
- P. K. Warrier
- Kottakkal Sivaraman (eminent Kathakali artist)
- V. C. Balakrishna Panicker
- Kottakkal Madhu (Kathakali singer)
- M. P. Abdussamad Samadani (politician, MLA, former Member of Parliament)
- Sachin Warrier (playback singer and composer)
=Valanchery region=
- Azhvanchery Thamprakkal - Former feudal lords.
- K T Jaleel, politician and former minister.
- Zakariya Mohammed, director, scriptwriter and actor.
- Unni Menon, playback singer.
- Shweta Menon, actress.
- Aneesh G. Menon, actor.
- Edasseri Govindan Nair, poet.
- K. V. Ramakrishnan, poet.
- Iqbal Kuttippuram, Screenwriter.
- Kuttippuram Kesavan Nair, poet.
- M. T. Vasudevan Nair, poet.
- V. P. Sanu, politician.
- Ahmad Kutty, North American professor.
- Faisal Kutty, Lawyer, law professor, public speaker, orator.
Gallery
File:Tirur City, Malappuram district (3).jpg
File:Tirur City, Malappuram district (1).jpg
File:Tirur City, Malappuram district (4).jpg
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.thunchanmemorial.com/ Thunchan Memorial Research Centre - Official Website]
- [http://garudankavu.com/ Vellamassery GarudanKavu - Official Website]
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{{Municipalities of Kerala}}
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