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Chevoor is a census town in Thrissur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Chevvoor, or Chovvur as it is called in the Indian postal department, is 9 km from Thrissur city in the route Thrissur-Irinjalakuda/Kodungallor/Thriprayar. It is a little hillock surrounded by paddy fields. The name Chevvoor could have been derived from the fact that this place was developed, with levelled roads and living areas (Chovvulla Ur in Malayalam means straightened place).
Demographics
As of 2001 Indian census, Chevvoor had a population of 17,373. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Chevvoor has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 86% and female literacy of 82%. Eleven percent of the population is under 6 years of age.
Chevoor is 9 km away from Thrissur town. It is approx. 17-18 km away from Irinjalakuda and Thriprayar. The nearest railway station is at Ollur and Pudukkad respectively. There are various bus routes both KSRTC and private running through Chevoor.
= Bus Routes
=Thrissur - (via Cherpu) Thriprayar
Thrissur - (via Cherpu - Urakam - Ettumana) Thriprayar
Thrissur - (via Cherpu) - Kattur
Thrissur - (via Urakam) - Arratupuzha
Thrissur - (via Urakam) - Irinjalakuda
Thrissur - (via Urakam) - Irinjalakuda - Mala
Thrissur - (via Urakam) - Irinjalakuda - Mathilakam
Thrissur - (via Urakam) - Irinjalakuda - Kodungaloor (KSRTC - LS and Private)
Thrissur - (via Urakam) - Irinjalakuda - Kodungaloor - Paravur - Ernakulam
Thiruvilwamala - Thrissur - (via Urakam) - Irinjalakuda - Kodungaloor
Ottapalam - Thrissur - (via Urakam) - Irinjalakuda - Kodungaloor
Palakkad - Thrissur - (via Urakam) - Irinjalakuda - Kodungaloor
The Furniture Hub
Chevoor has had a long legacy of being a key hub of the furniture trade in South India. The furniture business of Chevoor is more than 100 years old. Almost all houses here own a manufacturing unit and a showroom. More than 10,000 workers are associated with the furniture business in Chevoor. Rose Wood and Teak Wood are mainly used here and all types of furniture are available here.
Educational institutions
= Schools
=St. Xavier’s High School, Chevoor
CALPS Lower Primary School, Chevoor
Religion
= Churches in Chevoor
=St. Francis Xavier’s Church, Chevoor
Sacred Heart Church, Perinchery, Chevoor
St. Xavier's Chapel, Chevoor
St. Mary’s Chapel, Chevoor
St. Antony’s Chapel, Chevoor
= Temples in Chevoor
=Sree Mahalakshmi Temple, Chevoor
Sree Narasimha Moorthy Temple, Karipperi Mana, Chevoor
Keezhthrikkovil Temple, Chevoor
Parthasaradhi Temple, Pathanapuram, Chevoor
Madathil Temple, Perinchery Madam Temple Rd, Chevoor
Kuttikattuparambil Rudhiramala temple, Chevoor
Kudakuthykavvu temple, Chevoor
References
Further reading
Official Website of Chevoor St. Francis Xavier’s Church