Thrissur
Sign in to saveThrissur (, ), 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 third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and the 21st largest in India. Thrissur is classified as a Tier-2 city by the Government of India. The city is built around a hillock called Thekkinkadu Maidanam which seats the Vadakkumnathan temple. It is located north-west of the state's capital city, Thiruvananthapuram. Thrissur was once the capital of the Kingdom of Cochin, and was a point of contact for
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Thrissur is a major city in Kerala, India, and the administrative center of Thrissur district, ranking as the state's third-largest urban area and among India's top 25 cities. The city is historically significant as the former capital of the Kingdom of Cochin and is built around a central hillock that houses the important Vadakkumnathan temple.
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Key facts
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 101.42
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 39.58
- Settlement.population_total
- 315,957
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- 3115
- Settlement.population_metro
- 3,720,000
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Thrissurkaran (male)Thrissurkari (female)Thrissurkar (plural)
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- Languages
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- Official
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- Malayalam, English
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- IST
- Settlement.name
- Thrissur
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- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- Economy
- Administration
- Municipal governance
- Police services
- Demographics
- Politics
- Culture
- Festivals
- Literature
- Religious buildings
- Cuisine
- Education
- Healthcare
- Sports
- Media
- Transport
- Road
- Railway
- Maps of Thrissur
- Picture gallery
- Twin towns
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Thrissur (, ), 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 third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and the 21st largest in India. Thrissur is classified as a Tier-2 city by the Government of India. The city is built around a hillock called Thekkinkadu Maidanam which seats the Vadakkumnathan temple. It is located north-west of the state's capital city, Thiruvananthapuram. Thrissur was once the capital of the Kingdom of Cochin, and was a point of contact for the Assyrians, Greeks, Persians, Arabs, Romans, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
Thrissur is known as City of Celebrations and also called the cultural capital of Kerala because of its cultural, spiritual and religious leanings throughout history. The city centre contains the Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy, Kerala Lalithakala Akademi and Kerala Sahitya Academy. The city hosts the Thrissur Pooram festival, the most colourful and spectacular temple festival in Kerala. The festival is held at the Thekkinkadu Maidan of Vadakumnathan Temple in April or May, in the Malayalam month 'medam'.