Adoor
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Adoor അടൂർ Adur |
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| Municipality | |
Adoor central junction
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 Adoor
 Adoor
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| Coordinates: 9°12′N 76°46′E / 9.20°N 76.76°ECoordinates: 9°12′N 76°46′E / 9.20°N 76.76°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Pathanamthitta |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | CPI(M) |
| • Municipal chairperson | Shyni Jose |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.5 km2 (9.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 60,558 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam language, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 691 523 |
| Telephone code | 04734 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-26 (Adoor Sub RTO) |
| Vice chairman | Prasad.G |
| Sex ratio | 1145 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 96.31% |
| Website | www |
Adoor (Malayalam: അടൂർ), sometimes spelled Adur is a major municipal town in the Pathanamthitta district in Kerala State. Adoor is the one of the Revenue Divisions of the Pathanamthitta District. Adoor was previously in the Kollam District.The municipality is located between the major cities of Trivandrum and Kochi in south Kerala.
Adoor is located in the eastern end of the Pathanamthitta district and also in the centre of South Kerala. The rivers of Achenkovil and Kallada pass through Adoor, with landlocked irrigating streams. To the west side of Adoor, Chengannur is located, to the east side Kottarakara is located, to the south side Punalur is located and to the north side Kayamkulam is located.
Adoor is part of the Pathanamthitta District and is a major town in Central Travancore. Geographically it is situated between Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam. Before the formation of the Pathanamthitta district in 1982, Adoor was in the Kollam district. Adoor's Assembly Constituency is a part of the newly formed Pathanamthitta Loksabha Constituency. Later it was in Adoor loksabha constituency itself.
Adoor was a Panchayat government body before the 90s. It was changed into municipality in the same time when Tiruvalla was made a municipality. It is a holy town and is well known throughout Kerala and has lot of places of interest. Adoor is a cultural capital of central Kerala.
Hindus are the majority in Adoor while Christians are also good in number. Muslims are comparatively less. There are several places of worship here which shows the religious prosperity. People belonging to all sections enjoys religious harmony and mutual cooperations exists between them.
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