Karavaloor
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Karavaloor Karavalur |
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 Karavaloor
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| Coordinates: 8°59′0″N 76°55′30″E / 8.98333°N 76.92500°ECoordinates: 8°59′0″N 76°55′30″E / 8.98333°N 76.92500°E | |
| Founded by | Chera dynasty |
| Named for | Chera dynasty |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 23,709 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 691333 |
| Telephone code | 0475 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-25 |
| Nearest city | Punalur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kollam |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Punalur |
Karavaloor is a village situated in Kollam district in Kerala. Karavaloor is about 65 km from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram Karavalur Panchayathu is about 5 km from Punalur on the Punalur-Anchal i.e. Punalur-Thiruvananthapuram road.
Karavaloor can also be written as Karavalur. There is a history or myth behind the name Karavalur, which is centered on the Goddess of Karavaloor, Shri Peedika Bhagavathy appearing to her devotee with a Karaval ( കരവാള് , meaning - Sword in Dravidian Etymology ) and uru ( meaning - village in Proto-Dravidian language ) when the devotee calls for her protection. Located at the Southern tip of the ancient first dynasty Chera Empire, Karavaloor developed trade links with Kollam port and traded in spices and herbs as was common in the Chera Empire.
The scenic beauty of the area is quite noteworthy. The place is filled with Natural rubber , Banana , Jackfruit, Black pepper, Guava, Syzygium samarangense to name a few with an abundance of Paddy fields and natural streams . Karavaloor is surrounded by beautiful places like Poikayil, Ayanicodu, Neelammal, Venchempu, and Mathra, where the Panchayath administrative office as well as the village office is located. The post office of Karavalur is located at the heart of Karavalur jn, which is apart from Mathra Post office.
Various ancient Proto-Australoid tribes like the Kuravar, Pulayar and Paraiyar make up the native ancestral population of Karavaloor. However trade with the broader world have resulted in a wide ethnic admixture of societies and peoples such as the Saint Thomas Christians, Ezhava, Nair, Mappila who co-exist in harmony.
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