Kaviyoor
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Kaviyoor കവിയൂർ Kaviyur |
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Kaviyoor Temple, Main Entrance
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 Kaviyoor
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| Coordinates: 9°23′0″N 76°36′0″E / 9.38333°N 76.60000°ECoordinates: 9°23′0″N 76°36′0″E / 9.38333°N 76.60000°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Pathanamthitta |
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| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | KL- |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Climate | Tropical monsoon (Köppen) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 35 °C (95 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
Kaviyoor (Malayalam: കവിയൂർ) is a small village, appearing in historic books as one of the ancient 64 Brahmin settlements of Kerala. It is located on the western bank of the river Manimala in the taluk of Tiruvalla in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India. It is a highly literate (97%) village. There are three major high schools established over 50 years ago. There are also a number of primary/junior schools and a couple of Teacher Training Institutes. Kaviyoor used to have a prosperous agrarian economy till agriculture more or less became unviable of late. It is serviced by two nationalized banks and two local co-operative banks.
(Note: These figures are based on statistics of Census Dept. The summary given by them is different: Literacy 98.27%, M 98.64%, F 97.96%)[2]
Majority of the residents belong to the Hindu or Christian community. The total population is estimated to be about 16,852 people with a literacy rate of about 97%.
There are 14 wards in the Kaviyoor Grama Panchayat out of which a few are represented by women. The Panchayat office is near the Mahadeva temple which is adjacent to the Krishi Bhavan.
There is also a village office in Kaviyoor Near the K.N.M Govt. High School.
The nearest railway station is in Thiruvalla which is 5 km from here. It connects Thiruvalla with all the major cities in India. There are daily train Services to New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Howrah Kolkatta, Bangalore and Hyderabad.
Both the Trivandrum International Airport and Cochin International Airport are of equal distance from Kaviyoor. There are also plans to build an Airport in Aranmula, 12 km away.
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