Piravom
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Piravom municipality പിറവം നഗരസഭ |
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Piravom Bridge
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 Piravom municipality
 Piravom municipality
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| Coordinates: 9°51′0″N 76°30′0″E / 9.85000°N 76.50000°ECoordinates: 9°51′0″N 76°30′0″E / 9.85000°N 76.50000°E | |
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 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Government | |
| • Body | Piravom municipality |
| • Mayor | sabu k Jacob |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.36 km2 (11.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 27,229 |
| • Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 686664 |
| Telephone code | 0485 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-7 and KL-17 |
| Nearest city | Kochi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kottayam |
| Assembly constituency | Piravom assembly constituency |
| Civic agency | Piravom municipality |
Piravom is a municipality situated in Muvattupuzha Taluk of Ernakulam district in Kerala state, south India. It is 31 km South East of Ernakulam city & 40 km north of Kottayam town. Piravom is famous for historic Hindu temples and Syrian Christian churches. The town lies 20 km from the Taluka Headquarters Muvattupuzha. Piravom is located at the boundary between two districts, Ernakulam and Kottayam.
Pazhoor Padippura located in Piravom is referred in the Aithihyamala by Kottarathil Sankunni. Still people from all over the state and country visit the astrologers in Pazhoor Padippura. Piravom Valiya Pally which is one of the most ancient churches in Kerala stands on a hilltop on the eastern bank of the Muvattupuzha river at Piravom.
Piravom has a river-front, verdant hills, and paddy fields. The town is situated on the banks of the Muvattupuzha river. The Hindustan News Print Limited (HNL) is situated in Velloor, near Piravom. The panchayat had been a municipality for a brief period of about two years before it was reverted to a special grade panchayat in 1992. The Kerala government elevated Piravom panchayat into a municipality again in 2015.
There is a claim that one of the three Biblical Magi( represent the three wise men(saint Balthasar, saint Caspar, saint Melchior) ) went from Piravom. The name Piravom in the local Malayalam language translates to "birth". It is believed that the name originated from a reference to the Nativity of Jesus. There is a concentration of three churches named after the Biblical Magi in and around Piravom, as against only another three so named in the rest of India.
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