Ramavarmapuram
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Ramavarmapuram രാമവര്മ്മപുരം |
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 Ramavarmapuram
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| Coordinates: 10°33′36″N 76°13′52″E / 10.55992°N 76.23104°ECoordinates: 10°33′36″N 76°13′52″E / 10.55992°N 76.23104°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrisuur |
| Ward | 4 |
| Named honouring Cochin Kings | 1956 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Thrissur Municipal Corporation |
| • Councillor | V K Suresh Kumar |
| • Corporation Mayor | Prof R Bindu |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 680631 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thrissur |
| Legislative Assembly constituency | Thrissur |
| Civic agency | Thrissur Municipal Corporation |
| Distance from Thrissur Railway Station |
6 kilometres (3.7 mi) N (Road) |
Ramavarmapuram is the northern suburb of Thrissur City in Kerala. This suburban area is home to several governmental and other institutions of national importance. The largest menhir type megalithic monument in granite in Kerala is found here. A local catholic church (St. Francis Xavier's Church, Pallimoola, Ramavarmapuram) has recently been adorned with mural paintings in the traditional Kerala style. This is the first instance of such a church decoration in Kerala in modern times.
At the time of the founding of a broadcasting station of All India Radio in Thrissur, the place where the station was established was renamed as Ramavarmapuram. Prior to that the place was known as Anappara. The original place name still lingers in native usage. Over the years the place specified as Ramavarmapuram expanded to include the entire region in the northern suburbs of Thrissur City. After of the formation of Thrissur Municipal Corporation in September 2000, one of the fifty-two divisions of the city has been named Ramavarmapuram. There is also a Post Office named Ramavarmapuram (PIN : 680631) serving parts of these suburbs. The area can be reached by bus from Swaraj Round and North Bus Stand in Thrissur.
A part of the real estate holdings of the Cochin royal family was acquired by the government for setting up a broadcasting station of All India Radio in Thrissur. The place where the station was established was named as Ramavarmapuram in honour and to perpetuate the memory of Rama Varma the donor of the land. The word 'Ramavarmapuram' can be loosely translated into English as 'Rama Varma's land'. The donor was the last king of the princely state of Cochin, Rama Varma Kunjunni Thampuran known popularly as Pareekshith Thampuran. He was born on 15 August 1876 and crowned as king in July 1948. On 1 July 1949, the princely states of Travancore and Cochin were integrated to form the Travancore-Cochin state. With that merger Thampuran ceased to be the Maharaja of Cochin. He died in November 1964 at Thripunithura.
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