Thrissivaperoor
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Thrissur/Thrishivaperoor Trichur (Anglicised name) |
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 Thrissur
 Thrissur
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| Coordinates: 10°31′N 76°13′E / 10.52°N 76.21°ECoordinates: 10°31′N 76°13′E / 10.52°N 76.21°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur District |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council government |
| • Body | Thrissur Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Ajitha Jayarajan |
| • Deputy mayor | Beena Murali |
| • Police commissioner | Dr J Himendranath |
| Area | |
| • Metropolis | 101.42 km2 (39.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2.83 m (9.28 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Metropolis | 315,596 |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,854,783 |
| Demonym(s) | Thrissurkaran (male), Thrissurkari (female), Thrissurkar (plural) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 680XXX |
| Telephone code | Thrissur: 91-(0)487, Irinjalakuda: 91-(0)480, Wadakancherry: 91-(0)4884, Kunnamkulam: 91-(0)4885 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-08 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Literacy | 97.24% |
| web portal | www.thrissur.com |
| Importance | Gold capital of India, Cultural capital of Kerala |
| Climate | Am/Aw (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 3,100 millimetres (120 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 35 °C (95 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
| Website | www |
| Population Growth of Thrissur | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1941 | 57,500 |
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| 1951 | 69,500 | 20.9% | |
| 1961 | 73,000 | 5.0% | |
| 1971 | 76,200 | 4.4% | |
| 1981 | 77,900 | 2.2% | |
| 1991 | 74,600 | -4.2% | |
| 2001 | 317,526 | 325.6% | |
| 2011 | 315,957 | -0.5% | |
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Thrissur 
pronunciation (originally Thiru Siva Peroor and previously known by its anglicised form as Trichur, is the fourth largest city, the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala (Pop. 1,854,783) and the 20th largest in India. It is also the headquarters of the Thrissur District. The City is built around a 65-acre (26 ha) hillock called the Thekkinkadu Maidan which seats the Vadakkumnathan temple. Thrissur was once the capital of the Kingdom of Cochin. It is located 300 kilometres (186 mi) towards north-west of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.
The name Thrissur is a shortened form of Thiru-Shiva-Per-Ur (Tamil / Malayalam: തിരു-ശിവ-പേര്-ഊര്, Lord-Shiva-Name-Town) literally translates to 'The City or Town with the name of the "Lord Shiva"'. The name owes itself to the most prominent feature of the city, that is the Vadakkumnathan Temple, which has Shiva as its presiding deity. Alternately, Thri-Shiva-Perur (Malayalam: ത്രി-ശിവ-പേരൂർ, Three-Shiva-Palace) means the place with three famous Shiva temples which are said to be – the Vadakkumnathan Temple, Kottapuram Shiva temple and the Poonkunnam Siva Temple. Thrissur was known by its anglicised name Trichur until 1990, when the government decided to replace it with its Malayalam name. Thrissur was also known as "Vrishabhadripuram" (Kailasam of the South) in ancient days.
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