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General
Information
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| Area |
3032
sq.km. |
| No.
of Corporations |
1 |
| No.
of Municipalities |
5 |
| Population |
| Total
population |
2737331 |
| Sex
ratio |
1000/1085 |
| Density |
903
per sq.km |
| Literacy
rate |
90.18 |
| Male |
93.77 |
| Female |
86.94 |
| No.
of large and medium Industrial units |
25 |
| No.
of small-scale ind.units |
10,566 |
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Accessing
Trichur |
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By air
: The nearest airport is at Nedumbassery,
58 kms away.
Click here
to get the Flight Schedule
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By Rail
: There is a main railway station in
Trichur in Trichur town. Click here to
get the the Railway Time Table of
Trichur Railway Station |
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By Bus
: Trichur is well connected with almost all
the major towns and cities of India. For local transport
there are buses, taxis and autorickshaws.There are
three major towns:
- The KSRTC bus station, near the railway station
operates long distance and inter-state services.
Ph: 421150.
- Sakthan Thampuran bus stand is 1 km away from
town.
- The north
bus stand is in the heart of the town.
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Physical
Features |
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The
District lies between 10 0 -10-46’
North latitudes and 75 degree 55’ East longitudes.
It is bounded on the north by Palghat and Malappuram
Districts, on the east by Palghat and Coimbatore
District of Tamil Nadu, on the south by Idukki and
Ernakulam Districts and on the west by Arabian sea.
Trichur District has a total geographical area of
3032 Sq.km and ranks seventh in the state in respect
of area. |
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 The two longest rivers of the state, namely, Bharathapuzha
and Periyar flow through the district on
its northern and southern sides respectively.
The other rivers of the district are Chalakudy
(144 km.)and Karuvannur (48 km.). Sholayar
and Peringalkuthu Hydro-Electric projects
are located in the basin of Chalakudy river.The
rivers Parambikulam,Sholayar,Karapara and
Anakkayam are the tributaries of the Chalakudy
river. Karuvannur River is formed by the
confluence of two rivers, namely, Manaly
and Kurumaly.
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Gayathri is
the important tributary of the Bharathapuzha. |
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Heavy
rainfall,warm humid atmosphere and almost uniform
temperature throughout the year are climatic features
of the district.The north-east monsoon in the months
of October-November is scanty and insufficient.
There are four seasons –dry weather from March
to May, southwest monsoon from June to September
and northeast monsoon from October to November. |
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The
District received an annual rainfall of 3500 mm.
The average daily maximum temperature in March and
April, which are generally the hottest months, is
about 31 degree C to 32 degree C in the Coastal
regions and about 36 Degree C to 37 degree C in
the interior. |
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The
District has a Coastline of about 53 KMs. It is
unbroken and without any indentation to provide
any natural harbor facility except for the two outlets
from backwaters to the sea Kodungallur and Chettuwai. |
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The
soils of Trichur and Talappilly Taluks are mostly
laterite, excellent bricks for construction purposes.
Forest soils is confined to the eastern region comprising
of Thalappilly, Mukundapuram and Trichur taluks.
In the backwater areas, due to sedimentation of
soil and organic materials, soil is extremely fertile
and of loamy type. Here summer paddy ('Kol' paddy
fields) is grown. |
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Ordinary
clay suitable for the manufacture of bricks and
tiles is found in several parts of the District,viz.
Ollur,Pudukkad,Karuvannur and Wadakkanchery.China
clay is noticed at Kizhupullikara near Trichur. |
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The
totel area under forest comes to 1036.19. Km.and
are reserved. The forests of Trichur District are
under the administrative control of the Trichur
and Chalakudy Divisional Forest Officers.The area
is spread over Mukundapuram,Trichur and Thalappilly
taluks. The main forest products are teak wood,
rosewood, eucalyptus, irul, softwood, bamboo etc. |
