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25-557: Chendamangalam (or Chennamangalam ) is a small town and a panchayat in Paravur Taluk , Ernakulam district in the state of Kerala , India . It is about 23 km from Ernakulam . It has three rivers, seven inlets, hillocks and large expanses of green plain. The historic city of Kodungallur is about 9 km from the village. The Paliam Palace, residence of the Paliath Achans , hereditary Prime Ministers and Raja under

50-449: A designated place within tehsil area known as tehsil headquarters. Tehsildar is the incharge of tehsil office. This is similar to district office or district collector at district level. Throughout India, there is a three-tier local body/Panchayat system within the state. At the top is the zila/zilla panchayat (parishad). Taluka/mandal panchayat/panchayat samiti/community development block is the second layer of this system and below them are

75-446: A newer unit called mandal (circle) has come to replace the tehsil system. It is generally smaller than a tehsil, and is meant for facilitating local self-government in the panchayat system . In West Bengal , Bihar, Jharkhand, community development blocks are the empowered grassroots administrative unit, replacing tehsils. Tehsil office is primarily tasked with land revenue administration, besides election and executive functions. It

100-549: Is a taluk of Ernakulam District in the Indian State of Kerala . North Paravur is the capital of the taluk. Paravur Taluk lies in the north western part of Ernakulam district bordering Thrissur district . The surrounding taluks are Kochi to the west consisting of Vypin Island, Kodungallur to the north, Chalakudy to the north consisting of Mala, Aluva to the east consisting of Angamaly, Nedumbassery and Aluva, Kanayanur to

125-480: Is administratively divided into 13 tehsils and 15 revenue blocks. Nevertheless, the two are often conflated. India, as a vast country, is subdivided into many states and union territories for administrative purposes. Further divisions of these states are known as districts . These districts (zila/zilla) are again divided into many subdivisions , viz tehsils or taluks. These subdivisions are again divided into gram panchayats or village panchayats. Initially, this

150-591: Is in a peaceful wooded area. In the courtyard behind the synagogue, it is possible to find old Jewish graves , including one of a Jewish woman, dated 1264 AD. The Jews arrived in Chendamangalam after the destruction of the second temple and the final desolation of Jerusalem in (AD 69) and founded a colony. They moved to Fort Kochi in 1341 AD after the Great flood. All the 8 synagogues in Kerala built during

175-1470: Is situated at Chennamangalam Jn. Kongorppilly, Neerikkod, Olanad, Panaikulam, Koduvazhanga, Thiruvalloor Kurumbathuruth, Kadalvathuruth, Gothurutgothuruthh, Thekkethuruth, Kootukad, Karimbadam, Palathuruth Puthiyakav, Parayakad, Cheriya Pallamthuruth, Alamthuruth, Neendoor, Pattanam, Mannam, Thanipadam Nandhiattukunnam, Kedamangalam, Palliackal Eramam, Binanipuram, Muppathadam, Elookara, Kunjunnikkara, Uliyannoor Manjaly, Aduvathuruth, Veliathunad Kaitharam, Kuttanthuruth, Vaniakad, Valluvally, Thathappilly, Koonammavu North Kuthiathodu, Ayroor, Kuttippuzha, Chalakka, Thekke Aduvassery, Kunnuvayal Thuruthoor, Manancherykunnu, Elanthikkara, Chathedam, Pazhampillithuruthu, Cherukadapuram, Thelathuruth Maliankara, Kottuvallikad, Chettikkad, Moothakunnam, Andippillikavu, Vavakad, Paliathuruth, Madaplathuruth, Thuruthippuram, Kunjithai, Muravanthuruth Puthanpally, Thundathumkadav Schools coming under Paravur Sub-educational district Schools Temples Churches Masjid The assembly constituencies are Paravoor and Kalamassery including whole of Paravur Taluk. Paravur constituency consists of Puthanvelikkara , Vadakkekara , Chendamangalam , Chittatukara , Parur , Ezhikkara , Kottuvally , Varappuzha . Kalamassery constituency consists of Kunnukara , Karumalloor , Kadungalloor , Alengad , Eloor , Kalamassery . Paravur, Kalamassery constituencies belong to Ernakulam Parliamentary constituency. These are

200-454: Is the ultimate executive agency for land records and related administrative matters. The chief official is called the tehsildar or, less officially, the talukdar or taluka muktiarkar . Tehsil or taluk can be considered sub-districts in the Indian context. In some instances, tehsils overlap with " blocks " (panchayat union blocks or panchayat development blocks or cd blocks) and come under

225-505: Is under 6 years of age. Manakodam, Chendamangalam, Gothuruth, Kottayilkovilakam, Vadakkumpuram, Karimbadam, Kochangady, Kurumbathuruth, Valiya Pazhampilly Thuruth, C P Thuruth, Kizhakkumpuram, Thekkumpuram, Chathedam, Kootukad, Kadalvathuruth, Palathuruth, Kunjvarathurth, Bharanimuku, Kottatal. The synagogue has been restored and has an exhibit open to visitors from 9:30 to 5:00 during the week. Chendamangalam Synagogue Paravur Taluk Paravur Taluk , IPA: [pɐrɐʋuːr] ,

250-520: The Paliath Achan's , the hereditary Prime ministers and Raja under the Maharaja of Cochin lies here. As of 2001 India census , Chendamangalam had a population of 28,133. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Chendamangalam has an average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 87% and female literacy of 85%. 10% of the population

275-442: The district , also sometimes translated as county . In neither case is the analogy very exact. Tehsildar is the chief or key government officer of each tehsil or taluka. In some states different nomenclature like talukdar, mamledar, amaldar, mandal officer is used. In many states of India, the tehsildar functions as the executive magistrate of that tehsil. Each tehsil will have an office called tehsil office or tehsildar office at

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300-457: The 1950s and 1960s. Their synagogue is presently maintained by the archaeology department. There is also an abandoned Jewish cemetery behind the mosque, about 400 m from the synagogue, which has not been restored yet. Mar Sleeva Church was established in 1075. The special fortified construction of the old block of the church is believed to have been constructed at the time of Tippu Sultan's invasion of Malabar. Paliyam Satyagraha resulted in

325-629: The Hindu Nair homes and temples. They are the best ecology for animals and birds. Fish are abundant in this serene taluk. Parur , Ezhikkara , Eloor , Chittatukara , Chendamangalam , Vadakkekara , Kottuvally , Kunnukara , Karumalloor , Varappuzha , Puthenvelikkara , Kadungalloor , Moothakunnam , Alangad . The Block Panchayats are Paravur and Alengad . Parur State warehouse is situated at Vaniakkadu. Parur Block Development Office at Kaitharam. There are lot of Co-Operative banks, Society and Sahakarana Sangams in taluk. The Agricultural Bank

350-416: The former Maharajas of Kochi , is one of the architectural splendours of Kerala . The Palace is over 450 years old and houses a collection of historic documents and relics. The hillocks at Kottayil Kovilakam are unique as the site of a Hindu temple , a Syrian Christian church , a mosque and a restored Jewish synagogue , all within 1 km of each other. The synagogue was built in 1614 AD and

375-443: The gram panchayats or village panchayats. These panchayats at all three levels have elected members from eligible voters of particular subdivisions. These elected members form the bodies which help the administration in policy-making, development works, and bringing grievances of the common public to the notice of the administration. Nayabat is the lower part of tehsil which have some powers like tehsil. It can be understood as tehsil

400-428: The highest densities of coconut trees . The land also boasts a wide range of other birds and animals. The kingfisher നീലപ്പൊന്മാൻ is common bird in this land and others include black bulbul (depend on the season) brown falcon , crow , woodpecker , sparrow , ravens , pigeons , African fish eagle and cuckoos . The land also has cows, goats, etc. We can see so many sarpa kavu abode of snakes സർപ്പക്കാവ് near

425-515: The land and revenue department, headed by the tehsildar; and blocks come under the rural development department, headed by the block development officer and serve different government administrative functions over the same or similar geographical area. Although they may on occasion share the same area with a subdivision of a revenue division, known as revenue blocks , the two are distinct. For example, Raipur district in Chhattisgarh state

450-593: The recent centuries — located at Chendamangalam, Paravoor, Mala , Kochi and Ernakulam — have similar traditional architectural features: Also here are remains of the Vypeenakotta Seminary built for Syrians in the 16th century by the Portuguese . Adjacent to the seminary is an old Syrian Catholic Church built in 1201. It is also the site of the first printing press in India . Chendamangalam

475-584: The south consisting of Cochin City. Paravur is a part of Kochi urban agglomeration area . The western parts of taluk are coastal areas with cultivations like prawn and pokkali rice. The eastern parts are fertile lands. The heavy industries of Kochi is located in Udyogmandal area of the taluk. Parur taluk was prominent in the history of Kerala. Taluk was an attraction to Kochi, Malabar and Travancore Kingdoms. Parur has got its own brands like The land has one of

500-494: The temple entry proclamation in Cochin State. Mattachanda (Barter Market), an annual fair conducted every year on the eve of Vishu, is reminiscent of past history when people came from near and far to buy their domestic needs such as food ingredients, condiments, cutlery, pottery and furniture in exchange for their agricultural produce or hand made products, even though now all transactions are in cash. The Paliam kovilakam of

525-552: The term tehsil is commonly used in all northern states . In Maharashtra , Gujarat , Goa , Karnataka , Kerala and Tamil Nadu , taluka or taluk is more common. In Eastern India , instead of tehsils, the term Subdivision is used in Bihar , Assam , Jharkhand and West Bengal , as well as large parts of Northeast India ( Manipur , Meghalaya , Mizoram , Sikkim and Tripura ). In Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland , they are called circle . Tehsil/tahsil and taluk/taluka and

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550-488: The variants are used as English words without further translation. Since these terms are unfamiliar to English speakers outside the subcontinent , the word county has sometimes been provided as a gloss , on the basis that a tehsil, like a county, is an administrative unit hierarchically above the local city, town, or village, but subordinate to a larger state or province. India and Pakistan have an intermediate level of hierarchy (or more than one, at least in parts of India):

575-455: The villages other than panchayat headquarters. Panayikulam , Pathalam , Koonammavu , Thuruthipuram , Maliankara , Koottukad , Pattanam , Kottayil Kovilakam , Karingamthuruth , Gothuruth , Parayakad , Vavakkad , Madaplathuruth , Kuriapilly , Kunjithai , Elenthikara , Chathedom , Manjaly , Valluvalli . Online media Taluk Supply Office, N Parur Distances from Parur Cities Taluk In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana ,

600-402: Was done for collecting land revenue and administration purposes. But now these subdivisions are governed in tandem with other departments of government like education, agriculture, irrigation, health, police, etc. The different departments of state government generally have offices at tehsil or taluk level to facilitate good governance and to provide facilities to common people easily. In India,

625-722: Was part of Kanayanur taluk, of the erstwhile Cochin State. The panchayat was formed in 1914. Bordered by rivers on the north, east and south, it is a meeting place of cultural diversity. Jews, Christians, Muslims and several of the distinct Hindu castes lived here harmoniously. The presence of immigrant communities like Konkinis (Gowda Saraswatha Brahmins) Moopans (Kudumbis) and the craftsmen categories viz. Kallasari (masons), Marassari (carpenters), Moosari (moulders), Kollan (blacksmiths), Thattan (goldsmiths), Chalian (weavers), and Kusavan (potters) to this day reminds of past industrial and business importance. The Jewish community migrated to Israel in

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