Onakkoor

Onakkoor
—  village  —
Onakkoor
Location of Onakkoor
in Kerala and India
Coordinates
Country India
State Kerala
District(s) Ernakulam
Nearest city Ernakulam
Population 12,157 (2001)
Literacy 100% 
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

[1] Onakkoor is a village in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala[2] Main attraction are Onakkoor River, Onakkoor Temple, Famous writer George Onakkoor is associated with this village, SH-42 High way[3] is passing through onakkoor. Piravom is the nearby town with markets and Hospitals. Mostly practised religions are Hinduism and Christianity.

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Worship Places

Hinduism

  1. Onakkoor temple (Onakkoor devi temple)
  2. Kalarickal temple (Kalarickal paradevatha temple)
  3. Shasthankal temple (Sree dharmashasthaa temple)
  4. Pandianpara temple (Pandianpara bhadrakali temple)

Christianity

  1. Onakkoor Sehiyon Jacobite church - located at periyappuram
  2. Onakkoor Church - Located at onakkoor pallippady

Transportation

  1. Bus Terminal (Private & Public) is available 5 K/m away at Piravom
  2. Nearest railway station is Piravom road railway station, at velloore
  3. Nearest air port is Kochin internation airport at Nedumbaserry

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Onakkoor had a population of 12157 with 6151 males and 6006 females.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.trueknowledge.com/q/how_many_people_live_in_onakkoor
  2. ^ a b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/P. Retrieved 2008-12-10. 
  3. ^ http://strictlyasthma.info/news/Onakkoor.html