Puliyoor

Puliyoor
Village
Puliyoor temple
Puliyoor temple
Map
Coordinates: 9°18′0″N 76°35′0″E / 9.30000°N 76.58333°E / 9.30000; 76.58333
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
Population
 (2001)
 • Total16,854
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
689510
Vehicle registrationKL
Temple gate of puliyoor mahavishnu temple

Puliyoor is a village in Chengannur municipality in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]

The schools in the village include Government HS Puliyoor, Govt U.P. School Perissery, Vallikkav LP School and Snehagiri U.P School. Government UP School was the first established school in the area and is over 100 years old. Today's school building is built using the timber obtained from the floodwaters during the Great flood of 99.

Thrippuliyoor Mahavishnukshethram (Puliyoor Temple) is the famous temple here which is mentioned in Thirukkural and Alvar scripts and is a main attraction. It is one of the 108 Vaishnava temples (Divya Desam) and is believed to be established before 6th century CE.

Today, many social associations and cultural clubs, libraries, temples and churches strengthen the culture of the region.

  1. ^ "Census of India:Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.