Mulanthuruthy, also spelt Mulamthuruthy, is a south-eastern suburb of the city of Kochi in Kerala, India. The historic Marthoman church is located here. Chottanikkara Temple is situated nearby Mulanthuruthy.
Mulanthuruthy | |
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Town | |
  Mulanthuruthy Location in Kerala, India  Mulanthuruthy Mulanthuruthy (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°54′3″N 76°23′24″E / 9.90083°N 76.39000°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 23,615 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL39 |
The Mulanthuruthy Marthoman Malankara Orthodox Syrian Cathedral is an ancient church located at Mulanthuruthy in Ernakulam district in Kerala, India. This church was founded and established in the 11th century A.D,the church was consecrated on 3rd Karkkidakkam (July), in between 1100 and 1125 A.D. The church was modified in the 16th century A.D. The carvings on the main door of the church, made of granite, on which is inscribed in Syrian script, read as ʹʹthe door of the Mar Thoman Church was re-erected on 9th Thulam 1575 A.D.ʹʹ It is one of the ancient Churches in Kerala.. Parumala Thirumeni (Bishop of Parumala) was born in 15 June 1848 in Mulanthurthy.
Location
editIt is about 15 km south-east of Kochi city centre and around 8 km east of Tripunithura. By road, Mulanthuruthy is accessible from Kanjiramattom (5 km) and from Piravom (13 km), Tripunithura and Ernakulam. Mulanthuruthy is situated on the banks of the Cochin Backwaters part of the Vembanad Lake. A minor distributary of the Muvattupuzha River passes through Mulanthuruthy.
Mulanthuruthy Railway Station is the local railhead. Cochin International Airport is the nearest airport.
Demographics
editAs of 2001[update] India census, Mulamthuruthy had a population of 23615 with 11667 males and 11948 females.[1]
References
edit- ^ "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.
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