Kerala PSC - Districts of Kerala - Thrissur

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Year of formation : 1949, July 1

• Thrissur town was made a Corporation in 2000.
• Smallest corporation
• Corporation with the lowest population.
• Thrissur is the only one corporation in Kerala which has no coastal area.
• First Medical University in Kerala is established at Thrissur.
• Thrissur is the cultural capital of Kerala.
• Thrissur was a part of former Cochin kingdom.
• The famous 'Thrissur Pooram' held in connection with the festival of Vadakkumnathan temple attracts large number of people.
• Thrissur is the headquarters of KILA, Kerala Sahitya Academy, Kerala Lalithakala Academy, Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Academy and Kerala Scheduled Caste - Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation.
• Panchayat with the highest sex ratio in the state : Orumanayur, Thrissur District
• First legal literate village in Kerala : Ollukkara, is in Thrissur District.
• St. Thomas Church at Kodungallur, the first Christian Church in Kerala and Cheraman Perumal Mosque at kodungallur, the first mosque in Kerala are in Thrissur district.
• Appan Tamburan monument is located at Ayyanthol.
• Athirapilly, Vazhachal waterfalls are in Thrissur district.
• Ancient port Musiris is there.
• Puthanpalli the highest Christian church in Asia is located at Thrissur.
• Forest Research Institute is in Peechi.
• Famous Temples ; Guruvayur Vishnu temple, Vadakkumnathan, Paramekavu, Koodal Manikka temple at Iringalakuda.