# Thalavoor

Thalavoor is a village located in the district of Kollam in the Kerala state of India. It is 77 km to the north of the State Capital, Thiruvananthapuram, and 28 km to the east of District Capital, Kollam. Thalavoor village is bordered by Pattazhy village to the north, Pidavoor village to the north-east, Vilakkudy village to the south-east, Melila village to the south and Mylom village to the west. Thalavoor is a part of Pathanapuram Block Panchayat

## History

In earlier times, this land was a part of Elayadathu Swarupam, a principality ruled by a branch of the Travancore royal family. Kottarakkara was the capital of Elayadathu Swarupam.

## Etymology

Up to 18th century, this land was a part of "Ilayidathu Swaroopam". At that time, most of the leaders (Malayalam: Thalavanmaar) in the Ilayidathu Swaroopam were from this place. They headed various departments of this royal dynasty. Hence this place came to be known as "Thalavoor", meaning "Thalavanmaarude Ooru" i.e. "The Place of Leaders".

## Geography
### Geographical location

Latitude: 9°2'40"N
Longitude: 76°49'46"E

### Sectors of land

The land of thalavoor is traditionally divided into six zones.
* Pandithitta (North-West Zone of Thalavoor)
* Manjakkala (North-East Zone of Thalavoor)
* Nadutheri (Central Zone of Thalavoor)
* Njarakkadu (South-East Zone of Thalavoor)
* Kura (South-West Zone of Thalavoor)
* Vadacodu (South-West Zone of Thalavoor)
* Aringada (South Zone of Thalavoor)

## Governance

Thalavoor, like other parts of India, is governed by different levels of government such as the three tiers of 'Panchayatraj', namely Village, Block and Jilla and, of course, the state and central governments. The revenue and land administration has the village as the basic unit.
Wards of Thalavoor Gramapanchayath;
| Ward no. | Ward name | Ward member |
| 1 | Pandithitta | Anu Xavier Kadakampallil |
| 2 | Ambalanirappu | Rajesh V. |
| 3 | Tathamangalam | Shinu |
| 4 | Meleppura | Annamma Philip |
| 5 | Parankimammukal | Vatsala A. |
| 6 | Pazhanjikkadavu | Ponnachan O. |
| 7 | Panampatta | Biju T.M. |
| 8 | Pidavoor | Radhamohanan G. |
| 9 | Aruvithara | Radhakrishnan N. |
| 10 | Kamukumcheri | Santhosh Kumar K.R. |
| 11 | Chittashery | Suresh Kumar K.R. |
| 12 | Neduvannoor | Sheena Murali |
| 13 | Manjakkala | Geetha Kumari |
| 14 | Nadutheri | Vijaya Lakshmi |
| 15 | Randalummoodu | Jyothi Lakshmi |
| 16 | Njarakkadu | Thalavoor S. Rakesh |
| 17 | Aringada | Deepa Teacher |
| 18 | Vadacodu | Ambili Dasappan |
| 19 | Alakkuzhi | Vijaya Kumar R |
| 20 | Kura | Jalaja Gopinath |

## Places of worship
### Hindu temples

* Sri Durga Devi Kshetram, Trikkonnamarcodu, Njarakkadu
* Sri Mahadeva Kshetram, Saptarshimangalam, Nadutheri
* Sree Krishna Kshetram, Nadutheri
* Sri Gurisimankavu Dharmashasta Kshetram, Pandithitta
* Thrikkara Sree Krishna Swami Kshetram, Kura
* Sree Mahadeva Kshetram, Chunakkara, Millumukku, Kura
* Sri Vasudevancode Kshetram, Vadacodu
* Charoor Bhagavathy Temple, Vadacodu
* Kaduvancode Bhagavathy Temple, Vadacodu
* Sree Durga Devi Temple, Aringada
* Sree Nagaraja Kshetram, Randalumoodu
* Sree Atoorkavu Devi Kshetram, Manjakala
* Sree Mahalakshmi Temple Manjakkala Pulimukku
* Sree Dharmasastha temple Manjakkala

### Malanadakavu

Chundamala malanadakavu, Randalummoodu

### Churches

* St. George Orthodox Church, Ambalathinnirappu
* Shalom IPC Hall, Ambalathinnirappu
* Palakkuzhi Marthoma Church Ambalathinnirappu
* Mar Semavoon Destooni Orthodox Church, Manjakkala
* Manjakala Trinity Marthoma Church, Parankimammukal
* St. Mary's Malankara Catholic Church, Manjakkala
* St. George Orthodox Church, Kulamudy
* St. Jude Orthodox Chapel, Santhi Bhavan, Nadutheri
* St. George Orthodox Church, Naduthery (East), Melepura
* Bethel AG Church, Nadutheri
* Marthoma Church, Nadutheri
* St. Stephen's Orthodox Church, Pandithitta
* Tabor Marthoma Church, Pandithitta
* Divya Rekshaka Latin Catholic Church (Romapally), Pandithitta
* Brethren Church, Pandithitta
* St. Mary's Malankara Catholic Church, Pandithitta
* C.S.I. Church, Randalummoodu
* St. Mary's Orthodox Valiya Palli, Randalummoodu
* St. John's Orthodox Church, Vadacodu
* St. John's Malankara Catholic Church, Vadacodu
* St. Mary's Malankara Catholic Church, Alakkuzhy
* Sacred heart latin catholic church, Aringada

## Educational institutions

* Government Lower Primary School, Vadacodu
* Government Lower Primary School, Kura, Thalavoor
* Government Lower Primary School, Njarakkadu, Thalavoor
* Government Lower Primary School, Pandithitta
* Government Upper Primary School, Nadutheri, Thalavoor
* Devi Vilasom Vocational Higher Secondary School and Devi Vilasom High School, Thalavoor
* Indira Gandhi Memorial Vocational Higher Secondary School, Manjakkala, Thalavoor
* Government W.L.P.S., Ampalathinnirappu
* Christhuraj I.T.C., Pandithitta
* Holy Cross Public School, Pandithitta
* Government Welfare LPS, Aruvithara

## Hospitals

* Government Ayurveda Hospital, Nadutheri, Thalavoor
* Primary Health Centre, Thalavoor
* Ayush Primary health centre, NHM, Homoeo, Thalavoor

## Nearby places

* Kunnicode-4 km
* Pattazhy-6 km
* Pathanapuram-8 km
* Kottarakkara-8 km
* Punalur-12 km