Ayiroor

**Ayiroor** (**Ayroor**) is a village in the Pathanamthitta district, Kerala state, India. The Pamba River flows on the southern side of the village, making the soil around the village very fertile.

## People
People of Ayiroor cultivate coconut, rubber, cocoa, tapioca, plantains, cinnamon, pepper, nutmeg, vanilla, rambutan,etc

## Religion
One of the highlights of Ayiroor is the *Cherukolpuzha Hindu Parishad*, a religious festival that is held for a week in February.  Snake boat races also attract people to the village.

## Worship centres
* Ayiroor Rameswaram Sree Mahadeva Temple ()
* Ayroor Puthiyakavu Devi Temple
* Edappavoor Devi Temple
* Velliyara Sri Mahadeva Temple
* Kulanjikompil nagakavu, njozhoor, ayroor N
* Ayroormadam Sree Subrahmanyaswami Temple
* Ayroor Sree Narayanamangalam Temple
* Kanjeettukara Sree Dharmasastha Temple
* Palolikkavu Devi Temple, Kavinmukku
* Puthezham Sree Sankarodaya mahadeva Temple
* Puthen Sabarimala Temple
* Kanjeettukara Sree Virad Viswakarma Temple
* Mookkannoor Sree Mahadeva Temple
* Sreemadom Devi Temple
* Virad Viswakarma Temple
* St. Agnes Malankara Catholic Church Kanjeettukara, Ayroor
* Mar Behnan's Orthodox Old Church, Cherukolpuzha, in Ayroor's south.
* St. Thomas Malankara Catholic Church  THEKKUMKAL, Ayroor
* Mor Ignatius Jacobite Syrian Church, Kanjeettukara, Ayroor
* Carmel Mar Thoma Church, Plankamon, Ayroor
* St. Thomas Orthodox Valiya Palli, Mathappara, Ayroor
* Salem Mar Thoma Church, Kottathur, Ayroor
* St. Thomas Mount Evangelical Church.
* St. Thomas Mar Thoma Church, Edappavoor.
* Bethel Mar Thoma Church, Edappavoor
* Chayal Mar Thoma Church, Ayroor North.
* Jubily Mar Thoma, Kanjeettukara.
* Thadithra Mar Behnans Orthodox Church, Ayroor South
* Lourdes Matha Roman Catholic Church & Ashram, Ayroor South.
* St. Patrik Malankara Church, Ayroor North
* AG Church Kanjeettukara, Ayroor North,
* Sehion Mar Thoma Church, Ayroor South
* St. Paul's CMS Anglican Church, Ayroor
* Seventh Day Adventist
* St. John's Salem Orthodox Church, Kottathur, Ayroor South
* St. Mary's Orthodox Cheriya Pally, Ayroor North.
* Zion Evangelical Church, Kanjeettukara.
* Mor Kuriakose Jacobite Syrian Puthen Palli, Plankamon
* Mor Gregorious Church, Edappavoor
* All Saint's CSI Church Ayroor
* Thadiyoor Bethel Marthoma Church

## Main attractions 
* Ayroor Chathayam Boat Race
* Cherukolpuzha Hindu Matha Maha Mandalam (Convention)
* Velampady & Vazhakkunnam aqueducts (PIP- Canal)
* Edappavoor Palliyodam
* Edappavoor-Peroor Palliyodam
* Kottathur Palliyodam
* (Ayroor Palliyodam) Cherukolpuzha
* Panchyathu Stadium, Ayroor
* Ayroor Puthiyakavu Devi temple
* Bhagavathy Temple, Kadayar
* Velliyara Sree Mahadeva Temple

## Educational institutions
* Govt. LP School, Cherukolpuzha,(Pempallikkoodam)
* Technical Higher Secondary School,  Ayroor (managed By IHRD).
* M.T. High School, Mathappara, Kottathur.
* Govt. Higher Secondary School, Ayroor.
* Zion English Medium School, Ayroor.
* NSS Higher Secondary School, Thadiyoor, Ayroor
* SNDP Vocational Higher Secondary school, Kanjeetukara, Ayroor
* SNDP UP School, Plankamon Ayroor
* Govt LP School, Plankamon Ayroor
* Govt LP School, Kanjeettukara-Near Puthezham Temple
* Mathan Mappilai Memorial Public School, Theodical (CBSE)
* T.N.A.M LP school Kanjeettukara
* M.M.L.P.S. Edappavoor
* SDA English Medium School, Cherukolpuzha
* L.p.g.school, Thekumkkal-kottathur
* M.T.L.P.School, Njoozhoor

## References