Mullassery

Mullassery is a village in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] [2] It is located 17Km west of District Headquarters Thrissur and 290Km from the state capital Thiruvanathapuram. It houses Parambanthali Mahadeva temple, Good Shepherd's Church and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (Pudukkad North). The nearest railheads are at Guruvayoor and Thrissur. Nearby airports are Cochin International Airport and Calicut Airport. Parambanthali Shashti is a famous festival celebrated in the village.[3] Mullassery has a wetland ecosystem which is known as Kole lands. These Kole lands are considered rice granaries.[4]Mullassery is an agricultural village however, today majority of youth of this village are UAE expatriates.

Mullassery
village
Mullassery
Location in Kerala, India
Mullassery
Mullassery (India)
Coordinates: 10°32′0″N 76°5′0″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictThrissur
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGrama panchayath
Population
 (2001)
 • Total12,819
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
680509
Vehicle registrationKL 46-
Nearest citythrissur

History

The name of the village is derived from the words "Mullai and "Cheri". "Mullai" means "Wealth and "Cheri" means "Part of a place". It is said that the combination of these two words made the name of the village as Mullaichery which is now known as Mullassery. The name symbolizes the richness of this agriculturally important land. Mullassery was included in the Kingdom of Cochin. Later it came under the control of Zamorins. The area was conquered by the British as a result of the Treaty with Tipu. During Indian freedom struggle, Kasturba Gandhi, Kamala Devi, Chatobadhya Sadhashirao visited this village. Jawaharlal club was the first club and library established in the village in 1930.[2]

Important Personalities

Mithavadi Krishnan, Indian journalist and social reformer was born in this village.[5][6]

EV Pappachan- President of Mullassery Panchayat from 1963-1968[7]

PS Raghavan- President of Mullassery Panchayat from 1965-1979[7]

CA Chandran-President of Mullassery Panchayat from 1979-1995[7]

Educational Institutions near Mullassery

Hindu Upper Primary School, Mullassery-The first school of Mullassery[2]

Government Higher Secondary School, Mullassery

Vanivilasm UP School, Padoor

Aleemul Islam Higher Secondary School, Padoor.

Good Shepherd Central School, Mullassery.

Parallel colleges namely Vivekananda and Shantiniketan were two famous private centers of education, however, these educational institutions are not existing.

Government Amenities

Community Health Centre, Mullassey

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Mullassery had a population of 12819 with 5904 males and 6915 females.[1]

References
  1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. "ചരിത്രം « മുല്ലശ്ശേരി ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് (Mullassery Grama Panchayat)". Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. "Shashti festival". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. "Understanding the Kole lands in Kerala as a multiple use of wetland ecosystem" (PDF). Center for Economic and Social Studies: 36. June 2010.
  5. शेखर, Dr Ajay S. Sekher डॉ अजय एस (10 June 2021). "Remembering Mithavadi Krishnan and his multi-pronged socio-cultural intervention in Kerala". Forward Press. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. शेखर, Dr Ajay S. Sekher डॉ अजय एस (10 June 2021). "Remembering Mithavadi Krishnan and his multi-pronged socio-cultural intervention in Kerala". Forward Press. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  7. "മുന്‍ പ്രസിഡന്റുമാര്‍ « മുല്ലശ്ശേരി ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് (Mullassery Grama Panchayat)". Retrieved 8 March 2022.


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