MUNICIPALITY AT A GLANCE 

Name of Municipality                         : Piravom Municipality

District                                                 : Ernakulam

Taluk                                                    : Muvattupuzha

Area(in KM2)                                       :  29.36 km2

No. of Wards                                       :  27

Population                                           :  29105

Piravom is a municipality situated in Ernakulam district in Kerala state, south India. It is 31 km South East of Ernakulam city & 40 km north of Kottayam city. Piravom is famous for historic Hindu temples and Syrian Christian churches. The town lies 20 km from the Taluk Headquarters Muvattupuzha. Piravom is located at the boundary between two districts, Ernakulam and Kottayam.Pazhoor Padippura located in Piravom is referred in the Aithihyamala by Kottarathil Sankunni. Still people from all over the state and country visit the astrologers in Pazhoor Padippura. Piravom Valiya Pally which is one of the most ancient churches in Kerala stands on a hilltop on the eastern bank of the Muvattupuzha river at Piravom. Piravom has a river-front, verdant hills, and paddy fields. The town is situated on the banks of the Muvattupuzha river. The Hindustan News Print Limited (HNL) is situated in Velloor, near Piravom. The panchayat had been a municipality for a brief period of about two years before it was reverted to a special grade panchayat in 1992. The Kerala government elevated Piravom panchayat into a municipality again in 2015

Population                                           :  29105

Male                                                     : 14284

Female                                                 : 14821

Sex  ratio                                             : 1004

No. of households                              :  5204

Density of populations                      :  858

SC Population                                     : 1813

ST Population                                      : 63

Literacy rate                                         : 94.75

No. of BPL families                              : 2451