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Village
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Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	689611/689612
Telephone code	04735/0469
Vehicle registration	KL-03/KL 62
Nearest city	130 KM to Trivandrum and Cochin
Literacy	97%
Lok Sabha constituency	Pathanamthitta

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 (Malayalam: അയിരൂർ രാമേശ്വരം ശ്രീ മഹാദേവ൪ ക്ഷേത്രം)
• 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