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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Eravinalloor
| nickname =
| settlement_type = village
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| pushpin_map = India Kerala
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 5
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 686011
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 0481-246...., 235....
| registration_plate = KL-05
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Puthuppally, Kottayam|Puthuppally]]
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'''Eravinalloor''' is a village in [[Kottayam]] district of [[Kerala]] state, [[India]], situated {{convert|9|km|abbr=on}} from Kottayam town. The village is near [[Puthuppally, Kottayam|Puthuppally]] and is located on the banks of the [[Kodoor River]].

==Geography==
The small island-like village is surrounded by water. It is connected to the mainland by four bridges: the Puthuppally bridge to [[Puthuppally, Kottayam|Puthuppally]], the Eravinalloor bridge to [[Thrikkothamangalam]], the scenic Parakkalkadavu bridge to [[Kollad]] lined with acacia trees, and the Panachikkad bridge to [[Panachikkad]]. The total area is less than {{convert|2|km2|abbr=on}}.

==Religion==
The village has five temples of the deities. The Subramanya Swamy Temple has a circular [[sanctum sanctorum]], which is unusual for the [[Dravidian architecture|Dravidian]] style of [[temple]] architecture. The [[Panachikad Temple]] is situated {{convert|2.5|km|abbr=on}} away from Eravinalloor. The Our Lady Of Assumption Church represents the [[Catholic Church]] in Eravinalloor.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Catholic Directory of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PNQlAQAAIAAJ&|year=2005|publisher=[[Catholic Bishops' Conference of India|C.B.C.I. Centre]]|page=4}}</ref>

==History==
Historically, the land on which Eravinalloor is situated was donated to the Kadamuri Narasimha Swami Temple by the king of [[Thekkumkur]]. Eravinallor was among five villages on the land (the others being [[Ancheri]], [[Kadamuri]], [[Thrikkothamangalam]] and [[Meenadom]]); the 'lord Narasimha of Kadamuri Temple' was thus known as the 'panchadesadipathi', or ''lord of five lands''.

==Schools==
There are two educational institutions in Eravinalloor: a lower primary school, situated near the main junction, and St. Thomas Upper Primary School (normally called 'Achante School'). St. Thomas Upper Primary School was established by Christian priest Father Kochu Moolel. The Vivekodayam Sanskrit High School, dedicated to the study of Sanskrit, once existed in the village,<ref>{{cite book|title=Prabuddha Bharata: Or Awakened India, Volume 51|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z64oAAAAYAAJ&|year=1946|publisher=Swami Smaranananda|page=87}}</ref> but it was dismantled in the 1970s.

==References==
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{{Kottayam district}}

[[Category:Villages in Kottayam district]]

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>NovumChase: Removed long-unsubstantiated claims, improved sourcing, and cut down on unnecessary detail.