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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pallithura
| official_name = CHURCHPORT
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =പള്ളിത്തുറ
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| settlement_type = village
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| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|8.552419|N|76.855803|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]
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| government_type = Government
| governing_body = [[Trivandrum Corporation]]
| unit_pref = Metric
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 695586
| registration_plate = KL-22
| website = http://www.pallithura.com, http://www.pallithuraparish.com
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
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'''Pallithura''' is the north-west portion of [[Trivandrum]] city the capital of [[Kerala]] state in [[India]]. Literally translated from [[Malayalam]], it means 'the beach (''Thura'') besides the church (''Palli''). Although most churches in this region where beside the Arabian Sea, the [[etymology]] is significant because Pallitura is one of the places where St. [[Francis Xavier]] established a church. This church has now been transformed to the space museum of [[Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre]]. The villagers of Pallithura are now famous for their sacrifice in 1962 of most of their village for creating the [[Thumba]] Equatorial Rocket Launching Station ([[TERLS]]), which was the basis for the formation of [[Isro|Indian Space Research Organization]]. The revival of interest in the history of Pallithura resulted as a result of President [[Abdul Kalam]]'s mentioning of it in his books and speeches.

==Location==
The location of Pallithura can be specified based on the time in question: before and after the formation of TERLS. Till the formation of TERLS, Pallithura bordered Veli in the south, Kulathoor in the east, and Kochuthura in the north. The [[Parvathy Puthannaar]] canal formed the border with Kulathoor. Due to this vast expanse making the then Pallithura one of the biggest parishes in the [[Latin Catholic Archdiocese of Trivandrum|diocese]]. After the formation of TERLS, Parvathy Puthanar Canal become the east and VSSC Housing Colony on South same way Arabian Sea on west and KINFRA Industrial Area on North.

==Pallithura of 1960s==
Based on the rehabilitation agreement with the government of India, a model village was to be rebuilt to its southern border. The villagers are of [[Latin Catholic]] faith and hence a large church which was a priority was built. A primary school was built to facilitate basic education. The houses were neatly built single bedroom on ''ten-cents of land'' consisting of a kitchen, patio, and a living room. They were aligned in thirteen parallel lanes, with sixteen houses (eight on each side) on a lane. A state-of-the-art water supply and distribution system was the attraction providing water for the entire village through two public taps in each lane. A [[Kerala Police|police]] check-post was formed to maintain order in case people were not very comfortable with the packed nature of their new neighbourhood. A [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|public transport]] main road with a designated bus stop provided access to the city. In order to aid the villagers who were dependent on the sea for their livelihood, an ice-plant and [[fish processing]] centre was built. For entertainment, a radio-kiosk was built and land was set-aside for resting at evenings. A market-place and a medical clinic was built at the centre of the village.

==References==
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{{Thiruvananthapuram district}}

[[Category:Villages in Thiruvananthapuram district]]

Pallithura - Revision history

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