Ettumanoor
Ettumanoor, sometimes spelled Ettumanur, is a major town and municipality in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India, located 11 kilometers north-east of Kottayam city, 50 kilometers south of Cochin, and 70 kilometers south of Cochin International Airport. The SH-1 popularly known as the Main Central (MC) Road, passes through Ettumanoor, and is a major connecting link between Pala and beyond, to the Western Ghats and to the commercial capital of Kerala - Kochi. Ettumanoor is en route to the tourist destinations at Wagamon and Poonjar.
Etymology
The name of the place had its mythological origin from the word 'man oor' in Malayalam, which means the place of deer as 'maan' means deer and 'oor' means place. Another version is that the name originated from the 'Ettu Mana Ooru', ie, 'The Land of Eight Namboothiri Manas' or 'Ashta Grihas'. These Eight Manas (Brahmin families) are the original Ooralans of great Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple.Ettumanoor is a historical place as myths have said that the Pandavas and the sage Vyasa had established the famous Ettumanoor Mahadeva temple here.
Source - Wikipedia [Feb 2021]
Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly from Ettumanoor Assembly Constituency
| Year | Member | Party | ||
| 1957 | Joseph George | INC | ||
| 1960 | Joseph George | INC | ||
| 1967 | P. P. Wilson | SSP | ||
| 1970 | P. B. R. Pillai | SOP | ||
| 1977 | P. B. R. Pillai | BLD | ||
| 1980 | Vaikom Vishwan | CPI(M) | ||
| 1982 | E. J. Lukose | KC(J) | ||
| 1987 | Joseph George | Ind. | ||
| 1991 | Thomas Chazhikkadan | KC(M) | ||
| 1996 | Thomas Chazhikkadan | KC(M) | ||
| 2001 | Thomas Chazhikkadan | KC(M) | ||
| 2006 | Thomas Chazhikkadan | KC(M) | ||
| 2011 | K. Suresh Kurup | CPI(M) | ||
| 2016 | K. Suresh Kurup | CPI(M) | ||
| 2021 | VN Vasavan | CPI(M) |
Local self governed segments in Ettumanoor Assembly Constituency
| Sl.No. | Name | Status | Taluk |
| 1 | Ettumanoor | Municipality | Kottayam |
| 2 | Aymanam | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
| 3 | Arpookara | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
| 4 | Athirampuzha | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
| 5 | Kumarakom | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
| 6 | Neendoor | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
| 7 | Thiruvarpu | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
The town has two bus stands. A KSRTC station master office with bus station and a well built private bus stand. All Deluxe, Express and interstate buses stop here. Direct buses are available to all places including Bangalore, Mangalore, Theni, Cumbum, Velankanni, Palani, Madurai, Tuticorin, Kanyakumari, Salem and Coimbatore. The bus stands are close and a big market is sandwiched between the bus stands, this has made Ettumanoor a convenient shopping place. Two state highways are crossing each other in the town and another two are starting from the town. This makes the town an important changing point for the commuters. Recent development in the nearby areas / start up of new institutions in the neighbour hood and easiness in conveyance has made the town the dearest location for migration. This has led to an increase in the population and change in demography.
