Piravanthoor
Grama Panchayat

History
Most of the village is surrounded by forest. It's only two or three years old. For a long time there was no human habitation. It was part of a forested area. It is reasonable to assume that humans lived in groups for many years. In the forests belonging to this panchayat, ruins of temples and others have been found at places like Vanakkavu, Kumaramkudi, Matherumannu and at a place called Verukuzhi, tombs made of huge stone slabs have been found. The Elikkattoor temple and the temples at Piravanthoor and Punnala can claim to be thousands of years old. There were Hindus, Muslims and Christians. For the Hindus, besides the temple, the kavas were also places of worship. Festivals are celebrated in Hindu temples. Different rituals were performed at the temple. Padayani in Punnala and Kathakali in Kamukumcheri were noteworthy. Some sects, who were denied entry into the temples by branding them as lower castes, also held their own programs, imagining some hills as their place of worship. Among these are the Kamukkumchery Kottamala, Elikkattoor Munnamala and Punnala Konnala hills. His chief servant will be an elder known as an eunuch. Cheetahs and Kambadis were part of their rituals. There was a lot of faith in astrology among the common people. The astrologers looked at the terms of marriage, circumcision, childbirth, tilling, harvesting, and travel. Mantras used to be placed in the field around the hailstone to prevent creepers and worms from entering the field. People believed in seeing and hearing. The idols worshipped by the lower castes were the hill gods Kali, Chathan and Muthappan. 'Punnalayammumma 'of Punnala and Kalleli Urali were their idols of worship. There are knives and other knives there. Malayalappuzha Devi was a fierce goddess who was feared by people in general. When the goddess was remembered and tied to a pan in the fields (it is said to be hung), the thieves were afraid of that cultivation. It is believed that if you steal, you will die. This belief is still very rare. People also believed in witchcraft and magic. The people had great faith in the demons, Yakshi, Marutha, Madana, Kuttichathan, Eenampetchi, etc. Most of the agricultural land in these areas belonged to the Namboothiri Mathas, namely Rayur Matham, Adavoormana, Chrukkara Illam, Ennassery Matham and Nambumatham. A hundred years ago, the land was also owned by Edavasrank, who took the first passport from Thiruvananthapuram. Nair princes had bought 25, 50 and 100 acres of land (as per convenience) on lease after showing one quintal full of ghee to this tribe. These nobles settled the tenants in this property for farming and so on. In addition to them, there were servants and slaves. There was a small slave trade here till 60-70 years ago. The landlord could exchange the property with the tenant. The landlord could not evict the tenants. Paddy, money, etc. should be given to the native in a proper way. In those days, there were no roads and no vehicles. These birds were called pheasants. The rice was stuffed in sacks prepared like irumudi on both sides of the bull's back. This continued until 1964, when the government stopped janmikaram and started direct collection of land.

History of place

This is the same area where Srimoolam Thirunal built some Namboothiri Illams during the royal period. Some of these documents are scarce. In ancient Malayalam, the word 'Kura' means' Ulka '. He also said there were clouds in the sky. In the past, you may have seen a colliery burning in this area with a bright flash. Maybe it fell to the ground. In that case, it could be less. It has to be assumed that the people who saw the prostitutes in the Kuravas of Kuravanthur were later reformed and made Piravanthur. It is to be assumed that the word 'Nangapuram' was coined before the name 'Piravanthur' was coined. There should be a rock as round as a coconut tree. It is said that the old name of this place was Adakkamon. The name was probably derived from the fact that there were a large number of adakas (probably for wild goats) in the valley. It is a part of Pathanapuram which was known as Kattupathanapuram. It means that some family of the Chekor community of Malabar has come and settled here. In ancient times it was a small country. It is reasonable to believe that in the area that became part of Venad, there were some Nairtharavats who served the Swaroopam princes and that Chekam got its name as the place of the chekams. Manjalloor, which is believed to be the land of the king's Manjal bearers, is near here. Kamukkumcherry must have been a slum area of kamuks like Addakamannu. There is a family with the family name Elikkattoor in the Kamukumchery area. One of its branches also settled in Elikkattoor. It is said that a plant named Elimool used to grow here in abundance and the name Elikkattoor came in that way. There is a side that is a forest. This argument does not hold as the nearby Vanmala has a special name, Alukaramala. The six that touch and flow have a huge curve on this side - not one but two. It's fair to say that a big place is a big place. Since there was a huge bamboo cluster on the river bank, it may have evolved into a huge banyan tree and later into a big banyan tree. There is an argument that Pathanapuram is the place where cattle from Tamil Nadu are brought to the Parakkod mandals for bathing and milking, hence the name Karava + Oor = Karavoor and later became Karavoor. There is a forest guard station here since a long time ago. The word tax means tax. There is more justification for milking in the sense that it was the place where 'milking' had to be done to transport mica from the hillock, grass (for grazing) and micamine. Water = water. The meaning of the place with more water is perundone. The word Thoil also means a ploughed place. The length of the route is about one and a half kilometers. It was more than new. It is possible to be in Periyatho or Perintho. In the meaning of the place where ploughing is done, it is enough to gradually make perunth in perunth. It is undisputed that the name Micamine came from the fact that mica was mined. In Malayalam, it's called 'Makku. " This place is called the cradle. It is the land of Mahadeva. There is an old Shiva temple here. The name Chembaruvi is derived from the fact that when the water in the river recedes, a mixed silt is found on the surface of the water. There is a legend that when the tenant did not have enough money to cultivate the land, he borrowed a thousand rupees to cultivate it and was unable to repay this debt, hence the name Kadassery. It is widely believed by the locals that when there was a bountiful harvest in the fields here, it was said to be a golden field in the sense of a place that burns gold, and it was transformed and became Punnala. Punnilam became Punnala in the sense of a newly cut and cultivated place. According to the old-timers, a Punna tree used to stand slanting on the side of the road while transporting agricultural produce from Punnala to the Pathanapuram market. It is believed that Chhancha Punna Chachipunna Aayi (remember the word chachucha used by small children for sleeping). Alimukku: In the past, there was only one Ali Rauta's tea shop at this junction. This is the basis of the name Alimuk. That name is still immortal.
The history of administrative
The Piravanthur Panchayat was formed in 1961 by incorporating Chekam, Piravanthur, Elikkattur, Punnala, Karavoor and Vanmala areas which were part of Pathanapuram Panchayat. After the formation of the first elected governing body in the Panchayat, which was governed by a special officer, came to power on 19 December 1963. There were seven wards Chekam, Piravanthur, Elikkattur, Chachipunna, Punnala, Karavoor and Vanmala and 8 members. The number of members was 8 as there was one general constituency and one reserved constituency in the Piravanthur ward. In 1964, one more female member was nominated, bringing the total number of members to nine. In 1966, Kamukumchery and East Muri parts of Pathanapuram Panchayat were merged with Piravanthur Panchayat to form Wards 8 and 9, Kadassery, Chembanaruvi and Kadambupara parts of Punnala Ward to form the 10th Ward, Munnamala, Cherapandra and Mukkadavu parts of Elikkattur Ward and a part of Chivodu in Ward 2 to form the 11th Ward. In 1994, Perunthoyil ward was formed as the 13th ward by combining Channakamon, Mahadevar Mann, Veruzhi of Chembaruvy ward, the water-deficit area in the east of Kadassery ward and Kumaramkudy and Perunthoyil areas of Karavoor ward. The Panchayat Office and the Piravanthur Village Office are now functioning in the building constructed in 1967. The new conference hall was constructed by the Governing Council, which was in power from 1988-1995.