| North Paravur | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality[1] |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 10.15°N 76.23°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ernakulam |
| Subdivision Type3: | City UA |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kochi |
| Established Date: | 1912 |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title1: | Chairman |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.02 |
| Elevation M: | 13 |
| Population Total: | 31,503 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 683513 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 0484 |
| Registration Plate: | KL-42 |
| Website: | North Paravur |
North Paravur (Malayalam: വടക്കൻ പറവൂർ in Malayalam pronounced as /vadak:ən paravuːr/; formerly known as Paravur or Parur), is a municipality[3] in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. It is located 20km (10miles) north of the district collectorate in Thrikkakara and about 201km (125miles) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. North Paravur is part of the Kochi metropolitan area and is located 19km (12miles) north of the Kochi city centre. As per the 2011 Indian census, North Paravur has a population of 31,503 people, and a population density of 3490/sqkm.
North Paravur was the first constituency to hold elections using Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in 1982. EVMs were used in 50 polling stations out of the total 123.[4] [5]
As of 2011 Census,[6] Paravur had a population of 31,503 with 15,060 males and 16,443 females. Paravur municipality have an area of with 8,095 families residing in it. 8% of the population was under 6 years of age. Paravur had an average literacy of 96.75% higher than the state average of 94%: male literacy was 97.8% and female literacy was 95.8%.
Paravur is located at 10.14° N 76.7° E[1]. It has an average elevation of 10 metres (32 feet).The town is situated at north end of Ernakulam district and bordering with Thrissur district. The towns in Thrissur district like Kodungallore, Mala, Chalakudy and the towns Kalamassery, Aluva, Angamaly, Vypin island are located near to this town. The Paravur Taluk lies in the flat delta region of the Periyar river and cut by several canals, which have resulted in the formation of many islands. The Kodungalloor Kayal (backwaters) and Varappuzha Kayal (backwaters) are in this taluk. The town and neighboring areas were deeply affected by floods in 2018 due to heavy rain.[7]