| Velur | |
| Other Name: | Veloor |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 10.6434°N 76.1624°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Thrissur district |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 28.32 |
| Population Total: | 22155 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 680601 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 04885 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 0.89 ♂/♀ |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 90.15% |
Velur or Veloor is a village and panchayat in Kunnamkulam Taluk, Thrissur district, Kerala, India with a population of 22,155.[1] Other places close to Velur are Kechery, Wadakkanchery etc.
This village was a part of Chengazhinad (one of the 18 states of Cochin Kingdom) under rule of Chengazhi Nambiar or (Chengazhi Nambi).
Transport is provided by State owned Kerala State Road Transport Corporation and private transport bus operators. Road transport is also supported by private taxis and autorickshaws also called autos.
Auto Rikshaws available at Post Office centre, Chungam, Pazhaya Post Office, Thandilam Road, Puliyannur, Thayyur State Highway 76 pass through Velur. SH 76 Kuranchery - Velur - Kechery Road. 12.838 km .Direct bus available from Thrissur Shakthan stand, Wadakanchery Ottupara bus stand, Guruvayur, Kunnamkulam, Kechery(6 km).
The nearest railhead is Wadakkanchery 13 km, Other nearest railway stations are Thrissur (20 km), Shoranur (28 km), and Guruvayur (15 km).
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Velur is centered around the St. Francis Xavier Forane Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, which is a protected monument[2] in the Archdiocese of Thrissur with considerable antiquity and spiritual heritage. Historically this Forane church has been the mother church of many parishes. Four Forane divisions have come into existence out of this church. The fame of the church is closely linked with the fame of its founder, Fr. Johann Ernst Hanxleden,[2] who is popularly known as Arnos Padiri., who wrote the first Malayalam - Portuguese Encyclopedia [3] This Jesuit priest from Germany has given his energy not only to Velur but to the whole world through his literary works. It is believed that the Velur church was founded by Arnos Padiri about three centuries ago on 3 December 1712 in honor of St. Francis Xavier. Recently a new Church is constructed near the old church.
Manimalarkavu temple (one of the 18 royal temples (Pathinettara Kavu) under Cochin Kingdom) is a major place of worship for Hindus in Velur. "Manimalarkavu pooram" festival (or Kumra Bharani usually it falls between 15 February to 10 March) is one of the major attractions of tourists as it is colourful by the man-made horses of very huge sizes, which is rarely seen in other places. These man made horses (considers the daughter of the goddess) representing from each small localities (desham) from this village (including from some neighbouring villages) and this festival is known as Kumbha Bharani Vela(Kuthira vela, No any animals used in this festival like Elephant). During these days many devi (goddess) temples in Kerala celebrating the yearly festivals in different ways.
There are many other worship places in Velur village. They are mainly Cheramankadu ayyapan temple, Velur Karthiani temple, Kandamkolangara Shiva temple, Cherunthala Shiva temple, Kurur Krishna temple, Kurumal Sree Bhagavathi Temple, Kurumal Karuvathoor Sree Ramaswami Temple, Kuttikattukolangare Devi temple, pazhavoor Ayyappan Kavu Temple, Pazhavoor Sree Kottayil Bagavathy Temple, Nelluvai Dhanwandhari Temple, Thayyur Nithya Sahaya Matha Church, Thayyoor Subramaniyaswami Temple, Thayyoor Lothykavu Temple, St. Antoney's church Thandilum, Sree Rama Swami Temple Vellatanjur, Santhanagopalamurthy Temple Kuruvannur, Sri Parikkal Bagwathi Temple Puliyannur and Thandilum Mosque.
The village has some important government offices - like the Village office, post office, KSEB Section Office, South Indian Bank, Velur Service Co operative Bank (3 Branches), Krishi Bhavan, Telephone Exchange (BSNL) etc. The village is covered under all cellular / mobile operators (GSM and CDMA) and 4G Coverage by Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited in Kerala circle.