Puthenchira
village in Thrissur District, Kerala, India
Puthenchira is a village in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India.
Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Puthenchira had a population of 21416 with 9815 males and 11601 females.
History
Puthenchira and the surrounding areas were earlier known as Mahadevar Pattanam. In the second or third century, the Perumanadikals created a "Chira" (causeway/bund) for agricultural purposes. The Cheraman Perumal designated the place for building the "Chira" by throwing a Puthen (the prevailing coin of that era). Since then, it is believed that the place has been called Puthenchira.
Various muris (parts) of Puthenchira were ruled by the Kodungallur Thampuran and Mukundapuram (Muriyanatt-Nadavarambu) Nambiar after the fall of the Chera dynasty in the 12th century. Later, when the Samudiri extended his territory, both Puthenchira and Kodungallur became part of his empire. In 1761, the Cochin King sought help from Travancore. Travancore obliged and defeated the Samudiri in battle.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Puthenchira” as village in Thrissur District, Kerala, India. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as village in Thrissur District, Kerala, India. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7262218. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2011 and 1761.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Puthenchira”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Puthenchira primary sources, Puthenchira archive and Puthenchira research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Puthenchira” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.