Local businesses in Thrissur
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- IT and company offices: 15
- K P Namboodiri's Ayurvedics Online Store; Cactus ProSoft Solutions; Ociuz Infotech Pvt Ltd; Palmstone Multimedia; Kalyan Silks; Datacomp Web Technologies (I) Pvt. Ltd.; Takyon System Solutions Pvt Ltd; Anehas Technovations; Asian Choice Smart Tech; Best Tower
- Government offices: 112
- District Development Office for SC, Thrissur; District Panchayat Office,Thrissur; Kerala Sahitya Academy; T.N. Prathapan MP (Member of Parliament) Office; District Industries Center; NEHRU YUVA KENDRA; District Supply Office; Excise Circle Office Thrissur; Excise Division Office, Thrissur; O/o Deputy Director, Dairy Development Thrissur
- Colleges and universities: 14
- Govt. Engineering College, Thrissur; P G Centre; Government Law College Thrissur; Jubilee Mission Medical College & Research Institute; Sree Kerala Varma College; Maharaja's Technical School; St. Thomas College; Jubilee Centre for Medical Research (JCMR); AR Camp Ground; P C Thomas Entrance Coaching Centre
- Workshops and craft businesses: 15
- Civil Engineering Workshop; Electrical Engineering workshops; Mechanical Engineering Workshops; Elite studio; Joselite Engineering; KTDC beer parlour; Nanma Flour Mill; Pony Electronics; Rockland Caters Kitchen; Smriti Design
- Finance, insurance and legal offices: 9
- LIC of India,Divisional office; Pooram Kuries; Bright Kuries; Life Insurance Corporation, satellite office; Bajaj Allianz Life; Eazi Fin Solutions; Bajaj finserv; LIC Office
- Hospitals: 67
- District Hospital, Thrissur; Government Mental Health Center,Thrissur; Jubilee Mission Hospital; DISTRICT VETERINARY CENTRE THRISSUR KERALA; GEM Hospital; General Hospital, Thrissur; Sitaram Ayurveda Speciality Hospital; Thrissur District Co-Operative Hospital; ANIMAL DISEASE CONTROL PROJECT THRISSUR; District TB Centre,Thrissur
- Banks: 126
- kerala state cooperative and rural development bank; KSFE Corporate Office Thrissur; State Bank of India Koorkenchery branch; Kuriachira Service Co-Operative Bank Ltd; Thrissur Dist.Cooperative Bank; cherussery credits pvt Ltd; Fatimanagar Co-operative Bank Ltd.; Aranattukara Co-operative Bank; Aranatukkara Oriental Co-Operative Bank; Aranatukkara co-operative bank
Thrissur facts
- District
- Thrissur district
- Population, 2011 Census
- 3,15,596
- Area
- about 101.42 sq km, about 47 m above sea level
- People
- 95.96% literacy
- PIN codes
- 680001 (Thrissur Central), 680020 (Thrissur City), 680005 (Thrissur East), 680009 (Thrissur Engg College)
- Places nearby
- Church Mission Society Higher Secondary School (state school, 1 km), Shakthan Thampuran Palace (building, 1 km), Paramekkavu Bagavathi Temple (Hindu temple, 1 km), V.K.N. Menon Indoor Stadium (Indoor stadium, 1 km)
- History
- The name Thrissur is a shortened form of Thirusshivaperoor, the city of the sacred Lord Shiva, after the Vadakkumnathan Temple.
- Culture and food
- Thrissur is known as the Cultural Capital of Kerala. Thrissur Pooram, held in April–May, is the largest pooram in Kerala and is called the pooram of all poorams.
- Geography
- Thrissur is at the centre of Kerala, 75 km north-east of Kochi and 133 km south-west of Coimbatore.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.