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Thuravoor | |
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Village | |
 Thuravoor Temple | |
| Coordinates: 9°46′N 76°19′E / 9.77°N 76.31°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram Panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 688532 |
| Telephone code | 0478 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-32 or KL-07 |
| Nearest city | Kochi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alappuzha |
| Niyamasabha constituency | Aroor |
| Civic agency | Gram Panchayat |
Thuravoor (IPA: [t̪urɐʋuːr̩]) is a gram panchayat in the Pattanakkad Block of Cherthala Taluk of the Alappuzha District, State of Kerala, India. It comes under Aroor Assembly constituency. Thuravoor lies under Kochi UA in future. A four lane(six lane is progressing) National Highway 66 passes through the village, which along with a railway station gives it excellent connectivity with the remainder of the state. The new 6 lane elevated highway is from Thuravoor to Aroor. Upon completion, it will become the longest elevated highway in the country. Thuravoor is a rapid developing town. It lies in Aroor Assembly constituency. Thuravoor Kumbalangi road is a main road parallel to NH 66. Thuravoor is the major entry to Kochi city.
Thuravoor is famous for the Narasimha Swamy temple which is dedicated to the fourth incarnation (avatara) of Vishnu, the Narasimha. The temple has two main deities, the Vadakkanappan (Lord Narasimha) and the Tekkanappan (Lord Sudarshana), which is rare among the temples of Kerala.