About Aroor
Aroor is a census town at the northern end of Alappuzha district and the southern end of the Kochi Bypass in the state of Kerala, India. It is a seafood related industrial area to the south of Kochi. Aroor is a two way entrance to the city of Kochi.
The name "Aroor" traces its origins to the phrase "Arayarude Oor", which means the place of Hindu fishermen Group Mainly the sub class Vaalarayar or vaala, derived the name from their unique fishing equipment "Dragon Tailed" (Vaal in Malayalam) Net used in their legal fishery . It was later shortened as "Arayaroor" and subsequently to the present version.
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