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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Koratty
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| image_caption = Koratty Muthy festival
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Thrissur(Trichur / Trissur) district|Thrissur]]
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| governing_body = panchayath
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| population_total = 17463
| population_as_of = 2001
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 680308
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| area_code = +91480
| registration_plate = KL -08/ KL-45 / KL-64
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'''Koratty''' is a [[census town]] in [[Thrissur district]] in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Kerala]]. It is a main centre of [[Blessed Virgin Mary|Marian]] Pilgrimage.

== Demographics ==
As of 2011 India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Koratty had a population of 17,618. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Koratty has an average literacy rate of 96.72%, higher than the national average of 74%: male literacy is 97.94%, and female literacy is 95.58%. In Koratty, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

== Tourism & Pilgrimage Travel ==
[[File:Koratty church.jpg|thumb|church of koratty muthy]]
[[File:KorattyMuthy.jpg|thumb|Koratty Muthy - Our Lady with Poovan Bananas]]

===Korattymuthy - Our Lady with Poovan Bananas===
[[Korattymuthy]] - Shrine of Our Lady with Poovan Bananas (Poovankula Matha.)
Koratty is one of the biggest Marian/Christian/Catholic pilgrimage travel destination of Kerala in India. [[Korattymuthy]] Shrine is a Pilgrimage centre in Kerala. It is also known as the Lourdes of Kerala. [[Korattymuthy]]- [[Our Lady with Poovan Bananas]]<ref>http://koratty.tripod.com Marian Pilgrimage</ref> is the well known name for [[Blessed Virgin Mary|Holy Mary]] or Mother Mary here. Devotees from all over the world visit Koratty annually. Every year the Feast of Koratty Muthy will commence on 1st Sunday after 10 October. The flag for the feast will be hosted on the previous Wednesday.

== Industry ==
Koratty is also famous for its industrial units. Vaigai Thread Processors Ltd. (formerly J&P Coats, Jamuna Threads & Madura Coats and Coats Viella (I) Ltd. etc.). Another major industry is in Public Sector under the control of Government of India - Government of India Press, Koratty (GIPK). It is the one and only Indian Government controlled press in Kerala. Earlier it has been proposed to convert it into a security press for the printing of Stamp Papers and Postal Stamps etc. On modernization drive, lately Govt of India UM has decided to shut down its operation due to non-feasibility. the Other industries like Carborandum Universal, Kerala Chemicals & Proteins Ltd (KCPL) are also located here.

Sri. [[Panampilly Govinda Menon]], former Chief Minister of Kerala and former Central Cabinet Minister for Railways, was the frontrunner in bringing these industries to Koratty and nearby areas as he was a native of Kathikudam near Koratty.

Koratty have their own news portal name [http://entekoratty.com/ '''Ente Koratty'''].

One of the global software companies, '''[http://glitzitsolutions.com/ Glitz IT Solutions]''', is located at Koratty Infopark.

[[MVS Info Tech]] are ais headquartered in Koratty. MVS Group is also planning to set up their IT campus by 2014 at Koratty

== Kinfra Park ==

Another industrial area situated in Koratty is [[Kinfra]] Small Industries Promotion Park (KSIPP),<ref>[http://kinfra.com/pro12.htm Official website of kinfra.com]</ref> lot of small scale industrial units are situated inside the park. It is located 0.5 km east of Koratty Jn. on Konoor Rd. A new venture for manufacturing and quality control of [[Ayurveda|Ayurvedic]] medicines promoted jointly by Kinfra & and major Ayurvedic Medicine manufactures (Pankajakasthuri, The Arya Vaidya Pharmacy, Vaidyaratnam Oushadasala, Nagarjuna, Sitaram, Sreedhareeyam, S.D. Pharmacy, Kandamkulathy, Dhanwantari and Kerala Ayurveda Pharmacy) namely Confederation of Ayurvedic Renaissance-Keralam Pvt Ltd (CARe-Keralam),<ref>[http://www.carekeralam.com/ CARE KERALAM - Confederation for Ayurvedic Renaissance Keralam Pvt Ltd]</ref> is also upcoming in {{convert|10|acre|m2}} of land near Koratty Kinfra Park.

[[File:Korattyinfopark.jpg|thumb|Koratty Infopark]]

== Infopark Thrissur ==
[[File:MAMHSS Koratty.jpg|thumb|MAMHSS Koratty]]

An IT park is started functioning in this town from 10 October 2009 -known as [[Infopark Thrissur]]. More than 30 companies<ref>[[InfoPark Thrissur#List of major companies at Koratty Infopark and their websites|List of major companies at Koratty Infopark and their websites]]</ref> are functioning in this park. [[Infopark Thrissur]] is considered to provide direct employment to 3,000 people and may boost the real estate sector in this area. The new upcoming campus consisting of a multistory building, with more than one lakh square feet built up area got [[Special economic zone]] (SEZ) status from government of India in July 2014.<ref>[http://www.infoparkkochi.com INFOPARK Smart Space Kochi]</ref> and will be known as 'INFOPARK -Koratty'<ref>[http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Kerala-to-spin-land-from-Vaiga-Thread-Processors-to-IT-park/311935/ Vaigai Threads Land to become IT park(Financial Express)]</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category|Koratty}}
* [http://www.korattymuthy.org Korattymuthy Portal - Site Dedicated To KorattyMuthy]
* [http://www.korattymuthy.com Official Site dedicated to Korattymuthy]
* [http://koratty.tripod.com Korattymuthy]
* [http://mvsinfotech.com MVS Info Tech]
* [http://pilgrimages.tripod.com Marian Pilgrim Centre]
* [http://koratty.in Social Network For Koratty]

{{Thrissur district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Thrissur district]]

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