Paravur (Malayalam pronunciation: [pɐɾɐʋuːr]) is a municipality in the Kollam district of Kerala, India.

[citation needed] Paravur Municipality consists of Kottapuram, Koonayil, Thekkumbhagam, Chillakkal, Perumpuzha, Nedungolam, Pozhikara, Maniyamkulam, Kurumandal, Kottamoola, Attinpuram and Kochalummoodu.

Paravur, 21 kilometers from the Kollam, is a narrow skirt of land stretching in between the backwaters and the sea.

[citation needed] As of 2011[update] India census,[6] Paravur had a population of 37,245 where 16,874 are males and 20,371 are females thus the average sex ratio of Paravoor is 1,207.

Remnants of the old fort, Thaana (police station) and Anchalappees (post office) still remain.

[7] A mint of the erstwhile Travancore Kingdom for printing and punching their currencies was once situated at Paravur.

[citation needed] Sree Ramavarma koyi thampuram from Kilimanoor Palace was the first executive officer of the panchayat.

Sarawathy vilasam Achadi sala is considered to be the first one in that type and Mangattu Parameswaran Pillai was its founder.

There are so many important roads in Paravur, connecting Kollam city and neighbouring towns like Chathannoor, Parippally, Varkala, Poothakkulam etc.

The 14.1 km long Paravur-Kollam Coastal Road is connecting Kollam city with Paravur, via Kollam Beach, Paapanasam Beach, Kakkathoppu, Mukkom, Thanni and Pozhikara.

[11] As part of the industry sector development plans of Kollam district, an IT Park would be setting up at Paravur Municipal area in an extent of 5 acres of land.