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Encyclopedia > Pallipuram

Pallipuram (76 10E; 11 8N) is a tiny sleepy village in Palakkad District of Kerala, south India. It is situated in the western extrimity ('the western horn') of Palakkad District. It is 9 KM north-west of Pattambi. Part of the greater Pardur village, this place stands on the confluence of this Bharatapuzha River and the Tootha River or, simply, Thuthapuzha. It is actually bounded by Bharatapuzha River in the south and Thuthapuzha in the west. For the town with the same name, see Palakkad. ... Kerala ( (Anglicised) or (native); Malayalam: േകരളം, — ) is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... For the town with the same name, see Palakkad. ... Pattambi is a small town in Palakkad district of Kerala state, south India. ... The Bharathapuzha, also known as the Ponnani or Nila, is a river in India in the state of Kerala. ... Thuthapuzha is one of the main tributaries of the river Bharathapuzha, the second-longest river in Kerala, south India. ... The Bharathapuzha, also known as the Ponnani or Nila, is a river in India in the state of Kerala. ... Thuthapuzha is one of the main tributaries of the river Bharathapuzha, the second-longest river in Kerala, south India. ...


The major railroad linking Mangalore with Thriruvananthapuram and Chennai passes through this village in the east-west direction. A view of the railroad can be found here[1]. There is also a small railway station, where only local trains stop. An old railroad bridge over Bharathapuzha River in the west of the village connects the double line railroad passing through the village to the adjacent Malappuram district. An image of the old bridge built by the British in 1867 within the village can be found here[2]. The bridge which replaces the old bridge can be found here Mangalore , (called Mangalūru in Kannada), is the chief port city of the state of Karnataka, India. ... Chennai (Tamil: சென்னை, formerly known as Madras , is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest metropolitan city. ... The Bharathapuzha, also known as the Ponnani or Nila, is a river in India in the state of Kerala. ... Malappuram is a town in Kerala state, India. ...

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This village has a very high literacy rate. Education institutions in this village are one primary school in "Pazayangadi L.P. School, and a muslim primary school in "Kulamukku", and one in pallipuram. The near by high schools are one in Trithala High School and Nadaparambu High School. Near by college is Govt. Sanskrit college Pattambi. A new bridge is coming over bharathapuzha to connect pallipuram and trithala (Velliyam kadavu regulator cum bridge) the work is almost finished.


Pallipuram has a heady mix of Hindu and Muslim population. The temples of the region are Sri Kodikunnath Baghavathi Temple, Pallipuram Sri Krishna Temple, Cherangara Sri Maha Vishnu Temple and so on. Of these Sri Kodikunnath Baghavathi Temple is very famous and people from even other states of India come and pay homage to the presiding deity. Now the temple is under a grand renovation project. The village also has a Mosque.


The village has a C class Cinema Hall, a good bunch of shops at the Kodikunnu Centre. There is a public Library at the Kodikunnu Centre. The village also has a Government Ayurveda Hospital and a Post Office.


Agriculture and Agro based labour is the main occupation of people in these parts. Almost one in every two family here has a person working outside Kerala or even outside India and thus Money-Orders are a critical component of the life here.


The village has also contributed interesting personalities to the society - M.T.Vasudevan Nair, the famous literary figure hails from here. Bharatha Circus, which at one point of time had a pan-India presence was founded by a person of this village.


The two most critical problems of this village are - a)lack of employment for its well educated youth and b)illegal sand mining along the Bharathapuzha river.


Both the LDF and the UDF have a presence here. The BJP is also making its presence felt in a small way. Panchayat elections turn out to be very interesting.


The village is lush green like any other in this part of the world and obviously Cocounut trees are the King. Cows, Buffaloes, goats and sheeps are the cattle grown.


People here love Cricket but are cracy about Football. (In fact Kerala as a whole and Malabar in particular follows Football very well).



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