| ?Malappuram Kerala • India | |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Headquarters | Malappuram |
| Population • Density | 3,625,471 • 1,022 /km² (2,647 /sq mi) |
| ISO abbreviation | IN-KL- |
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Malappuram District is a district of Kerala state in southern India. Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The district headquarters is at Malappuram. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details -->___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The district has a population of 3,625,471 (2001 census), and an area of 3550 km², with a population density of 1,022 persons per km². It was formed on June 16, 1969. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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History
The district has a rich cultural and political heritage. Malappuram is known for national movements such as Khilafat Movement and Moplah Rebellion, in which the Muslim Mappilas and peasants struggled against feudalism and colonialism alike. The Khilafat movement (1919-1924 was a political campaign launched mainly by Muslims in South Asia to influence the British government and to protect the The Mappilas (historically called Moplahs in Malayalam:മാപ്പിള refer to the Muslim community in Kerala and neighbouring Feudalism, a term first used in the early modern period (17th century in its most classic sense refers to a Medieval Europe Political system composed See Colony and Colonization for examples of colonialism which do not refer to Western colonialism Though there were occasional religious overtones associated with such movements, many historians acknowledge them as part of Indian Independence Struggle. The term " Indian independence movement " is diffuse incorporating various national and regional campaigns agitations and efforts of both Nonviolent and Militant
Before India's Independence in 1947, Malappuram was part of Malabar District in the Madras Presidency of British India. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Malabar District was an administrative district of British India and independent India's Madras State. Madras Presidency, also known as Madras Province and known officially as Presidency of Fort St For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British The area covered by the present district was administered as part of Kozhikode, Ernad, Valluvanad and Ponnani taluks. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> For the district with the same name see Kozhikode District. Valluvanad (Malayalamവള്ളുവനാട് was an erstwhile princely state in present state of Kerala in South India extending from the Nila River ( WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Ponnani is a coastal town and a Municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian A tehsil ( Urdu: تحصیل) (or tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, taluq, mandal) is an Administrative division Malabar District remained part of Madras state immediately after Indian Independence. Madras State was the former name of the present day state of Tamil Nadu, India. On 1 November 1956, Malabar District was merged with Travancore-Cochin to form the state of Kerala, and large-scale changes in the territorial jurisdiction of this tract took place in 1957 and 1969. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Travancore-Cochin or Thiru-Kochi is a former state of India. It was created on July 1 1949 by the merger of two former Princely Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On 1 January 1957, Tirur taluk was newly formed taking portions of Ernad and Ponnani taluks. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Ponnani is a coastal town and a Municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian Another portion of Ponnani taluk was transferred to the newly formed Chavakkad taluk, while the residuary portion was known as Ponnani taluk. Perinthalmanna was a new taluk formed out of the erstwhile Valluvanad taluk. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Perinthalmanna is a city and a Municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian Of these, Ernad and Tirur continued under Kozhikode District and Perinthalmanna as well as Ponnani under the Palakkad District. The new district of Malappuram was formed with four taluks, Ernad, Perinthalmanna, Tirur and Ponnani, four statutory towns, fourteen developmental blocks and 95 panchayats. Two more taluks, namely Tirurangadi and Nilambur, were formed later by bifurcating Tirur and Ernad taluks.
Geography
The district lies in northern Kerala, and is bounded on the north by Wayanad and Kozhikkode districts, on the northeast by Tamil Nadu, on the southeast and south by Palakkad District, on the southwest by Thrissur District, on the west by the Arabian Sea, and on the northwest by Kozhikode District. Wayanad District, in the north-east of Kerala, India, was formed on November 1 1980 as the 12th district by carving out areas from Kozhikode District is a district of Kerala state situated on the southwest coast of India. Tamil Nadu ( Tamil:, Country of the Tamils, t̪ɐmɨɻ n̪aːɽɯ is one of the 28 states of India. Palakkad District ( Malayalam:പാലക്കാട്) or Palghat is one of the 14 districts of Kerala state in South India. Thrissur ( Trichur / Trissur ( Malayalam: തൃശ്ശൂര് is a district situated in the central part of Kerala state, India The Arabian Sea ( Arabic: بحر العرب transliterated: Baḥr al-'Arab Sanskrit: सिन्धु सागर transliterated: Kozhikode District is a district of Kerala state situated on the southwest coast of India.
At present Malappuram District consists of 2 revenue divisions, 6 taluks, 135 villages, 14 blocks, 5 municipalities and 100 panchayats. A tehsil ( Urdu: تحصیل) (or tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, taluq, mandal) is an Administrative division
Four important rivers of Kerala, flow through Malappuram district. Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}}; They are Chaliyar (Beypore river), Kadalundipuzha, Bharathapuzha and Tirurpuzha. Chaliyar River is the fourth longest river in Kerala at 169 km in length Chaliyar has a length of 169 km and originates from Illambalieri hills in Tamilnadu, important tributaries of this river are Chalipuzha, Punnapuzha, Pandiyar, Karimpuzha, Cherupuzha and Vadapurampuzha. Tamil Nadu ( Tamil:, Country of the Tamils, t̪ɐmɨɻ n̪aːɽɯ is one of the 28 states of India. Chaliyar traverses through Nilambur, Mampad, Edavanna, Areekade, Vazhakkad and flows into the sea at Beypore in Kozhikode district. Kozhikode District is a district of Kerala state situated on the southwest coast of India.
Kadalundipuzha is formed by the confluence of two rivers, the Olipuzha and Veliyar. Olipuzha originates form Cherakomban hill and Veliyar from Erattakomban hill. They flow through the Silent Valley and traverse through Ernad and Valluvanad regions, before flowing into the sea at Kadalundi Nagaram. It passes through places like Melattur, Pandikkad, Malappuram, Pankkad, Parappur, Kooriyad and Tirurangadi. Kadalundipuzha has a circuit course of 130 km.
Of these rivers, only Chaliyar is perennial; all others get dry up in summer and hence Malappuram district is prone to draught. In Tirur and Ponnani taluks, kayals (backwaters) like Biyyamp, Veliyancode, Manur, Kodinhi etc offer fishing and navigation facilities.
Demographics
According to the 2001 Census, the district has a population of 3629640. Of the total population 1759479 are males and 11870161 are females, forming a ratio of 1063 females for every 1000 males, the state ratio being 1058 females for 1000 males which is higher than the state average (819 per km². ). Literacy as per 2001 census is put at 88. 61%. Subsequently, Malappuram District was declared 100% literate along with other districts of the state; made possible by in intensive state wide literacy drive.
Muslims constitute the majority of the population, and next come the Hindu and the Christian communities respectively. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion The Muslims of Malappuram District are known as Mappilas. The Mappilas (historically called Moplahs in Malayalam:മാപ്പിള refer to the Muslim community in Kerala and neighbouring A great majority of them are traditional Sunnis following the Shafi School of thought and the second majority is the followers accelerated growth in social development and education among Muslims. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic The Shāfi‘ī Madhab ( ar شافعي) is one of the four schools of Fiqh, or religious law within All of the social reforms in and around Malappuram District is due to the historical renaissence activities lead by Mampuram Sayyid Alavi thangal,Veliyamkode Umer quazi, Zainuddin Makhdum Ponnani and other Scholars. Malappuram is the birth place of number of Muslim scholars and orators.
The Legislative constituencies in Malappuram district
- Mankada
- Manjeri
- Malappuram
- Wandoor
- Perinthalmanna
- Thirurangadi
- Tirur
- Tanur
- Ponnani
- Kuttippuram
- Kondotty
- Nilambur
Places of Importance
There are various places of touristic, ecological, religious and historic importance in the district. Mankada is a hillside village in the Malappuram district of Kerala state WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Manjeri is a city and a Municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian state WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details -->___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wandoor is a small town in Malppuram district of Kerala, India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Perinthalmanna is a city and a Municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian Tirurangadi is a small town in Malapuram district of Kerala, South India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Tirur is a town and a Municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian state Tanur may refer to Tanur Afghanistan Tanur Bamyan Tanur Ghazni Tanur Ghowr WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Ponnani is a coastal town and a Municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian Kuttippuram is a town with railway station situated in the Malappuram district of Kerala state, India. Kondotty is a growing town in Malappuram district, Kerala, South India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Nilambur is a place in Malappuram district of Kerala, South India. Ecology (from Greek grc οἶκος oikos, "house(hold" and grc -λογία -logia) is the scientific study of A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology
The Kozhikode International Airport and the University of Calicut are located in Malappuram District. Calicut International Airport, also known as Karipur Airport, is located at Karipur in the Malappuram district near Kozhikode (Calicut The University of Calicut is an Affiliating university in Thenjipalam, in the district of Malappuram in Kerala, India.
Art and Culture
Malappuram district has a good tradition in the field of art and culture. Many of the renowned writers and poets hail from this part of the land. It is a long chain, starting with Thunjath Ezhuthachan, honoured as the father of modern Malayalam literature. He was born in Trikkandiyur near Tirur, 400 years ago. He wrote his poems in Malayalam, when the Kerala literary field. Ramayanam and Mahabharatham of Ezhuthachan are widely read in Malayali houses, as sacred books. The Rāmāyaṇa ( Devanāgarī: sa रामायण is an ancient Sanskrit epic attributed to the Hindu sage ( Maharishi) Valmiki
Industries
As on 31-03-2001,there were 11334 small industrial units with permanent registration. Out of them, 21. 21 per cent are agro-based and 22. 94 per cent are textile based. These units have a total investment of Rs. 176 cores and they provide employment directly to 45200 people. The average investment per unit is Rs. 1. 55 lakhs. There are about 696 women’s industrial units and about Rs. 1 core is spent annually for various industrial promotion schemes like investment subsidy, interest subsidy, self employment assistance, etc. in the district. There are 25 medium industries of which only 11 are working which provide direct employment to 2,300 people. These units have a total capital investment of Rs. 46 cores. Among the medium undertakings, 3 are spinning mills.
There is one major industrial Estate (16 Industries and 8 mini industrial estate in the District – 51 working units. ) About 1,000 persons were assisted under PMRY scheme every year of self-employment scheme. Preliminary steps for establishing an industrial growth centre in 250 acres bear panakkad, has been completed. Kinfra Food Park and IT park have come up at Kakkancherry. A rubber based common facility centre and industrial estate established at Payyanad at a cost of Rs. 1 crore is showing promise. The estate is spread in an area of 15. 03 acres, in which 32 plots have been given to entrepreneurs for rubber based units. 17 units are now functioning there.
A single window counter functions at the District Industries Centre, to mitigate problems faced by new entrepreneurs. Besides the District Industries Centre at Malappuram, 4 Taluk industries offices and 14 block extension offices are functioning.
Wood related business is widely seen in Malappuram district. In Kottakkal, Edavanna, Vaniyambalam, ( www.vaniyambalam.co.cc ) Karulai, Nilambur and Mampad; there are more than hundred wood related indutries. Saw mills, furniture manufactures and timber sales are the most important business in Malappuram district. The Nilambur teak museum is very famous.
Transport
Air
The Kozhikode Airport, one of the most beautifully designed airports in India, is at Karippur, 26 km, away from Malappuram and 28 km. away from Kozhikode. It has a runway of 9377 feet with night landing facilities. Total 140 flight services are there i. e. , 70 arrivals and 70 departures. Hajj flight services were started on 15th Jan 2002, and now the airport stands on the fore-front of the internationally acclaimed airports in the world.
Rail
Two railways lines, namely Mangalore-Madras and Nilambur-Shornur pass through the district. Mangalore ( Kannada:, Mangalūru; Tulu: Kudla, ಕುಡ್ಲ Konkani: Kodial, ಕೊಡಿಯಾಲ್ WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Nilambur is a place in Malappuram district of Kerala, South India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Shoranur ( Malayalam:ഷൊര്ണൂര് is a town and a Municipality in The first through the coastal belt. Vallikkunnu, Parappanangadi, Tanur, Tirur, Tirunnavaya and Kuttippuram (from north to South) are the railway stations in this line. Tirur is an important station. Nilambur-Shornur railway line passes through the eastern parts of the district. Nilambur, Vaniyambalam, Thuvur, Melattur, Pattikkad, Angadipuram and Cherukara are the railway stations.
Road
The District has a good road network. The National Highway-17 enters at Idimuzhikkal in the north and runs through Calicut University. Kottakkal, Valancherry, Kuttipuram, Thavanur, Ponnani, Puduponnani, Veliyancode ends at Kadikkad, having a length of 82 km. The road proceeds to Thrissur district in the South. The National Highway 213 enters at Iykarappadi near Ramanattukara and pass through Kondotty, Malappuram, Perinthalmanna and ends at Karinkallathani. The NH having a length of 68 km Important State Highways like Kozhikode-Nilambur-Gudalur road, Thrissur-Kuttippuram, Palakkad-Perinthalmanna, Perumbilavu-Pattambi-Perinthalmanna-Nilambur road, Koilandi-Thamarasseri-Edavanna pass through the district. Total 208. 178 km of State Highway and 1220. 202 km of major district roads, 102 km of other district roads and 160 km of rural roads, provides sufficient interlink age of places.
The Chaliyar, Kadalundipuzha, Bharathapuzha rivers and their tributaries, necessitating the construction of a number of road bridges for smooth commutation, apportion the district, Kuttippuram bridge, Thutha bridge and Pulamanthole bridge across Bharathapuzha bridges at Kottakadavu, Parakkadav, Thayyilakadav, Panampuzha, Koomankallu, Nooradi, Kottilangadi, Aanakkayam, Melattur, Kalikavu, Olipram Kadavu, Koomankallu, Kuzhipram Kadavu and Panakkadu bridges across Kadalundi river and bridges at Areekode, Edavanna, Mampad, Vadapuram, Myladi, Karimpuzha, Koorad, kattadikadavu, Cherupuzha, Kadungallur and Poonkudi across the Chaliyar river and its tributaries and bridges at Edakulam, Thalakadathur, Tirur, Unniyal Mangattiri, Ettirikkadavu across Tirur river, Thanur bridge across T. N Canal provide for road traffic.
Bus
Bus Services are available to all centres and rural areas in the district. Nearly hundred schedules are operated by K. S. R. T. C in main routes besides 300 long rout buses passing through the district. There are 4 K. S. R. T. C bus Stations; at Ponnani, Malappuram, Perinthalmanna and Nilambur.
A total of 18,806 vehicles have been registered under the Motor Vehicle Department in the district during the year 2000-02. There are 155,149 small and heavy vehicles in the district as on 31st March 2001.
Post And Telegraph
There are two postal divisions viz. , Manjeri and Tirur. Four Head Post Offices, 120 Sub Post Offices and 284 extra department branch Post Offices functions in the district. Speed post facility is available at Manjeri, Malappuram, Perinthalmanna, Calicut University, Karipur, Ponnani, Kottakkal, Kuttippuram, and Edappal. For Telecom Services, Malappuram revenue district come under Malappuram Secondary Switching Area. Seven divisional offices are there under telecom department, at Manjeri, Nilambur, Perinthalmanna, Tirur, Ponnani and Parappanangadi.
Mass Communication
Malayala Manorama, Mathrubhumi and Madhyamam dailies have their editions in the district. Prahelika is the only evening daily. A few periodicals-monthlies, fortnightlies and weeklies-devoted to religion and culture are also published. There are some local cable TV channels also. Doordarshan has two relay stations at Malappuram and Manjeri. All India Radio has an FM station at Manjeri.
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