Dharmadom

Dharmadom
Dharmadam
town

Railway Station
Dharmadom

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 11°47′37″N 75°28′15″E / 11.793550°N 75.4709320°E / 11.793550; 75.4709320Coordinates: 11°47′37″N 75°28′15″E / 11.793550°N 75.4709320°E / 11.793550; 75.4709320
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kannur
Area
 • Total 10.68 km2 (4.12 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 29,169
 • Density 2,731/km2 (7,070/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 670106
Telephone code 91 (0)490
Vehicle registration KL 58-
Nearest city Thalassery
Sex ratio 1000:1120 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency Kannur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Dharmadam
Website dharmadam.info

Dharmadom or Dharmadam is a census town in Thalassery taluk of Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India. It is known for the 100-year-old Government Brennen College and Dharmadam Island. Dharmadam is also home to famous Andaloor Kavu. The annual festival here draws thousands of devotees. A variety of theyyams are performed during the week-long fest in February. During the festive season the entire village follows vegetarian diet and offers rice flakes, jaggery and plantains to all guests. India's premier circus Academy, Circus Academy Thalassery is also located at Dharmadam. There is a small railway station in Dharmadam where only the local passenger trains stop.

Dharmadam was earlier known as Dharmapattanam and was previously a Buddhist stronghold.

The Dharmadam Island is located 100 metres away from the mainland at Dharmadam. Geographically, Dharmadam is an island, en route Thalassery and Kannur. It is surrounded by the Anjarakandy river on three sides and by the Arabian sea on the fourth side. The Jews and the Arabs have named this place Dahfattan in their records in the 12th century, the British named it Darmapatam and the Portuguese called it Darmapatao. The last perumal of Kerala Cheraman Perumal left for Arabia from Poyanad province north of Dharmadam. The relics of the fort of Perumal's sister Sreedevi and nephew Mahabali is seen in the vicinity of Govt. Brennan College. Mahabali was believed to have been converted to Islam by Malik Bin Deenar and later became the first Ali Raja of Arakkal Kingdom.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[1] Dharmadam had a population of 29,169. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Dharmadam has an average literacy rate of 87%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 88% and, female literacy is 86%. In Dharmadam, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Education

Notable citizens

Access

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dharmadom.
  1. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, March 22, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.