Kasaragod North

Maippady Palace, Kumbla
Kasaragod North
Mogral, Kumbla
town

Lake Temple, Kumbla
Kasaragod North

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 12°32′25″N 74°57′38″E / 12.54032°N 74.96058°E / 12.54032; 74.96058Coordinates: 12°32′25″N 74°57′38″E / 12.54032°N 74.96058°E / 12.54032; 74.96058
Country India
State Kerala
District Kasargod
Government
  Body Panchayat
Area
  Total 40.18 km2 (15.51 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 46,691
  Density 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Malayalam, Tulu, Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 671321
Telephone code 4998
Vehicle registration KL-14
Nearest city Mangaluru
Lok Sabha constituency Kasaragod
Olayam Dargah, Shiriya
Uppala Town

Kasaragod North is a suburb of Kasaragod city in north Kerala. It is located at the mouth of a lagoon formed by the Shiriya river. The following townships, suburbs and villages are part of Kasaragod North:

History

Kumbla was once the seat of the Kumbla Kings[1] l, who ruled the southern part of Tuluva Kingdom. It was a small port in ancient times. In the 16th century A.D. (1514), Duarte Barbosa, the Portuguese traveller, visited Kumble and he had recorded that he had found people exporting rice to the Maldives in exchange of coir[2] When Tippu Sultan captured Mangaluru, the Kumble Raja fled to Thalassery; but he returned in 1799 and after an unsuccessful fight for independence, submitted to the British Empire and accepted a small pension of Rs. 11,788 per annum in 1804.[2] Parthisubba, the great Yakshagana exponent, known as Father of Yakshagana was born here in the 18th century.[2]

Uppala

Uppala is a town in Kasaragod North and it is situated between Kasaragod and Mangalore. It is around 22 km north to the Kasaragod town and 24 km south to Mangalore city. Uppala is located about 586 km north to the state capital, Thiruvananthapuram. National Highway 66, which used to be known as NH 17, passes through the town. Uppala used to be known as Kurchipalla. According to census, the town has a population of 41,212 with the density around 1650 per square kilometre. As Uppala is located very near to the Arabian sea, it has a very low elevation of nine metres. The town is densely populated near the National Highway 66. Uppala is a major infrastructural hub in the district and is noted for jewellery shops, fast food restaurants and high residential flats which lies across the town. High rises can be seen in town. It is the major destination for retail shopping in the district. Many projects are active in the town. It is also a major business hub in the district and also contributed for the rise in remittance in the state, in the most prevalent sectors like real estate, infrastructure, financial institutions, hospitality and healthcare. The locals speaks many languages such as Malayalam, Tulu, Hindi, Urdu and Kannada. It has been selected as the centre of Urdu language in the region.

Mogral

Mogral (മൊഗ്രാല്‍) is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Mogral is part of Kumbla gram panchayat. The Mogral River flows in southern border of Mogral. As of 2001 India census, Mogral had a population of 7449 with 3647 males and 3802 females.[3] Mogral has one government school, GVHSS Mogral. Other schools include Essa English Medium High School.

A regional center for Study Mappila pattu and folk Arts was set up at Mogral 2009 Under Mahakavi mohin kutty vaidyar memmorial center Kondotty malappuram.

Govternment Unani hospital Mogral The only one hospital for under govt of kerala. 1985 ( Unani medicine) Mogral Sports Club (MSC) is one of the oldest (started 1918) sports clubs. There are sports clubs like Deenar Gally, Rising Stars, Citizen Kadavath, Koppalam F C, Rovers Mogral, Perwad Sports Club, Nadupallam FC and Priyadharsini sports club (1985) kekepuram. Nangi Club.

MSC is about 100-year-old sports club which is popular for its football team which have won major titles in Kasaragod District and adjacent districts.

MSL was the grand event of football which took place at Mogral. Tournament was an Indian Premier League (IPL) meets English Premier League(EPL) style 7-a-side football tournament organised by the Mogral Sports Club U A E committee.[4][5]

Players were selected by teams through auction which was a new experience to the people gathered.[6]

Famous Temples


Transportation

Educational Institutions

Uppala is also an educational hub with many schools of high quality concentrated in a small area. See List of Education Centeres in Uppala

See also

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