Melattur, Kerala

This article is about Melattur in Kerala. For the town in Tamil Nadu with the same name, see Melattur, Tamil Nadu.
Melattur
Village

Melattur
Melattur

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 11°03′36″N 76°16′29″E / 11.0600104°N 76.2747073°E / 11.0600104; 76.2747073Coordinates: 11°03′36″N 76°16′29″E / 11.0600104°N 76.2747073°E / 11.0600104; 76.2747073
Country  India
State Kerala
District Malappuram
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 679326
Telephone code 04933
Vehicle registration KL-53
Website Melatturonline
Melattur Junction

Melattur (Malayalam: മേലാറ്റൂര്) is a town in Malappuram district of Kerala.[1] It is situated on the banks of the Velliyar river. The name Melattur came from the Malayalam words 'Mele' (above), 'Aaru' (river) and 'Ooru' (place); i.e., 'place near upstream'. There are places named Edayattur (place near middle of the river), and Keezhattur (place near to the downstream) on the banks of the river Olippuzha. The town is well connected to Perinthalmanna (17 km), Mannarkkad (24 km), Manjeri (23 km) and Karuvarakundu (11 km). The shortest route connecting Kozhikode with Palakkad (via Manjeri - Pandikkad - Melattur - Mannarkkad, 134 km) passes through Melattur.

Facilities

From Melattur Panchayat bus stand, buses are available to Kozhikode, Mannarkkad, Palakkad,Kalikavu Nilambur, Edathanattukara and Thrissur.

The Shoranur-Nilambur Railway Line passes through here and all trains got stop in Melattur. Trains to Palakkad, Ernakulam, Trivandram will be available from here. Educational Facilities - A government aided high school is situated in Melattur town, with secondary Educational facility. A Private self-financing Engineering college is also there near to Melattur town. Government offices like subregistrar office, Educational office, KSEB office, village and Panchayath offices, Police Station, A Community Health Center, Ayurvedic Hospital, Krishibavan, PWD area office and several bank branches situated in melattur town itself. Melattur town is the center for several commercial shops and facilities and people from surrounding villages depend on Melattur for their day to day requirements.

Suburbs and Villages

Important Landmarks

References

  1. ↑ NREGA report

http://www.melatturonline.com/ http://www.alpettas.com/

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