Nediyiruppu

Nediyiruppu
village

Musliyarangadi Town, Nediyiruppu
Nediyiruppu

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 11°07′47″N 76°00′08″E / 11.1297078°N 76.0021198°E / 11.1297078; 76.0021198Coordinates: 11°07′47″N 76°00′08″E / 11.1297078°N 76.0021198°E / 11.1297078; 76.0021198
Country  India
State Kerala
District Malappuram
Population (2001)
  Total 26,680
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration -
Poyilikkavu Karinkali Temple, Kottukkara

Nediyiruppu is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India situated east of Calicut International Airport. The important bazaars in the village, Musliyarangadi,Colony Road Junction or Nediyiruppu(This place was early mentioned and officially marked as 'Neidiyiruppu' on Milestone placed at this junction of the roads. After Kerala's first Harijan colony started in this village this junction is called thereafter as Colony road Junction. ), Kottukkara,Kodangad and Kuruppath situated on the Feroke-Palghat National Highway (National Highway 213). Nediyiruppu was home land of the Zamorin rulers of the Kingdom of Calicut (Nediyiruppu Swaroopam).[1]As of 2001 India census, Nediyiruppu had a population of 26680 with 13111 males and 13569 females.[1] In 2015 Nediyiruppu Grama Panchayath and Kondotty Grama Panchayath added together to form a new Kondotty Municipality.

Understand

This village is very near the Kozhikode International Airport. The Calicut to Madras trunk road passes through this village. The name of the village 'Nediyiruppu' refers to the ancient kingdom of 'Nediyiruppu Swaroopam'. Most of the people of this village are farmers. Some of them also work in Gulf countries. The village of Nediyiruppu becomes very lively in the evenings with crowded streets and noisy bazaars. Places as Colony Road Junction ( Nediyiruppu), Kottukkara, Kodangad, Kuruppath bypass junction, NH Colony, Pothuvettypara, Musliyarangadi, etc. belong to Nediyiruppu village.

Nearby Villages

Musliyarangadi

The main town in Nediyiruppu is called by the name Musliyarangadi. It is on the main road between Calicut and Malappuram. The curved junction has a diversion to Arimbra Hills. There is a Juma Masjidh called Pandikashala Juma Masjidh and a madrassa called Quvvathul Islam Madrassa in Musliyarangady.

Mongam and Morayur

Upper Musliyarangadi

'Mongam and Moayur two villages lying between Musliyarangadi and Valluvambram towns. Morayur, in Malayalam, means 'Land of peoples who have manners'. Thinayancherry Elayath, a native of Morayur, was a minister of one of the Zamorin kings. Anwarul Islam Women's Arabic College is an Arabic college affiliated to University of Calicut located at Mongam, in Malappuram district, Kerala. The college is offering afzal ul ulama preliminary, BA (Afzal ul Ulama) and MA in Arabic.

Valluvambram Junction

(Coordinates: 11.12792, 76.04380) Valluvambram junction forks the road from Kozhikode into Manjeri Road and Malappuram Road. Manjeri Road is connected to Nilambur, Ooty and Mysore. Malappuram Road is connected to Guruvayur and Thrissur. In spite of the importance of the junction, the village of Valluvambram remains very rural except for some big-time commercial development on the sides of the main roads.

Schools

Kottukkara School

Panakkad PokoyaThangal Memorial Higher Secondary School, Kottukkara, India, was established in 1976. It now has 4,000 students in 55 divisions. There is a strength of 150 staff. The school has won the overall championship in almost all extracurricular activities in the Malappuram Educational District. The former Head Master K. Khassim was chosen for the State Level Award for the best Teacher in 1996. In 2003, the school won overall championships in Malappuram Education District fair for Science, Mathematics and Social Science. Students won at the National Science Fair in Ahamadabad, Hyderabad, Haryana and Chennai.

Mini Ooty

Mini Ooty is a small hill top village about 10 km from Nediyiruppu. It is around 500 metres climb steep from the main road. The roads are in good condition and a moderately large number of visitors come to see the rolling hills and scenic views. There are many stone crushers and planatations atop the hills. There is an old Dalit Colony on the western side of the hill.

Nearby villages

Melaparamba Angadi, Thazhe Colony, Moochikundu, Poolappees, Thiruvonamoola, Oorakam Melmuri, Arimbra, Musliyarangadi.

Health Education

Nediyiruppu local government has shown a model to other villages by publishing in June, 2015 a guide on health education for the use of teachers between 3rd and 10th grades. This handbook titled 'Amrith' contains instructions on hygiene, infectious diseases, safe drinking water lifestyle diseases, chemistry in the kitchen and healthy food.

Important Landmarks

Location

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-10. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
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