Neleswheram-Parappa

Parappa is a village in the Hill side area of Kasaragod district of Kerala, India.Parappa is located between Odayanchal and Chittarikal on Odayanchal-Cherupuzha road. Parappa town is an important trade-hub in Kinanoor Karindalam Panchayath. This town and nearby towns like Kalichanadukkem, Odayanchal and Kallichamarem. Town have a lot of churches, temples and mosques. The Odayanchal-Cherupuzha road passes through Parappa. The town has no air or rail link. Buses are available to nearby towns like Nileshwar, Kanhangad, Konnakkad, kallichanmarem, Chittarikal, Panathur and Cherupuzha. The nearest railway station is Neeleshwar and the nearest airport is Mangalore. Parappa is declared as Block panchayath by Govt of Kerala in 2009. And there is a village office and telephone exchange in the town. but the town still lacks basic need of people like Panchayath office, electricity section office etc. people need to get Karindalam and rajapuram, the nearby town for this needs.Drinking water facility,proper waste disposal are not introduce in parappa. There is no bus terminal in town….still buses are stopping at road side of town. Edathode is the neighboring village.

Attractions

The main attractions nearby are Kareem Forest Park (the only man made forest in the state), Abhayagiri Hill (related to the God Ayyappa), Pallathumala (the highest mount in the Kasaragod district), and the rain forest Malurkayam. Parappa Talil Temple is the very old Shiva Temple which was originally managed by the Nileshwar Thamburan Regime. Parappa, Vimalagiri St.Mary's church is Christian church in town. Parappa Jumma musjid is one of the oldest mosque in this region. The entire Edathod village was once belonging to Late Cheripaadi Kunhikannan Nair (alsocalled malom Patelar).Later on he gave land to many of his estate workers free of charge. He was the chief mentor of Nehru Arts and Science college-Kanhangad, and many other educational institutions around Kanhangad.