Taliparamba West

For a town and Mandal in Andhra Pradesh, see Kuppam.

Taliparamba West
suburb
The historic Kuppam Bridge
Coordinates: 12°02′59″N 75°20′51″E / 12.049687°N 75.347414°E / 12.049687; 75.347414Coordinates: 12°02′59″N 75°20′51″E / 12.049687°N 75.347414°E / 12.049687; 75.347414
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	KL-59
Nearest city	Taliparamba
Lok Sabha constituency	Kasargode

Taliparamba West is a group of suburbs and villages on the north and west of Taliparamba Town. The locality is divided into two parts, south and north; South Kuppam is a part of Taliparamba municipality while North Kuppam, Near mukkunnu, is a part of Pariyaram Village Panchayath.

During the 1960s and 1970s this village was a commercial center of spices. The National Highway-17 is passing through Kuppam.

Suburbs and Villages

Narikkode, Muthukuda and Ezhome
Pattuvam, Cherukunnu and Pazhayangadi
Kadannappally, Kuttiyeri, Pariyaram and Pilathara

Kuppam River

Kuppam got its name from the Kuppam River, one of the 44 Rivers of Kerala, which originates from the hilly area of western Karnataka and flows into the Arabian Sea.

Once, waterways in the Kuppam River was the only mode of travel into the hilly areas of Kannur district. But after the construction of Kuppam Bridge, passenger boats almost disappeared. Kuppam Bridge was built in 1958 with British construction methods, which consists of 5 huge arches each side. The bridge is attractive for its construction style.