Malappuram
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Malappuram is a city in Kerala state, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Malappuram District.
Malappuram is situated on the Kozhikode (Calicut) - Chennai road, 12 km southwest of Manjeri and 52 km southwest of Kozhikode. In earlier times, Malappuram was the headquarters of European and British troops and later it became the headquarters of the Malabar Special Police. This place has still the ruins of an ancient fort built by Tipu Sultan. Malappuram was also the scene of the Malabar rebellion of 1921 which was suppressed by the Malabar Special Police.
Malappuram District
Malappuram District has a population of 3629640 (2001 census), and an area of 3550 km², with a population density of 1022 persons per km². It was formed on June 16, 1969. The district lies in northern Kerala, and is bounded on the north by Wayanad District, on the northeast by Tamil Nadu state, on the southeast and south by Palakkad District, on the southwest by Thrissur District, on the west by the Arabian Sea, and on the Northwest by Kozhikode District.
Before India's Independence in 1947, Malappuram was part of Malabar District in the Madras Presidency of British India. The area covered by the present district was administered as part of Kozhikode, Ernad, Valluvanad and Ponnani taluks.
The district has a rich cultural and political heritage. Malappuram is known for national movements such as Khilafat Movement and Malabar Rebellion, in which the common man struggled against feudalism and colonialism alike. Though there were occasional religious overtones associated with such movements, many historians acknowledge them as part of Indian Independence Struggle.
Malabar District remained part of Madras State immediately after Indian Independence. On 1 November 1956, Malabar District was merged with Travancore-Cochin to form the state of Kerala, and large-scale changes in the territorial jurisdiction of this tract took place in 1957 and 1969. On 1 January 1957, Tirur taluk was newly formed taking portions of Ernad and Ponnani taluks. Another portion of Ponnani taluk was transferred to the newly formed Chavakkad taluk, while the residuary portion was known as Ponnani taluk. Perinthalmanna was a new taluk formed out of the erstwhile Valluvanad taluk. Of these, Ernad and Tirur continued under Kozhikode district and Perinthalmanna as well as Ponnani under the Palakkad district. The new district of Malappuram was formed with four taluks, Ernad, Perinthalmanna, Tirur and Ponnani, four statutory towns, fourteen developmental blocks and 95 panchayats. Two more taluks, namely Tirurangadi and Nilambur, were formed later by bifurcating Tirur and Ernad taluks.
At present Malappuram District consists of 2 revenue divisions, 6 taluks, 135 villages, 14 blocks, 5 muncipalities and 100 panchayats.
Places of importance
There are various places of touristic, ecological, religious and historic importance in the district, including:
- Tunchan Parambu -- Birth place of Ezhuthachan
- Canoli plot -- first teak planation
- Nilambur -- Famous for a Teak museum
- Thirunavaya-- Famous for Mamangam
- Kottakkal --- Famous for Ayurveda
- Mampuram --- A main centre of the 'Mappila Lahala' against the British colonialists
The Calicut International Airport and the University of Calicut are located in Malappuram District.
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