Vikas Hotel, Naduvil, Taliparamba, Kannur

Naduvil is a small town in Kannur district in the

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n State of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. The town is the headquarters of Naduvil Grama panchayat. Paithalmala is a hill station and tourist attraction near Kudiyanmala and Naduvil. Paithalmala is located at the border of Kerala and Karnataka. The

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district of

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is at the eastern side of

Paithalmala Paithalmala is a hill station in the Kannur district of Kerala in India, located near Pottenplave. At a height of 1372 m above sea level, it is the highest geographic peak in Kannur. It is located 40 km from Taliparamba and 65 km from ...

. It was one of the major centers of Syrian Christian migration (Malabar migration). Migration of mainly Syrian Christian families to Kudiyanmala started in the 1950s and continued until the 1970s.

Etymology

The name Kudiyanmala has a history behind it. The ruler of the Chirakkal Principality had a sister, who was accused of adultery. Accompanied by servants she was sent to Kudiattivalappu. Kudiattivalappu is located in Kudiyanmala, which is near Pottamplavu. Every 12 years Vyazhavattam, the ruler sent soldiers to kill the sons of the princess if any were born during this period. From this legend, the name Kudiyanmala was derived. Malabar Migration which initially started in the 1920s and reached a peak in the 1950s began changing the demography from the 1950s.

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created poverty in

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, which caused migration. Central Travancore, especially Kottayam district, was the focus of migration. In 1953, the Holy Mass was said for the first time in the history of this place.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, New naduvil village had a population of 20,369 which includes 9,878 males and 10,491 females. Naduvil village has an area of with 4,926 families residing in it. In Naduvil, 10.3% of the population was under 6 years of age. New naduvil had overall literacy of 93.8% which constitutes male literacy of 95.8% and female literacy of 91.9%.

Geography

Naduvil is a hilly town on the eastern side of Kannur district. The terrain is undulating in nature and the extreme eastern side has forests bordering Karnataka state.

Transportation

Kerala Hill Highway ( SH 59) passes through Naduvil town. It connects to nearby towns like Alakode, Karuvanchal, Chemperi,

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Ulikkal Ulikkal is a growing town in Kannur District in Kerala. It is the HQ of Ulikkal Grama Panchayat in Iritty Taluk. Kerala State Hill highway SH 59 passes through Ulikkal Town. Location Ulikkal is situated 7.5 km north of Taluk HQ Iritty, ...

and

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. The road to the east of

connects to

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and

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. Kerala State Highway ( SH 36) is accessible from

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town of about 10 km away from Naduvil. The National Highway (

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) passes through

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town.

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and

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can be accessed on the northern side and

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and

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

can be accessed on the southern side. Taliparamba has a bus station and buses are easily available to all parts of Kannur district. The nearest railway stations are

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and

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on Shoranur-Mangalore Section. The nearest international airport is

of about 35 km away.

and

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are other nearby options available. Kannur International Airport will be one of the largest airports in India once the runway length gets increased to 4000m. Kannur Airport is now the largest and most advanced airport in Kerala.

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