The Kunthipuzha River is a waterway located in the state of

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. It flows through the

Silent Valley National Park Silent Valley National Park is a national park in Kerala, India. It is located in the Nilgiri hills, has a core area of , which is surrounded by a buffer zone of . This national park has some rare species of flora and fauna. This area was explo ...

. This river is also called as

Thuthapuzha Thuthapuzha River is one of the main tributaries of the Bharathapuzha River, the second-longest river in Kerala, south India. It flows through Malappuram-Palakkad district border. In Mannarkkad region the river is named as Kunthipuzha that flo ...

by the local population. Kunthipuzha is one of the main tributaries of the

Bharathapuzha River Bharathappuzha ("River of Names of India#Bhārata, Bhārata"), also known as the Nila or Ponnani River, is a river in India in the state of Kerala. With a length of 209 km, it is the second longest river that flows through Kerala after the ...

, the second-longest river in Kerala. This river is mainly used by the people of Mannarkkad taluk and Pattambi Taluks of

Palakkad district Palakkad District () is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. It was carved out from the southeastern region of the former Malabar District on 1 January 1957. It is located at the centre of Kerala. It is the largest district i ...

and Perinthalmanna Thaluk of Malappuram District. This river is known for the story of bathing of Kunthi devi, the mother of pandavas and so it is named as Kunthippuzha. Another theory is that Kunthippuzha is the shortened form of "Kunthirikkappuzha" ( ml, കുന്തിരിക്കപ്പുഴ). "Kunthirikkam" is the Malayalam word for Boswellia serrata which is a kind of frankincense tree seen in this region. In Mannarkkad region this river is called as Kunthipuzha, while when it reaches Malappuram- Palakkad border , locals call it as Thuthapuzha, after a border town, Officially the river is Kunthipuzha

Course

The Kunthipuzha River originates from the

Anginda peak Anginda peak (അങ്ങിണ്ട മുടി) is a mountain in the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats on the border of the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu and Palakkad district of Kerala. It has an elevation of and is the highest peak ...

in the

part of the Western Ghats in

. Initially it flows through the tropical evergreen forests and mountainous terrain of the

. Then it enters into the Palakkad plains where it passes several towns namely, Kottopadam,

Mannarkad Mannarkkad, formerly known as Mannarghat, is a municipal town in Palakkad district of the Indian state of Kerala. The Silent Valley National Park and the Attappadi Reserve Forest are located in Mannarkkad Taluk. Mannarkkad is situated 36 k ...

, Kumaramputhur, Karimpuzha,

Sreekrishnapuram Sreekrishnapuram is a town within the Ottappalam Tehsil of Palakkad district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics * Total population: 27,597 As of the 2001 Indian census, Sreekrishnapuram -I had a population of 13204 with 6246 males an ...

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, Thachanattukara, Aliparambu, Marayamangalam, Elamkulam,

Pulamanthole Pulamanthole is a Panchayath in Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It is situated on the banks of Kunthippuzha (also called as Thoothappuzha). The river separates Malappuram and Palakkad districts, a new bridge has been built across it rece ...

Moorkkanad Moorkanad, or Moorkkanad, is a village in malappuram, Kerala, India. Moorkkanad is presently gram panchayath in mankada constituency.Moorkanad panchayath is a larger village olathur,vengad,moorkkanad. Kunthi river flows through Moorkkanad. Not ...

, Vilathur and Kodumudy. The Kunthipuzha River then merges with the

Irimbiliyam Irimbiliyam is a census town near valanchery in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. There is lot of small villages Like Mankery, AngadiMOSCOW Shapumpadi, and Also palli padi, thirunilam Demographics India census, Irimbiliyam ...

Other tributaries of the river Kunthipuzha

*Nellipuzha * Kanjirappuzha *

Ambankadavu Ambankadavu River is one of the tributaries of the river Thuthapuzha which, in turn, is one of the main tributaries of the Bharathappuzha River, the second-longest river in Kerala, South India.https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3206_PAR ...

Thuppanadippuzha Thuppanadupuzha River is a river in India. It is one of the tributaries of the river Thuthapuzha. ''Thuthapuzha'' is one of the main tributaries of the Bharathapuzha River, the second-longest river in Kerala, south India. Thuppanadupuzha origina ...

References

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