Mavichery is a village which is the part of Pariyaram Gramapanchayath in the
Kannur district of
Kerala
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,
India
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.
Landmarks
The attractions of the village are the Mavichery Narasimhamurthi Temple, Payatiyal Bagavathi Kshethram, sree Aiwar Paradevatha kshetram Mavichery, Sree Muthappan Madapura, Uppalam Para, Ayyapan Kavu, Mavichery GLP School, Arakale valapil theyyam devasthanam, puthiya bhagavathi temple, kaalipoyil sree muthappan madapura, karinchaamundi kshetram pottan theyyam kshetram, mavichery Juma masjid and Sunni masjid.
Educational Institutions
* Government LP School Mavichery
One of the best leading LP school in Kannur District. Established in 1953 and is one of the best school.
* Mavichery Anganavadi 1
* Mavichery Anganavadi 2
* Taliparamba Arts and Science college is situated near to Mavichery.
* Taliparamba Commercial institute is also situated near to Mavichery.
Facilities
*JKV Arts and Sports club Mavichery
one of the oldest sports club in kannur district.
* Mavichery reading room and library
one of the biggest library in pariyaram gramapanchayath.
* Taliparamba Arts and Science college is situated near to Mavichery
* Mavichery anganavadi 1
* Mavichery anganavadi 2
* Government LP school Mavichery
one of the oldest school in kerala
* CPIM office
* Mavichery Juma masjid
one of the biggest masjid in kannur district.
* Mavichery Sunni masjid
one of the oldest masjid in kannur district.
* AKG memorial vayanashala and granthalayam
one of the oldest vayanashala in kannur district.
*Primary Health Centre
It is the only health centre in pariyaram gramapanchayath.
Temples
* Mavichery shree Narasimhamurthy Temple
The deity here is Narasimhamurthy an avatar of lord vishnu.
* Mavichery muthappan madapura
Here Muthappan and Thiruvappan is worshipped. This is the oldest Muthappan Madapura in the village.
* Ayyapan Kavu Mavichery
Swami Ayyapan is the lord here. This is the oldest Ayyapan temple in the village.
* Mavichery Sree payatiyal bhagavathi kshetram
The god here is shree Payatiyal bhagavathi. Out of 7 payatiyal bhagavathi temples in Kerala, Mavichery Payatiyal bhagavathi temple is the oldest and is known to be biggest.
It is at no 1 position.
* Mavichery Sree Arakale valapil theyyam devasthanam
One of the ancient and famous temple in Kerala. It is almost 700 years old temple and is known to be one of the oldest temple in Kerala.
* Kaalipoyil sree muthappan madapura, Mavichery
This is the second muthappan madapura in Mavichery.
* Mavichery Sree Karinchamundi kshetram
The deity here is Sree Karinchamundi Amma.
* Mavichery Sree Pottan theyyam devasthanam(Changanar Tharavadu)
The god here is Sree Pottan Theyyam. Sree Pottan theyyam is one of the powerful Gods.
* Mavichery Sree puthiya bhagavathi Temple
The god here is Sree Puthiya Bhagavathi. And it is one of the oldest Temple in Kannur District.
* Mavichery Sree Thondachan devasthanam
Here lord Thondachan is worshipped and this god is known to be one of the oldest theyyam forms in Kerala.
Mavichery is a place which holds a distinct name in the history of Kerala. A land blessed by nature and moreover is a homely location. The literacy rate is as the case for whole
Kerala
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. One can find people from Mavichery who work at various arabian countries such like
UAE
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,
Saudi Arabia
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Kuwait,
Qatar
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. Most men of Mavichery serves the Indian defense forces like the
Indian Army
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,
Border Security Force
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.
Tourist Attractions
* Uppalam Para
This place is fully surrounded by rock and the place is full of mountains and hills.
* Danger Point
* Mavichery Narasimhamurthy temple
* Arakale valappil theyyam devasthanam
* Mavichery Juma Masjid
* Mavichery Illam
One of the oldest and biggest Illam
Transportation
The national highway passes through
Taliparamba
Taliparamba (also known as Perinchelloor and Lakshmipuram) is a Municipalities of Kerala, Municipality in Taliparamba taluk of Kannur district, Kerala, India. The municipal town spreads over an area of and is inhabited by 44,247 number ...
town.
Goa
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and
Mumbai
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can be accessed on the northern side and
Cochin
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and
Thiruvananthapuram
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can be accessed on the southern side. Taliparamba has a good bus station and buses are easily available to all parts of Kannur district. The road to the east of
Iritty
Iritty is a Municipality and a Taluk of Kannur district in Kerala State, India. The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Iritty is known as The Coorg Valley in God's Own Country. Iritty is one o ...
connects to
Mysore
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and
Bangalore
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. But buses to these cities are available only from
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...
, 22 km to the south. The nearest railway stations are
Kannapuram
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Demographics
As of 2011 Census of India, 2011 Census, Kannapuram had a population of 18,459 of which males constitute 8,2 ...
and
Kannur
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on
Mangalore
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Palakkad
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line.
Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...
,
Mangalore
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and
Calicut
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. All of them are small international airports with direct flights available only to Middle Eastern countries.
Climate
Summer max 33 °C, min 27 °C
Winter max 29 °C, min 23 °C
Rainfall: like other places in Kerala(June to September).
References
{{Kannur district
Villages near Taliparamba