Mupliyam is a small village near Pudukkad town in
Thrissur district of
Kerala
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state,
south India
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. It is located 9 km away from
NH 544
National Highway 544, commonly referred to as NH 544, (''old number'' NH 47) is a National Highway in South India connecting Salem city in Tamil Nadu to the city of Kochi in Kerala. It is also called the Salem-Kochi Highway. The highway runs ...
from ''
Pudukad
Puthukkad is a town on the banks of Kurumali River, also known as Mupliyam River, in Kerala. The town is to the south of Thrissur, to the north of Chalakudy, and west of Cheruval. The National highway National Highway 544 (India), NH 544 pass ...
'' which is 13 km from
Thrissur
Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...
town. Mupliyam comes under
Chalakudy
Chalakudy is a municipal town situated on the banks of Chalakudy River in Thrissur district of the Kerala state in India. It is the headquarters of Chalakudy taluk. It is the base camp for travellers to Athirappilly Falls and Vazhachal Falls. ...
Taluk and
Varandarappilly
Varandarappilly is a panchayat near Pudukkkad town in Thrissur district, Kerala, India. It is located 22
km from Thrissur City and 65 km from Kochi city. The Panchayath area is 102 km² and it has a population 27,343. Nand ...
Panchayath. The river which passes through Mupliyam becomes
Kurumali river (Mupliyam river). Muniyattukunnu of Mupliyam is famous for its dolmens, which were declared as protected monument as per Government proceeding. Only one dolmen stands intact at Muniyattukunnu. The rest have been destroyed by quarrying in the area.
India
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.
Schools
*Govt Higher Secondary School
*Vimal Jyothy Central School
Churches
*Assumption Church, Mupliyam
*Little Flower Church, Vellarampadam.
Temples
*Madapplilli Kaavu Temple
*Muthumala Sree Subramanya Swami Temple
*Panchamoorthy temple
*Kalleli Sree Dharma Sastha temple, Pidikkaparambu
*Mahavishnu temple, Pidikkaparamb
Bank
* South Indian Bank, Mupliyam
* Inchakundu Service Cooperative Bank
Government Offices
* Village Office Mupliyam.
* Post Office Mupliyam
Primary Health Centers
* Mupliyam Government Primary Health center.
* Mupliyam Government Homeo Dispensary.
References
Cities and towns in Thrissur district
Villages in Mukundapuram Taluk
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