Nellipoyil is a village and is part of Kodancherry Panchayat in

Kozhikode district Kozhikode (), or Calicut district, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, along its Southwestern Malabar Coast. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 67.15% urbanised. ...

in the 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 ...

, India. Nearest Places are

Kodencheri Kodanchery is a town in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. Nearby towns include Thamarassery, Thiruvambady, Nellipoyil , Thusharagiri Falls. It is under Thiruvambadi Assembly Constituency. Kodanchery is a Panchayat headquarte ...

Thiruvambady Thiruvambady is a major hill town and a suburb in southeastern Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. Thiruvambady is a Panchayat headquarters, and a legislative assembly constituency, situated from the district headquarters of Kozhikode. Geog ...

Thamarassery Thamarassery, formerly known as Thazhmalachery, it is one of the taluk in Kozhikode district and major hill town in the Kozhikode district of Kerala, India, 30 km north-east of Kozhikode (Calicut) City and 29 km east of Koyilandy. It li ...

Thusharagiri Falls Thusharagiri Falls is a waterfall located in Kozhikode district in the Indian state of Kerala, India. Two streams originating from the Western Ghats meet here to form the Chalippuzha River. The river diverges into three waterfalls creati ...

. It is under

Assembly Constituency. Areeppara and Thusharagiri are the main tourist spots in Nellipoyil village, Kerala. Two streams originating from the Western Ghats meet in Thusharagiri to form the River Challipuzha and the river has three waterfalls in it: two of which are in the forest and the third right at the border of the forest. The other river, Iruvanjipuzha of the Ennu Ninte Moideen movie fame, has two waterfalls: Arippara and Pathankayam, with both being utilized for hydro electric projects also. Both are famous tourist attractions. It is a plantation destination that abounds in rubber, arecanut, cocoa and spices like pepper, ginger and nutmeg. Though the population is diverse, Nellipoyil is a hub of Christians mainly Saint Thomas Christians It is known as mini Kottayam as most of the people are migrated from different parts of Kottayam.

Demographics

India

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

, Nellipoyil had a population of 11721 with 5805 males and 5916 females.

References

External links

Manjuvayal Church
Thamarassery area {{Kozhikode-geo-stub