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Taliparamba (also known as Perinchelloor and Lakshmipuram) is a
Municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Taliparamba taluk
Taliparamba taluk is one of the five taluks in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India. It borders Payyanur Taluk in the north, Kannur taluk and Thalassery taluk in the south and Iritty taluk in the east. It is a revenue division for the ...
of
Kannur district, Kerala, India. The municipal town spreads over an area of and is inhabited by 44,247 number of people.
Etymology
The town's name may be derived from "Tali" (plate) and "Parambu" (area or ground), and from the legend of
Rajarajeshwara Temple. According to this legend, the
Ikshvaku
Ikshvaku (Sanskrit ; Pāli: ) is a legendary king in Hindu mythology. He is described to be the first king of the Kosala kingdom, and was one of the ten sons of Shraddhadeva Manu, the first man on the earth. He was the founder and first king of ...
King
Maandhatha offered great penance to
Shiva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...
who in return gifted him with a
Shiva Linga
A lingam ( sa, लिङ्ग , lit. "sign, symbol or mark"), sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva in Shaivism. It is typically the primary ''murti'' or devotional im ...
and instructed him to place it at a site where there had never been a cremation ground. He found a space the size of a plate in Perinchelloor, and hence the name Taliparamba became attached to the area. Lakshmipuram, a previous name for the city, means place of prosperity.
History
Taliparamba was one of the traditional establishments in ancient Kerala. It is located in erstwhile
Kolathunadu
Kolattunādu (Kola Swarupam, as Kingdom of Cannanore in foreign accounts, Chirakkal (Chericul) in later times) was one of the four most powerful kingdoms on the Malabar Coast during the arrival of the Portuguese Armadas in India, along with Za ...
, which was ruled over by the Mushika/Kolathiri/Chirakkal Royal Family. It was also once a part of the
Mannanar
The Mannanar () were a Thiyya dynasty of Malabar, a well known ruler, in the present-day Kannur and Kasaragod districts of India. The ruins of Mannanar palace can still be seen at the foot of the Ghats borders of Coorg. The Mannanar palace i ...
dynasty. As per tradition, Taliparamba originated as the Perinchalloor Brahmin settlement. Of the 2,000 Brahmin families who settled here, only 45 remain today, In 1955 the Taliparamba
panchayat
The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical ment ...
was formed, with Balakrishna Menon as its first president. In 1975 the
Pattuvam
Pattuvam is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is bordered by the Kuppam river on the north, west and south (known locally as Pattuvam river). It shares a border with Taliparamba municipality on the east. A bridge o ...
region was separated from the panchayat. In 1990 Taliparamba Municipality was formed by merging Anthoor and Taliparamba panchayats and then bifurcated Anthoor region from Taliparamba to create separate Anthoor Municipality in 2015.
Location
Taliparamba is located about north of the district headquarters of
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 ...
, and about away from the state capital of
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 ...
, north of
Ernakulam
Ernakulam () is the Central Business District of the city of Kochi in Kerala, India and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Many major establishments, including the Kerala High Court, the office of the Kochi Municipal Corporation a ...
, north of
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second la ...
, south of
Mangalore
Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ker ...
and south west of
Bangalore city
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most p ...
.
Administration
Taliparamba is the headquarters of
Taliparamba taluk
Taliparamba taluk is one of the five taluks in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India. It borders Payyanur Taluk in the north, Kannur taluk and Thalassery taluk in the south and Iritty taluk in the east. It is a revenue division for the ...
, one of the five taluks constituting the district and one of the revenue divisions in Kerala.
Taliparamba Revenue Division
Kannur district is divided into two revenue divisions,
Taliparamba Revenue Division in the north and Thalassery Revenue Division in the south, respectively. Taliparamba revenue division has jurisdiction over taluks of Payyanur, Taliparamba and Kannur.
Taliparamba Assembly constituency
Taliparamba State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kannur Lok Sabha const ...
is part of the
Kannur Lok Sabha constituency
Kannur Lok Sabha constituency ( ml, കണ്ണൂര് ലോക്സഭാ മണ്ഡലം) is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.
Assembly Segments
Kannur Lok Sabha constituency ...
.
Taliparamba Municipality
Taliparamba Municipality is divided into 34 wards covering an area of for which the elections are held every five years. Taliparamba Municipality has total administration over 8,909 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Geography
Taliparamba is located at . It has an average elevation of above sea level. The surrounding area (including the villages of
Pattuvam
Pattuvam is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is bordered by the Kuppam river on the north, west and south (known locally as Pattuvam river). It shares a border with Taliparamba municipality on the east. A bridge o ...
,
Pariyaram
Pariyaram is a Grama Panchayat consisting of two villages viz. Pariyaram census town and Kuttiyeri village. Pariyaram is a small town on National Highway (NH 66) between Taliparamba and Payyanur in Kerala state of India. Mini villages of Thiruv ...
,
Kuttiyeri
Kuttiyeri is a village of Pariyaram Grama Panchayath near Taliparamba town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Mini villages of Vellavu, Mavichery, Thalora & Panangattoor are parts of Kuttiyeri.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, ...
,
Karimbam, and
Koonam
Koonam is a census village in Taliparamba Taluk in North Kerala Division, Kannur District of Kerala, India. It comes under Kurumathoor and chengalayi Panchayaths. It is located about from Taliparamba and north of Kannur.
Demographics
As of ...
) features lush green fields and low rolling hills. The
Kuppam
Kuppam is a Granite City of Andhra Pradesh. Kuppam is a Municipality in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh located 115.8 kilometers South-East of Bangalore, the Capital City of Karnataka and 243 kilometers West of Chennai ...
and
Valapattanam
Valapattanam is a census town in the Kannur district, located in the Indian state of Kerala. It is also the smallest panchayat in Kerala. Its area is 2.04 sqr Km. It is about 7 km north of Kannur. Valapattanam is known for its communal harm ...
rivers surround the town and the
Arabian Sea
The Arabian Sea ( ar, اَلْبَحرْ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Bahr al-ˁArabī) is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel ...
is only to the west of the city.
Education
In the 14th and 15th centuries, during the regime of the
Kolathiri Rajas
Kolattunādu (Kola Swarupam, as Kingdom of Cannanore in foreign accounts, Chirakkal (Chericul) in later times) was one of the four most powerful kingdoms on the Malabar Coast during the arrival of the Portuguese Armadas in India, along with Za ...
, Taliparamba was renowned in Kerala as a seat of learning, enlightenment, and culture. Today, the most prominent educational institutions include:
Colleges
*
Pariyaram Medical College
Government Medical College Kannur, Pariyaram or Pariyaram Medical College was established in March 1993 at Pariyaram in Kannur district, Kerala state, South India. It was the first medical college to be established under the co operative secto ...
*
Government College of Engineering, Kannur
The Government College of Engineering, Kannur (GCEK) is a public engineering institute affiliated to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University in Kerala, ndia. The institute was established in October 1986 by Directorate of Technical Education ...
*
National Institute of Fashion Technology Kannur
*
Sir Syed College (Taliparamba)
Sir Syed College is a postgraduate institution situated in Taliparamba, Kerala, India. The college is affiliated to the Kannur University. The college runs post-graduate courses in science, commerce and arts. The college offers research facili ...
* Taliparamba Arts and Science College
*
National College, Taliparamba
* MM Knowledge Arts and Science College, Taliparamba
* Keyi Sahib Training College, Taliparamba
* Al Maquar Arabic college, Taliparamba
* College of Applied Science, Pattuvam
* Morazha Co-operative Arts & Science College
* Aerosis College of Aviation and Management Studies, Karakkund
Schools
*
Tagore Vidyaniketan, Taliparamba
*
Moothedath Higher Secondary School, Taliparamba
* Sir Syed Higher Secondary School, Karimbam
*
Seethi Sahib Higher Secondary School
Seethi Sahib Higher Secondary School is a prominent higher secondary school in Kerala located in Taliparamba, Kerala, India. It was established in 1968. The school is named after former Speaker Seethi Sahib of the Kerala Legislative Assembly ...
* St. Paul's High School, Taliparamba
* Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Taliparamba
*
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Taliparamba
* Yatheem Khana UP School, Manna
* Trichambaram U.P.School
* Akkiparamba UP School, Chiravakk
* Shyam Prasad School, Taliparamba
Demographics
As of the
2011 census, Taliparamba
Municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
had population of 72,465 of which 33,779 are males while 38,685 are females with an area of .
In 2015, Anthoor region was carved from Taliparamba Municipality and formed a separate
Anthoor
Anthoor is a municipality in the Kannur district of the North Malabar region in the Indian state of Kerala. Anthoor is located roughly 15 km from the Kannur City, and 7 km from Taliparamba town.
Geography
Almost half of Anthoor's ...
Municipality. After bifurcation, Taliparamba Municipality had a population of 44,247 which consists of 20,838 males and 23,409 females with an area of . The female sex ratio here is of 1187 against state average of 1084. The average population density is .
Literacy rate of Taliparamba town is 96% higher than state average of 94.00%. In Taliparamba, male literacy is around 97.50% while female literacy rate is 93.06%.
Kinfra Textile Park
Kinfra Textile Park Taliparamba located in Nadukani near Taliparamba established in 2010 by
Kinfra
Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA) is a government agency under the government of the Indian state of Kerala headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram. It undertakes development of industrial estates to nurture industria ...
spread over 50.18 hectares is the hub of textile manufacturing activities in Kannur district. A textile dyeing and printing centre also is being facilitated in Nadukani Kinfra Apparel Park.
Politics
The political landscape of
Taliparamba Assembly is dominated by the
CPI(M)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the nati ...
. The current
MLA of Taliparamba is
M.V. Govindan, the present state secretary of
CPI(M)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the nati ...
who won by a margin of 22,689 votes in the
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
The 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held in Kerala on 6 April 2021 to elect 140 members to the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly. The results were declared on 2 May.
The election saw the incumbent Left Democratic Front (LDF) reta ...
.
Taliparamba municipality has strong presence of
IUML
The Indian Union Muslim League (abbreviated as the I. U. M. L. or the League) is an Indian political party primarily based in the Indian state of Kerala. It is recognised as a State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India.
The first ...
,
CPI(M)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated as CPI(M)/CPIM/CPM) is a Marxist–Leninist communist political party in India. It is the largest communist party of India in terms of membership and electoral seats and one of the nati ...
along with nominal presence of
INC
Inc. or inc may refer to:
* Incorporation (business), as a suffix indicating a corporation
* ''Inc.'' (magazine), an American business magazine
* Inc. No World, a Los Angeles-based band
* Indian National Congress, a political party in India
* I ...
and
BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...
. Taliparamba municipality is currently ruled by
UDF allied
IUML
The Indian Union Muslim League (abbreviated as the I. U. M. L. or the League) is an Indian political party primarily based in the Indian state of Kerala. It is recognised as a State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India.
The first ...
.
Taliparamba Municipality Election 2020
Law and order
The municipality comes under jurisdiction of Taliparamba police station which was formed on 30th May 1931. This police station comprises within 8 villages, i.e. Taliparamba,
Pattuvam
Pattuvam is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is bordered by the Kuppam river on the north, west and south (known locally as Pattuvam river). It shares a border with Taliparamba municipality on the east. A bridge o ...
,
Anthoor
Anthoor is a municipality in the Kannur district of the North Malabar region in the Indian state of Kerala. Anthoor is located roughly 15 km from the Kannur City, and 7 km from Taliparamba town.
Geography
Almost half of Anthoor's ...
,
Morazha
Morazha is a village of Anthoor Municipality in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Before formation of Anthoor Municipality this village was part of Thaliparamba Municipality. Though part of a Municipal Town, Morazha remains lik ...
,
Kooveri
Kooveri is a village in Chapparapadavu Grama Panchayat of Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Demographics
India census, Kooveri had a population of 19,033 with 9,111 (47.9%) males and 9,922 (52.1%) females. Kooveri village have a ...
,
Kuttiyeri
Kuttiyeri is a village of Pariyaram Grama Panchayath near Taliparamba town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Mini villages of Vellavu, Mavichery, Thalora & Panangattoor are parts of Kuttiyeri.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, ...
,
Panniyoor
Panniyoor is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Panniyoor had a population of 12,382 with 5,932 (47.9%) males and 6,450 (52.1%) females. Panniyoor village spreads over an area of with 2 ...
and
Kurumathur
Kurumathur is a census town in Taliparamba taluk of Kannur district in Kerala state, India. Kurumathur is located east of Taliparamba town in SH 36.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Kurumathur had a population of 18,641 of which 8,723 ar ...
.
Taliparamba is also a headquarters of Taliparamba sub division under Kannur rural police district which is formed on 01.08.1986. It is situated 400m east of
NH 66
National Highway 66, commonly referred to as NH 66 (erstwhile NH-17 and a part of NH-47), is a mostly 4 lane long busy National Highway (India), National Highway that runs roughly north–south along the western coast of India, parallel to t ...
. The sub division has jurisdiction control over five police stations viz. Taliparamba,
Alakode,
Kudianmala
Naduvil is a small town in Kannur district in the Indian State of Kerala. 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 ...
,
Sreekandapuram
Sreekandapuram is a municipality in Kannur district, in the Indian state of Kerala.
Location
The town is located on the bank of the Valapattanam river which flows into Arabian sea. It is situated northeast of Kannur, east of Taliparamba and ...
and
Payyavoor
Payyavoor is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It's the headquarters of Payyavoor Grama Panchayat.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Payyavoor village had a population of 22,998 with 11,373 males and 11,625 females. ...
.
Court Complexes in Taliparamba
* Judicial First Class Majistrate Court, Taliparamba
* Munsiff Court, Taliparamba
* Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Taliparamba
Transportation
The National Highway (
NH 66
National Highway 66, commonly referred to as NH 66 (erstwhile NH-17 and a part of NH-47), is a mostly 4 lane long busy National Highway (India), National Highway that runs roughly north–south along the western coast of India, parallel to t ...
) passes through Taliparamba Town.
Goa
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...
and
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...
can be accessed on the northern side and
Cochin
Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...
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. National Highway 66 is given node for construction of 6 lane on different stretches of Kerala including Taliparamba-Muzhappilangad and Nileshwar-Taliparamba stretches.
SH 36
The following highways are numbered 36:
International
* European route E36
Australia
* City Road, Sydney
* Domain Highway, Tasmania
* Arnhem Highway
Canada
*Alberta Highway 36
* Ontario Highway 36
* Saskatchewan Highway 36
China
* G36 Expr ...
connects Taliparamba town with
Sreekandapuram
Sreekandapuram is a municipality in Kannur district, in the Indian state of Kerala.
Location
The town is located on the bank of the Valapattanam river which flows into Arabian sea. It is situated northeast of Kannur, east of Taliparamba and ...
,
Irikkur
Irikkur is a town and grama panchayat in Kannur District of Kerala state, India.
Location
Irikkur is located on SH 36 between the towns of Taliparamba and Iritty and directly accessible from Kannur, Mattanur and Thalassery. It is equidistant f ...
,
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 ...
and
Mysore
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...
and
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
are accessible from
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 ...
towards east.
Taliparamba has several private and KSRTC buses plying places inside and outside the Kannur district. Taliparamba is well-connected to its suburbs through several bus services. Taliparamba town has two bus terminals - Taliparamba Municipal Bus Stand on NH-66 road and Kakkathodu Bus Stand on SH-36 road.
The nearest railway stations are
Kannapuram
Kannapuram is a census town and grama panchayat in Kannur district of North Malabar region in the Indian state of Kerala.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census of India, 2011 Census, Kannapuram had a population of 18,459 of which males constitute 8,2 ...
,
Pazhayangadi
Pazhayangadi (Also called Payangadi), is a small township, approximately north of district headquarters Kannur, south of Payyanur and west of Taliparamba in the Indian state of Kerala. In the local language of Malayalam it literally means ...
and
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 ...
, which are situated , and respectively away from the town, on the
Shoranur-Mangalore Section under
Southern Railway.
The nearest airport is 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 ...
, away. A road is being proposed to develop from Taliparamba to Kannur Airport which passes through
Mayyil
Mayyil is a Census Town and Grama Panchayat in Kannur District of Kerala State. Mayyil Panchayat established in 1962 by merging the villages of Kayaralam, Mayyil and Kandakkai.
Location
Mayyil is situated 20 km North East of District ...
, Kololam,
Chalode
Chalode is a small junction town developing in Kannur, Kerala state, India. Location
Chalode is between Kannur, Mattannur, and Irikkur.
History
During ancient times it was the centre of travelling to Coorg, Mayyil, Irikkur, Anjarakkandy. Et ...
areas. Once it is materialised, distance from Kannur Airport to
Payyanur
Payyanur, , is a municipal town and a taluk, a sub-district administrative unit, in the Kannur district of Kerala, India. On 10 March 2018, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated Payyanur as the fifth taluk in the district. Payyan ...
,
Kanhangad
Kanhangad () is a town, located in the Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India.
Location
The area contains villages around Kanhangad town with Kasaragod as the northern border, Nileshwar, popularly known as the 'cultural town' of Kasara ...
and other such places north of Taliparamba will be reduced and benefited.
Mangalore
Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ker ...
and
Calicut
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second la ...
are the other Airports nearby.
Tourism
Vismaya
Vismaya is an amusement water theme park near Taliparamba in Kannur, Kerala. The park is developed and run by Malabar Tourism Development Co-operative Limited (MTDC). It is situated near to the famous Muthappan temple in Parassinikadavu. It wa ...
, an amusement water theme park situated nearby Taliparamba. The bridges at
Kuttiyeri
Kuttiyeri is a village of Pariyaram Grama Panchayath near Taliparamba town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Mini villages of Vellavu, Mavichery, Thalora & Panangattoor are parts of Kuttiyeri.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, ...
and
Kooveri
Kooveri is a village in Chapparapadavu Grama Panchayat of Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Demographics
India census, Kooveri had a population of 19,033 with 9,111 (47.9%) males and 9,922 (52.1%) females. Kooveri village have a ...
, Vellikkeel Eco-Tourism Park, and the riverside temple at
Parassinikkadavu
Parassinkkadavu is a small Temple town in Anthoor Municipality. This town is located about from Kannur Corporation in the Kannur district of Kerala state, India. It is a famous tourist destination in North Malabar.
Attractions
Parassinikka ...
attract many tourists.
Paithal Mala
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 fro ...
and Palakkayam thattu hill stations are the other popular tourist spots nearby.
Gallery
File:Kuppam River View from Koovery Hanging Bridge.JPG, Kuppam River viewed from Koovery Hanging Bridge
File:Vismaya lasershow.jpg, Vismaya lasershow
File:Manna Junction, Taliparamba (1).png, Manna Junction
Religions
Taliparamba is home to a number of
temples
A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...
,
churches, and
mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
s. Temples include the
Rajarajeshwara Temple,
Trichambaram Temple
Trichambaram Temple is a Krishna temple located at Taliparamba in the Kannur district of Kerala, South India. The main deity of the temple is Krishna after "Kamsavadham", sitting in Raudra posture (ferocious posture). This temple is also called ...
and
Parassinikkadavu Temple
Parassinikadavu Muthappan temple is a temple, located at Parassinikadavu in Anthoor Municipality on the banks of the Valapattanam river about from Taliparamba and from Kannur City in Kannur District, Kerala, India. Thiyya community urayima P ...
. Taliparamba Juma Masjid and St. Mary's Church are other prominent religious centres in the town.
Rajarajeshwara Temple
Rajarajeshwara Temple is one of the 108 existing ancient
Shiva Temples
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...
in Kerala. The temple is about 2 kilometres from Taliparamba town. Rajarajeswara Temple doesn't allow women to worship from inside the enclosure around the sanctum sanctorum during daytime.
The temple even draws visitors from the neighboring states of
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
and Tamil Nadu. Karnataka former Chief Minister Yeddyurappa visited here many times.
Tamil Nadu former Chief Minister Jayalalitha shared special relation with the temple.
Trichambaram Temple
![Trichambaram temple](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Trichambaram_temple.jpg)
The
Trichambaram Temple
Trichambaram Temple is a Krishna temple located at Taliparamba in the Kannur district of Kerala, South India. The main deity of the temple is Krishna after "Kamsavadham", sitting in Raudra posture (ferocious posture). This temple is also called ...
is about 3 kilometres south of Taliparamba. The famous two-week Trichambaram festival is celebrated every year at this temple. On the final day of the festival, the scene of Balarama bidding farewell to his brother Krishna is enacted.
Kanjirangad Vaidyanatha Temple
Kanjirangad Vaidyanadtha Temple is the third important temple in Taliparamba, dedicated to the worship of Shiva. The three temples are together overseen by the
Malabar Devaswom Board
Malabar Devaswom Board is a Statutory and Independent body created for the governing and management of 1300 temples in Kerala assigned to it. With the passing of Madras Regulation Act in the year 1817, temples were brought under the control of Ea ...
.
Taliparamba Juma masjid
![Taliparamba-juma-masjid](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Taliparamba-juma-masjid.jpg)
The Taliparamba Valiya Juma
masjid
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, i ...
is inside the city's market. The city's main burial ground is near the masjid. The mosque's architecture features traditional Vasthu elements, while the interior demonstrates regal as well as traditional themes. The main hall, used mostly for Friday sermons, is built of wood and features large load-bearing pillars.
St. Mary’s Forane Pilgrim church
Since the early 1960’s,
Syrian Catholics from
Northern Travancore
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began to settle at Taliparamba for various purpose like education, employment and mercantile. Then Trichambaram St Paul’s Church and Pushpagiri CMI Church were there for their religious purposes. On Dec 25 1990, St Mary’s Parish took birth under the
Archdiocese of Tellicherry
The Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Thalassery (anglicised - Tellicherry) is an archeparchy of the Syro-Malabar Church in communion with the See of Rome. The boundaries of the Thalassery ecclesiastical province were extended to include Ma ...
and laid foundation stone on 2008 August 15. On April 14, 2012 the church was inaugurated and opened for the public under the presidency of former Bishop
Mar George Valyamattam. On 2013 March 17, the church was decalred as a forane church and a pilgrimage centre.
Pushpagiri church
The church at Pushpagiri hills is Catholic.
Mosques
The city's mosques include Taliparamba Juma masjid, Syed Nagar mosque, Shadulipalli Market Road mosque, Yatheem Khana masjid, and Rifai Juma masjid.
File:Taliparamba Sivasundaram(Elephant).jpg, Taliparamba Shivasundaran
File:Taliparamba-skyline.jpg, Skyview Taliparamba town
Karimbam farm
The
District Agricultural Farm at Karimbam is a major research organization in Taliparamba. The farm was originally established in 1905 by
Sir Charles Alfred Barber at the behest of the Madras Government, based on the recommendation of the Famine Commission of 1880 of the
Government of India
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. Although the objective was to do research on
pepper
Pepper or peppers may refer to:
Food and spice
* Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plant
** Black pepper
* ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae
** Bell pepper
** Chili ...
, the activities of the farm were further extended to agroclimatic experiments,
hybridization
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*Hybridization (biology), the process of combining different varieties of organisms to create a hybrid
*Orbital hybridization, in chemistry, the mixing of atomic orbitals into new hybrid orbitals
*Nu ...
and the production and distribution of
seed
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s and
seedling
A seedling is a young sporophyte developing out of a plant embryo from a seed. Seedling development starts with germination of the seed. A typical young seedling consists of three main parts: the radicle (embryonic root), the hypocotyl (embry ...
s. Covering an area of 56 hectares, the farm has a rich biodiversity with a variety of indigenous and exotic
fruit tree
A fruit tree is a tree which bears fruit that is consumed or used by animals and humans — all trees that are flowering plants produce fruit, which are the ripened ovaries of flowers containing one or more seeds. In horticultural usage, ...
s, such as
Mangosteen
Mangosteen (''Garcinia mangostana''), also known as the purple mangosteen, is a tropical evergreen tree with edible fruit native to tropical lands surrounding the Indian Ocean. Its origin is uncertain due to widespread prehistoric cultivation. ...
,
Rambutan
Rambutan (; taxonomic name: ''Nephelium lappaceum'') is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae. The name also refers to the edible fruit produced by this tree. The rambutan is native to Southeast Asia. It is closely related to s ...
, and
Durian
The durian (, ) is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus ''Durio''. There are 30 recognised ''Durio'' species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. ''Durio zibethinus'', native to Borneo and Sumatra, is the onl ...
. Kerala government has proposed to develop Karimbam farm to be a tourist spot in the state.
File:Karimbam biodiversity centre2.jpg, Forest footpath
File:Farm Office.jpg, Farm Office
File:Itk centre.jpg, I.T.K.Center
Notable People
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Santhosh Keezhattoor
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- Film Actor/Producer
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Nikhila Vimal
Nikhila Vimal is a South Indian actress who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry and has acted in a few Tamil and Telugu films.
She debuted in Tamil with the film ''Vetrivel'' (2016), playing the role of Latha. She went on to appea ...
- Film actress
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Reshmi Boban
Reshmi Boban is an Indian actress known for her performance in Malayalam films and television series.
Television career TV serials
List of television appearances
TV shows
* 2013: Sreekandan Nair Show as Panelist
* 2014: Ruchibhedham (ACV) ...
- Film actress
* Sherry Govindan - Film Director
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Athmiya Rajan
Athmiya Rajan is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Malayalam- and Tamil-language films.
Personal life
Athmiya was born in Kannur, Kerala. She completed her graduation in Nursing from Shree Devi College of Nursing, Mangalore. She mar ...
- Film actress
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Ratheesh Ambat - Film Director
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Raghavan - Film Actor
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M.V. Govindan - Political leader
* Jishnu Raghavan - Film Actor
See also
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Muyyam
Muyyam is a village located in the Kannur district of Kerala, India.
Location
Muyyam is located near Karimbam town in Taliparamba taluk of Kannur district in Kerala state.
Post office
There is a post office at Muyyam and the postal code
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Alakkode Road
Alakkode Road is a suburb of Taliparamba town consisting a number of small and populated villaged on the road to Alakode. Populated Villages
* Kooveri. 18,000 people
* Kuttiyeri. 10,528 people
* Panniyoor. 10,722 people
* Chapparapadavu 14, ...
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Taliparamba West
Taliparamba West is a group of suburbs and villages on the north and west of Taliparamba town. The locality is divided into two parts, south and north; South Kuppam is a part of Taliparamba municipality while North Kuppam, near Mukkunnu, is a ...
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Dharmasala, Kannur
References
External links
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Map
{{Kannur district
Cities and towns in Kannur district