Thalappuzha, Thavinhal or Thavinjal, is a village in
Wayanad district
Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of Indian state Kerala with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, the southern ...
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.
It is formally known as ''aranguthum chall'', meaning the place for cultural programs.
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 in ...
, Thavinhal had a population of 16766 with 8301 males and 8465 females.
Education
Government Engineering College is the biggest educational organization in this area.
Transportation
Thalappuzha village can be accessed from Mananthavady or Kalpetta. The Periya ghat road connects Mananthavady to Kannur and Thalassery. The Thamarassery mountain road connects Calicut with Kalpetta. The Kuttiady mountain road connects Vatakara with Kalpetta and Mananthavady. The Palchuram mountain road connects Kannur and Iritty with Mananthavady. The road from Nilambur to Ooty is also connected to Wayanad through the village of Meppadi.
The nearest railway station is at Mysore and the nearest airports are
Kannur International Airport
Kannur International Airport is an airport serving the North Malabar region of Kerala, Kodagu and Mysore districts of Karnataka and Mahé district of Puducherry in India. It is located east of Kannur, and east of Thalassery, near the muni ...
- 58 km,
Kozhikode International Airport
Calicut International Airport , also known as Kozhikode Airport or Karipur Airport, is an international airport located in Karipur, Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It serves the Malabar region of Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad and P ...
-120 km and
Bengaluru International Airport
Kempegowda International Airport is an international airport serving Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka, India. Spread over , it is located about north of the city near the suburb of Devanahalli. It is owned and operated by Bengaluru Inte ...
-290 km, and .
Agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...
is the mainstay of the economy. Coffee, black pepper and vanilla are the main cash crops.
Image Gallery
File:Old Srambia at Thazhe Periya.jpg, Ancient Srambia
File:Town Mosque, Periya.jpg, Town Sunni Mosque, Periya
File:Thalappuzha Durga Temple.jpg, Durga Temple, Thalappuzha
File:Thazhe Periya.jpg, Thazhe Periya
See also
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Boys Town, Mananthavady
Boys Town is a small village near Mananthavady in Wayanad, Kerala, India. The village is 13 km from Mananthavady.
Scenic beauty
The village attracts many visitors because of the undulating tea plantations in this area. Most of the touri ...
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Palchuram
Palchuram or ''The Milky Mountain Road'' is mountain village and hairpin road near Mananthavady town in Wayanad district of Kerala state in India.
Location
Palchuram is located west of Mananthavady town, adjacent to the Boys Town village. ...
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Anjukunnu
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Oorpally
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Valat
References
Villages in Wayanad district
Mananthavady Area
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