Thuthapuzha River is one of the main

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of the

Bharathapuzha River Bharathappuzha ("River of Bhārata"), also known as the Nila or Ponnani River, is a river in India in the state of Kerala. With a length of 209 km, it is the second longest river that flows through Kerala after the Periyar. It flows throu ...

, the second-longest river in

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. It flows through

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district border. In Mannarkkad region the river is named as Kunthipuzha that flows through the

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. Elamkulam,

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, Veliyakulam and Pulamanthole are places of importance situated on the bank of this river.

Other tributaries of Thuthapuzha

* Kunthippuzha * Kanjirappuzha * Ambankadavu * Thuppanadippuzha

Other tributaries of Thuthapuzha

See also