Tirur Taluk comes under Tirur revenue division in

Malappuram district Malappuram (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . It is the most populous district of Kerala, which is home to around 13% of the to ...

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 India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. Its

headquarters Headquarters (commonly referred to as HQ) denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the to ...

is the town of

Tirur Tirur is a Municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala spread over an area of . It is one of the business centers of Malappuram district and is situated west of Malappuram and south of Kozhikode, on the Shoranur–Mangalor ...

. Tirur Taluk contains four municipalities - Tanur,

Kottakkal Kottakkal (literally-''Land of the Fort'') is a municipal town in Malappuram district in Kerala, southern India having 32 wards. it is a part of Malappuram metropolitan area and a growing city in Kerala. The town is best known for the Arya V ...

, and

Valanchery Valanchery is a major town and one of the 12 municipalities in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is one of the four municipalities in Tirur Taluk, besides Tirur, Kottakkal, and Tanur. It is situated about southeast to Karipur Internation ...

. Most of the administrative offices are located in the Mini-Civil Stations at

Kuttippuram Kuttippuram is a town and a block headquarters, which is situated in the Tirur Taluk, Malappuram district of Kerala state, India. The town is located 34 kilometres south-west of Malappuram. The Bharathappuzha river flows through Kuttippuram. A ...

, and Tanur. Most of the villages in present-day Tirur Taluk were parts of the medieval

Kingdom of Tanur Kingdom of Tanur (Vettathunadu, Vettom, Tanur Swaroopam, Prakashabhu, Kingdom of Light) was one of the numerous feudal principalities on Malabar Coast during the Middle Ages. It was ruled by a Hindu dynasty, claiming Kshatriya status, known as ...

(''Vettathunadu''). The port of Tanur was an important port town in the southwestern coast of India during medieval period. Tirur bus stand

History

Tirur Taluk was formed on 1 November 1957 by carving 43 villages out of the Old Ponnani taluk and 30 villages out of the Old Eranad

Taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

, Tanur, and

Revenue block Revenue blocks, revenue circles, ''firka'', or ''patwar circles'' are the local revenue sub-divisions of the various districts of the states of India. These blocks should not be confused with the similar Panchayath union blocks (Blocks) and ''t ...

s were taken from the Old Ponnani taluk while the

s of

Tirurangadi Tirurangadi is a municipal town in Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It is a historic town famed for its active participation in the freedom struggle, especially those dating back to the 1920s. It serves as a local taluk and is locat ...

and Vengara were taken out of the Old Eranad Taluk. At that time, Tirur Taluk was the largest coastal Taluk in Kerala which had contained the entire coastal belt wedged between

Beypore Beypore or Beypur (formerly Beypoor) is an ancient port town and a locality town in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. It is located opposite to Chaliyam, the estuary where the river Chaliyar empties into Arabian Sea. Beypore is p ...

port and

Ponnani Ponnani () is a municipality in Ponnani Taluk, Malappuram District, in the state of Kerala, India. It serves as the administrative center of the Taluk and Block Panchayat of the same name. It is situated at the estuary of Bharatappuzha (Riv ...

port (having nearly 65 km seacoast). Later on 16 June 1969, three villages, namely

Feroke Feroke (), is a Municipality and a part of Kozhikode metropolitan area under Kozhikode Development Authority (K.D.A) in the Kozhikode district of the Indian state of Kerala. Feroke municipality shares the border with Kozhikode corporation, Ra ...

Ramanattukara Ramanattukara is a municipality census town in Kozhikode district in the Indian state of Kerala. This town was formerly called Kadungan Chira village. Ramanattukara is located 14 km away from Kozhikode city. Developing as a suburb of K ...

, and

Kadalundi Kadalundi is a village in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India. It is a coastal village close to the Arabian Sea. Kadalundi is famous for its bird sanctuary, which is home to various migratory birds during certain seasons and has been recently decla ...

, were transferred from Tirur Taluk to

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 ...

Taluk, and

Parudur Parudur is a village and gram panchayat in Pattambi taluk, Palakkad district in the state of Kerala, India. Parudur was originally a part of Kuttippuram Block Panchayat in Tirur Taluk of erstwhile Kozhikode district, before the formation of Ma ...

village from

block was transferred to the

Ottapalam Ottapalam, (also spelled Ottappalam) is a town, taluk and municipality in the Palakkad district, Palakkad District, Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ottapalam taluk. Ottapalam is located about 36 km from district head ...

Taluk. Later in 1990's, the

s of

and Vengara were separated from Tirur Taluk to form Tirurangadi Taluk, and the revenue villages of

and

Ponmala Ponmala is a village and suburb of Malappuram. 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 conne ...

were added newly to Tirur Taluk from Eranad Taluk. Currently, Tirur Taluk, having 30 villages, is the most populous Taluk of Malappuram District.

Villages

Tirur taluk contains the following 30

villages A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

. # Ananthavoor #

Athavanad Athavanad is a village in the Tirur Taluk, in the Malappuram District of the state of Kerala, India. The town lies on the National Highway 17, between Kuttippuram and Valanchery. Puthanathani is the main town of the Athavanad village and th ...

Cheriyamundam Cheriyamundam is a village and Grama Panchayat in Kerala, India. It covers an area of 11.95 km2 and includes 25,760 (1991) inhabitants. It lies near the Tirur River. History Most of the land in this area was earlier under Kozhikode Samuthi ...

# Edayur #

Irimbiliyam Irimbiliyam is a census town near valanchery in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. There is lot of small villages Like Mankery, AngadiMOSCOW Shapumpadi, and Also palli padi, thirunilam Demographics India census, Irimbiliyam ...

Kalpakanchery Kalpakanchery is a revenue village and a Gram Panchayat in Tirur Taluk, Malappuram district, Kerala, India. The village is located south-west to the city of Malappuram. Kadungathukundu, Puthanathani, Kurukathani, and Randathani are four maj ...

# Kattiparuthy #

Kurumbathur Kurumbathur{{Cite web, title=https://village.kerala.gov.in/Office_websites/about_village.php?nm=582Kurumbathoorvillageoffice village is located in Tirur Taluk of Malappuram district in Kerala, India. According to Census 2011 information.{{cite w ...

Mangalam Mangalam is a census town in Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Geography Mangalam is located at . It has an average elevation of 32 metres (104 feet). It is located 1 kilometer toward the South from District headqu ...

Marakkara Marakkara is a grama panchayath in Kuttippuram Block Panchayat, Tirur Taluk, Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Kadampuzha Temple The famous Kadampuzha Devi Temple is situated inside the Marakkara panchayath.Kadampuzha Devi T ...

# Melmuri # Naduvattom #

Niramaruthur Niramaruthur is a beautiful sandy coastal village and also a Gram panchayat in Tirur Taluk, Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Tanur and Tirur are nearby municipal towns. History Niramaruthur was under Tanaloor Panchayat, and ...

Ozhur Ozhur is a village in the Malappuram district of the state of Kerala, India. The village was a part of the Kingdom of Tanur (Vettattnad) in medieval times. Demographics , Ozhur had a population of 34,016 with 15,807 males and 18,209 females. ...

# Pariyapuram #

Perumanna Perumanna is a census town in the Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.It belong to north kerala division. It is located 13 km distance from Kozhikode city. Demographics India census, Perumanna had a population of 28027 with 1 ...

Ponmundam Ponmundam is a census town in the Malappuram district of Kerala state in India. The Malappuram-Tirur state highway passes through this area. This was a part of the Kingdom of Tanur (Vettathunad) in medieval times. History The name "Ponmundam ...

Purathur Purathur is a beautiful sandy coastal village and a Grama Panchayat in Tirur Taluk, Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Bharathappuzha river and Tirur River merges together in Purathur and join with the Arabian Sea at ''Padinjarek ...

Tanalur Tanalur (താനാളൂർ) is a census town in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. It is a suburban town of neighbouring Tanur Municipality and comes under Tanur Block as well as Tanur (State Assembly constituency). It fal ...

# Tanur #

Thalakkad Thalakkad is a census town in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Thalakkad had a population of 30577 with 14269 males and 16308 females. KL-55 is the RTO vehicle registration code of Talakkad Panch ...

Tirunavaya Tirunavaya, also spelled as Thirunavaya, is a town in Malappuram, Kerala. Situated on the northern bank of Bharatappuzha (River Ponnani/Nila or Perar), it is one of major Hindu pilgrimage centres in Kerala. Tirunavaya, home to Tirunavaya Temple ...

# Trikkandiyur #

Triprangode Triprangode is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. India census, Triprangode had a population of 37175 with 17422 males and 19753 females. Three sides of the village is surrounded by water bodies. Culture Tripran ...

Valavannur Valavannur is a Grama Panchayat in the Malappuram District of the Indian state of Kerala The town is located south-west of Malappuram. Places * Valavannur Juma Masjid * Cheravannur North Juma Masjid * Kadungathukundu Mahallu Juma Masjid E ...

Vettom Vettom is a local body of the Kerala government and village in Tirur Taluk, Malappuram district, India. It is the coastal suburb of Tirur Municipality. It was part of the Kingdom of Tanur (Vettathnad) in medieval times. Vettom gram panjayath i ...

Notable people from Tirur Taluk

Tirur region

* Abdurahiman Randathani - politician and former MLA. * Achyutha Pisharadi - a

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and

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. *

vijayan (actor) Vijayan was an Indian actor, primarily working in Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Pu ...

- actor *

Hemanth Menon Vineeth Suresh (born 19 April 1989) popularly known as Hemanth Menon by his stage name, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam and Tamil movies. Career He made his debut in 2010 with the film '' Living Together''. He has sinc ...

- actor *

Adil Ibrahim Adil Ibrahim (born 6 February) is an Indian actor, radio jockey, television host and model. In 2014, he debuted in Sanjeev Sivan's Malayalam movie, ''Endless Summer''. Apart from acting, he is well known for hosting the shows '' D 4 Dance'' an ...

- actor. *

Azad Moopen Azad Moopen (born 15 April 1953) is an Indian healthcare entrepreneur. He is the developer of many healthcare facilities in Asia-Pacific. He is also the chairman and managing director of Aster DM Healthcare, a healthcare conglomerate in the Mid ...

- doctor. * B. M. Kutty - journalist. *

C. Radhakrishnan C. Radhakrishnan (born 15 February 1939) is a writer and film director in Malayalam language from Kerala, India. Life Chakkupurayil Radhakrishnan was born on 15 February 1939 in Chamravattom (a village in Tirur) in Malapuram District, which wa ...

- writer and film director. * Damodara Nambudiri -

. * Dileep K. Nair - Educationist. *

Govinda Bhattathiri Govinda Bhaṭṭathiri (also known as Govinda Bhattathiri of Thalakkulam or Thalkkulathur) ( 1237 – 1295) (p.15) was an Indian astrologer and astronomer who flourished in Kerala during the thirteenth century CE. Govinda Bhaṭṭatiri w ...

. * K. V. Ramakrishnan, poet. * Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma - Resurrector of Mohiniyattam. * Kurukkoli Moideen, Politician and MLA. *

Kuttikrishna Marar Karikkatt Marathu Kuttikrishna Marar (14 June 1900 – 6 April 1973) was an Indian essayist and literary critic of Malayalam literature. He was known for ''Bharathaparyaadanam'', a critical study of the Mahabharata, which is counted by many a ...

- literary critic. *

Malayath Appunni Malayath Appunni (born 15 August 1943) is a Malayalam language poet and children's writer from Kerala, India. Born in Thekken Kuttoor in Tirur, Malappuram district, Appunni writes simple poetry. He has won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.

- poet and children's writer. * Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri -

and

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

poet. * Mohammed Irshad - Footballer. *

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- footballer. * N. Samsudheen - Politician and MLA. * P. Nandakumar - Politician and MLA. *

Parameshvara Nambudiri Vatasseri Parameshvara Nambudiri ( 1380–1460) was a major Indian mathematician and astronomer of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics founded by Madhava of Sangamagrama. He was also an astrologer. Parameshvara was a proponent of ob ...

. *

Pulapre Balakrishnan Pulapre Balakrishnan ( Malayalam: പുലപ്രെ ബാലകൃഷ്ണൻ ) is an Indian economist and educationalist. He has served as the director of Centre for Development Studies and Professor at Indian Institute of Management K ...

- Economist and Educationalist. * Ranjith Padinhateeri - biological physicist, *

Ravi Vallathol Ravi Vallathol (25 November 1952 25 April 2020) was an Indian actor, mainly noted for his acting in many famous serials, including the first serial in Malayalam. Biography He was born as the son of famous Drama legend T. N. Gopinathan Nair ...

- actor. * Salman Kalliyath - Footballer. * T. M. Nair - Political activist. *

Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan (, ) (Malayalam: തുഞ്ചത്ത് രാമാനുജൻ എഴുത്തച്ഛൻ) ( ''fl.'' 16th century) was a Malayalam devotional poet, translator and linguist from Kerala, south India. ...

- Father of Malayalam language. *

Tirur Nambissan Tirur Nambissan (1942-1994) was a Kathakali singer. He was born as Narayanan Nambissan at Tirur in the Malappuram district of Kerala in southern India. He started learning music at the age of seven, while attending the local boys' high school. ...

- Kathakali singer. * V. Abdurahiman - Minister of

. * Vaidyaratnam Triprangode Moossad - Ayurvedic physician. *

Vallathol Narayana Menon Vallathol Narayana Menon (Malayalam: വള്ളത്തോൾ നാരായണ മേനോൻ) (16 October 1878 – 13 March 1958) was a Malayalam poet and one of the triumvirate of modern Malayalam poetry, along with Asan and Ulloor ...

- One of the triumvirate poets of Malayalam and the founder of

Kerala Kalamandalam Kerala Kalamandalam, deemed to be University of Art and Culture by the Government of India, is a major center for learning Indian performing arts, especially those that developed in the Southern states of India, with the special emphasis on K ...

Kottakkal region

Vaidyaratnam P. S. Warrier Vaidyaratnam P. S. Warrier (10 April 1869 – 30 January 1944) was an Ayurveda practitioner from Kerala, India. He is well-regarded as the founder of Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal Arya Vaidyasala, a major Ayurvedic treatment centre in Kerala. L ...

(founder of Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala) * K C Manorama Thampuratti (eminent

poet) * K. C. Manavedan Raja (founder of Raja's High School,

Zamorin of Calicut The Samoothiri (Anglicised as Zamorin; Malayalam: , Arabic: ''Sāmuri'', Portuguese: ''Samorim'', Dutch: ''Samorijn'', Chinese: ''Shamitihsi''Ma Huan's Ying-yai Sheng-lan: 'The Overall Survey of the Ocean's Shores' 433 Translated and Edited by ...

during 1932-1937) *

M. K. Vellodi Mullath Kadingi Vellodi Order of the Indian Empire, CIE, Indian Civil Service (British India), ICS (1896–1987) was the appointed Chief Minister of Hyderabad State (1948–56), Hyderabad state by the government of India after the fall of the Hyd ...

(Indian civil servant, diplomat, former Cabinet Secretary) * Dr. K. C. K. E Raja, former Vice Chancellor Kerala University and Director General of Health Services. *

Sangita Madhavan Nair Sangita Madhavan Nair is an Indian actress, who has worked in Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada film industries, predominantly in the 1990s. The actress is best known for her role as Shyamala in '' Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala'', which was written a ...

, Actress * U. A. Beeran *

Jayasree Kalathil Jayasree Kalathil is an Indian writer, translator, mental health researcher and activist. She is known for her work in the area of mental health activism as well as for her translations of Malayalam works, ''The Diary of a Malayali Madman'' and ' ...

, Researcher. * P. K. Warrier *

Kottakkal Sivaraman Kottakkal Sivaraman (1936 – 19 July 2010) was a performing artiste who revolutionised the portrayal of female roles in Kathakali, the classical dance-drama from Kerala in southern India. Career Kathakali, being a largely masculine dance form w ...

(eminent

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artist) * V. C. Balakrishna Panicker *

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(

singer) *

M. P. Abdussamad Samadani M.P. Abdussamad Samadani (born 1 January 1959) is an Indian politician, orator, writer and scholar. He knows Malayalam, English, Urdu, Hindi, Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit languages. Samadani was awarded Doctor of Philosophy degree from Jawaharl ...

(politician, MLA, former

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) *

Sachin Warrier Sachin Warrier is an Indian playback singer and composer in the Malayalam film industry from Kerala. He became notable with the song "''Muthuchippi Poloru''" from the film '' Thattathin Marayathu''. He made his debut with the movie ''Malarvaadi ...

(playback singer and composer)

Valanchery region

Azhvanchery Thamprakkal Azhvanchery Thamprakkal or Azhvanchery Samrāṭ is the title of the senior-most male member of the Brahmin (Namboothiri) feudal lords of Azhvanchery Mana in Athavanad, Tirur Taluk, present-day Malappuram district, Kerala state, South India. Th ...

- Former chief of

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s of Kerala. *

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, politician and former minister. * Zakariya Mohammed, director, scriptwriter and actor. *

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, playback singer. *

Shweta Menon Shwetha Menon is an Indian actress, model and television anchor. She won '' Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994''. She has predominantly acted in Malayalam and Hindi language films, besides appearing in a number of Telugu and Tamil Language Fil ...

, actress. *

Aneesh G. Menon Aneesh G. Menon is a Malayalam cinema, Mollywood actor, started his journey through Malayalam movies, theatre and television. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He acted in very few movies yet maintained his good space in acting. Pers ...

, actor. *

Edasseri Govindan Nair Edasseri Govindan Nair ( ml, ഇടശ്ശേരി ഗോവിന്ദൻ നായർ; 23 December 1906 – 16 October 1974) was an Indian poet and playwright of Malayalam literature. Known as one of the major poets of Malayalam, Edasseri ...

, poet. * K. V. Ramakrishnan, poet. *

Iqbal Kuttippuram Mohamed Iqbal Kompathayill, commonly credited as Dr. Iqbal Kuttipuram, is an Indian screenwriter and homeopathy physician. He has written screenplays for popular films such as ''Niram'', Arabikkatha, '' Swapnakoodu'','' Vikramadithyan'' and ...

, Screenwriter. * Kuttippuram Kesavan Nair, poet. *

M. T. Vasudevan Nair Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair (born 1933 July 15 ), popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He is a prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam literature, and is one of the masters of post-I ...

, poet. *

V. P. Sanu V. P. Sanu (Malayalam: വി.പി സാനു; born 31 October 1988) is an Indian politician who is currently the National President of the Students' Federation of India, SFI, the students' wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), CPI ...

, politician. * Ahmad Kutty, North American Islamic scholar. *

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, Lawyer, law professor, public speaker, orator.

Taluks of Malappuram

References

{{Malabar Taluks of Kerala