Dayapuram is an institutional campus in
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 named for a part of the village
Kattangal
Kattangal is a sub-urban town situated near the National Institute of Technology Calicut, located in Kerala, India. It is about 22 km distant from the city of Kozhikode. Chathamangalam Gramapanchayath is the village administration and thi ...
, near
Kunnamangalam
Kunnamangalam is a growing census town located about 14 km east of Kozhikode (Calicut) city on the Calicut - Bangalore National Highway (NH 766 , Kozhikode - Kollegal). Nearby places are Koduvally, Mukkam, Chathamangalam, and Kattangal. ...
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
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...
, the word "Dayapuram" means "the land of kindness".
Institutions
#Ansari Orphanage, established in 1984
#Dayapuram Residential School (1984)
#Madrasathul Mufthah (1984)
#Dayapuram Nursery School (1984)
#Dayapuram Arts and Science College for women (2002 )
#Madurai Kamaraj University Distance Education Center
#Dayapuram Juma Musjid, general
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, ...
#Zainab Musjid, a mosque for women only
#Dayapuram Library
Hostels
*Girls Hostel
*Working Woman's Hostel
History
The school was established in 1984 as an English Medium School near to the
National Institute of Technology Calicut
National Institute of Technology Calicut (NIT Calicut or NITC), formerly Regional Engineering College Calicut, is a public technical university and an institute of national importance governed by the NIT Act passed by the Parliament of India. ...
, (formerly R.E.C. Calicut), their aim was to bring educationally backward situations into the mainstream, especially for orphans. Orphans from all religions are admitted without regard to financial circumstances. Shaik Abdulla Ibrahim Al Ansari, was their main financial source. In 1986, Ansari formally inaugurated Qatar Calendar House and Dayapuram Residential School gets affiliation of the
Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi in 1986.
Organisation
All institutions are under Al Islam Charitable Trust.
References
External links
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{{Education in Kerala
Schools in Kozhikode district