Kizhuparamba or Keezhuparamba is a village and

Panchayath 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 ...

on the northern boundary of

Malappuram Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarter ...

District 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 ...

State of

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 ...

. Kizhuparamba is situated on the banks of the

Chaliyar Chaliyar River is the fourth longest river in Kerala at 169 km in length. The Chaliyar is also known as Chulika River, Nilambur River or Beypore River as it nears the sea. Pothukal, Chungathara, Nilambur, Mampad, Edavanna, Kavanoor, Pera ...

river and in the border of Malappuram and Kozhikode districts. Kizhuparamba is one of the smallest Panchayaths 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 ...

.
Kizhuparamba Panchayat was formed on 1 August 1977 from the former Urngattiri Panchayat. It has geographical area of 14.99 km², which is 0.42 percent of the total area of the Malappuram District.
Kerala State Highway (SH) 34 (Koyilandy-Edavanna) passes through Kizhuparamba Village

Coordinates

It is located at the end of Malapuram district. Three parts are surrounded by the river

, which makes it a

peninsula A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all ...

. As the land if fertile, most of the peoples are farmers. Total population is around 20,000. Muslim religion constitutes the majority religion, with over 90% of the population reporting as Muslims.

Etymology

The name Kizhuparamba is derived from Keezhparamba which means "Low land" 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 ...

language. "Keezh" means "low" and "Paramba" means "land" .The name is believed to be attributed to the peculiar low geography of majority areas of the village (situated in the valley of many small hills like Thadapparamba, Pazhamparamba and Melapparamba). Some of the areas in the village lies below the monsoon water level of

river and gets submerged under river water during

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscil ...

months. Another place in Kizhuparamba village is Kuniyil which also has a similar meaning.

Neighboring places and geographical boundaries

North: , Pannikod,

Thottumukkam Thottumukkam is a village in the district of Kozhikode district, Kozhikode, Kerala, India, under the administration of Kodiyathur Grama Panchayath on the banks of Cherupuzha (Areekode), Thottumukkampuzha, a major tributary of Chaliyar. It is bord ...

(

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. ...

)
South, East and West:

River and Cherupuzha (Tributary of Chaliyar near Areacode) Urngattiri, Areacode, Cheekode and

Vazhakkad Vazhakkad is a village located on the banks of River Chaliyar Kondotty Taluk, Malappuram District, State of Kerala, India. East and some north part of Vazhakkad bordering with River Chaliyar, South Cheekode and Pulikkal Panchayats and West Vaz ...

Panchayaths.

Major locations

Kizhuparamba: Kizhuparamba Town, Kinattin Kandy, Pazhamparamba, Kallingal, Melaparamba, North Kizhuparamba. Pallikkunnu
Kizhuparamba South: Othupallipuraya, Chankulam, Kadavu
Kuniyil: New Bazar, South Kuniyil (Anvar Nagar), Ariyanipotta (Wadinoor), Melaparamba, Nellerimmal
Kuttooli: Kuttooli, Parakkad, Kunhan Padi, Poovathikandy.
Thrikkalayoor: Kallittappalam, Alumkandi, Karuvad, Puliyaaparambu, Kavilada
Valillappuzha: Valillapuzha Town, Kallai, Muthodu, Arikkuzhikkad
Pathanapuram: Parakkad, Pallippadi Junction, Shanthinagar, West Pathanapuram, Valapra

History

It is believed that

Tippu Sultan Tipu Sultan (born Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu, 1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799), also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India. He was a pioneer of rocket artillery.Dalrymple, p. 243 He int ...

(1782–1799)'s army has used Kizhuparamba in their route from Feroke to Mysore. There was a very old route from Perunkadavu (Kuniyil)-Thrikkalayur-Kodityathur-Thamarassery-Mysore.
Many brave natives of Kizhuparamba had participated in

Indian independence movement The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events with the ultimate aim of ending British Raj, British rule in India. It lasted from 1857 to 1947. The first nationalistic revolutionary movement for Indian independence emerged ...

(the prominent people being P.P Sankaran Master). Kizhuparamba was one of the main centres of the Khilafat movement in 1920

Cultural and Educational Movements

In the early years of the twentieth century, Muslim movements have contributed to the educational and cultural upbringing of the panchayath. "Vayanasala Prasthanam" (Local Libraries Movement) was deep rooted in Thrikkalayur, Kuniyil, Kizhuparamba and Pathanapuram and developed the political and cultural awareness of the society. The first educational institution in the panchayath was established at Kallingal in 1910 as a primary school.

Educational institutions

Colleges * Anvarul Islam Arabic College, Kuniyil (Aided) * Kunhathumma Memorial College of Teacher Education, Thekkinchuvadu (Self-Finance) * Anvar ITI (Private) High School * Govt. Vocational Higher Secondary School, Kizhuparamba * Al Anvar High School, Kuniyil Primary Schools: * AMLP School, Kallingal * Govt. Lower Primary School, Kizhuparamba (Pallikkunnu) * Govt. Lower Primary School, Kuniyil (South) * GMLP School Kuniyil (North-Alumkandi) * MALP School, Valillapuzha (Govt. Aided) * Govt. Lower Primary School, Pathanapuram * MKKHUP School, Parakkad (Govt. Aided) * Jyothidhara Upper Primary School (Private) * Hira Public School Kizhuparamba North (Private) * Grace Public School, Kuniyil (Private) * Vedavyasa Vidyalayam Thrikkalayoor (Private) Pre-Primary Schools: * Iqra' Public School Kizhuparamba (Private Pre-school, LKG & UKG) * Learn Well Pre-Primary School Thrikkalayoor (Private)

Places of worship

* Thrikkalayoor Sri Mahadeva Temple * Eeswaramangalam Shiva Temple, Shanthinagar * St. Mary's Church. Valillappuzha * Goshalakkal Srikrishna Temple * Kallingal Juma Masjid Kallingal, Kizhuparamba * Irippankulam Juma Masjid * Vishnu Temple Pathanapuram * Masjid Al Rumi, Kizhuparamba south * Masjidul Huda, New Bazar, Kuniyil * Masjidu Sunniyya, Kuniyil * Masjidul Bushra * Assasu Thaqwa Sunni Juma Masjid, Kizhuparamba * Anvar Juma Masjid, New Bazar, Kuniyil * Anvar Juma Masjid, Anvar Nagar, Kuniyil * Sunni Masjid, Oatupalli, Purai Town * Al huda town juma masjid kizhuparamba * Choorott juma masjid kizhuparamba # * Masjid Zainabi 'Thrikkalayoor'

Notable Enterprises

* Gramafone Mobile Application * Kizhuparamba Service Co-Operative Bank Ltd * Kizhuparamba Vanitha Sahakarana Sangham Ltd * Eranad Construction Company Pvt Ltd, Kizhuparamba * Chaliyar Constructions Pvt Ltd, Kizhuparamba * Naila Travels Pvt Ltd, Kuniyil * Thekkichuvadu Granites Pvt Ltd, Thekkinchuvadu * Foodzie Ventures Pvt Ltd, Kuniyil * Perumal Associates Pvt Ltd, Kuttooli * Afreash Learnings And Careers Pvt Ltd, Pathanapuram * Arableaqua Agro Eco Farming Pvt Ltd, Kuttooli * Grandmark Bricks Pvt Ltd, Pathanapuram * Linthas Enterprises Pvt Ltd, Kizhuparamba * Aevea Global Traders Pvt Ltd, Kuniyil * Ablaze Chits Pvt Ltd, Pathanapuram * Shabco Technologies Pvt Ltd, Pathanapuram * Pravasalokham Online News Portal, Kuniyil * Fiesta events and Catering, Kizhuparamba * Blue Marine Plywoods, Kuttooly * Lemat Tiles & Sanitaries, Kuttooly * MP Sounds and Decorations, Kuniyil, Kizhuparamba & Valillapuzha * KK Store, Kuniyil & Kizhuparamba * Budget Homes Hardwares, Kuttooly * Studio Rose Photo & Videography, Kuniyil * Page India Publishers, Kuniyil * Oushadhi Ayurvedic Centre, Kuniyil * Eranad Travel And Tourism,http://eranad.in/ Kuniyil * Hake Group of Companies, Valillapuzha * KEA Super Market, Kunhan Padi * Brain Medicals, Kuniyil High School * Govt. Vocational Higher Secondary School, Kizhuparamba * Al Anvar High School, Kuniyil

Other specialities of Kizhuparamba

* Buffalo/cow racing (Kaalapoottu). * Boat Race (Vallam Kali) * Sevens Football Tournaments

Transportation

Kizhuparamba village connects to other parts of India through

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 ...

town on the west and

Nilambur Nilambur is a major town, a municipality and a Taluk in the Malappuram district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is located close to the Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River. This place is also known as 'Teak ...

town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through

Pulikkal Pulikkal or Cherukavu is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality The proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality comprises: *Kondotty panchayat (villages of Kondotty, and part of Kar ...

and the northern stretch connects to

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- ...

. The southern stretch connects to

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

Trivandrum 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 ...

. State Highway No.28 starts from Nilambur and connects to

Ooty Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north west of Coimbatore and so ...

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 ...

through Highways.12,29 and 181. The nearest airport is at

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 ...

. The nearest major railway station is at

. Areekode Bridge, Perumkadavu bridge and Edasserykadavu bridge connect various places in Areekode Panchayath with Pathanapuram, Kuniyil, and Kizhuparamba of Kizhuparamba Panchayath. The small bridge across cherupuzha at Pathanapuram connects Therattammal of Urangattiri Panchayath.

References

External links

Kizhuparamba on Wikimapia
{{Malappuram district Villages in Malappuram district Kondotty area