Morazha is a

village 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 ...

Anthoor Anthoor is a municipality in the Kannur district of the North Malabar region in the Indian state of Kerala. Anthoor is located roughly 15 km from the Kannur City, and 7 km from Taliparamba town. Geography Almost half of Anthoor's ...

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in Kannur district in the

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. Before formation of Anthoor Municipality this village was part of Thaliparamba Municipality. Though part of a Municipal Town, Morazha remains like a village. The landscape of Morazha village comprises paddy fields and hilltop areas. This village have five major portions viz. Morazha Central, Vellikkeel, Panneri, Kanool and

Punnakkulangara Punnakkulangara is a significant part as well as a Municipal Ward of Anthoor Municipality in Kannur district of Kerala, India. Location and Local Governance Punnakkulangara is a village in North Malabar. It is situated in Anthoor Munici ...

. While being part of a

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, the people of this village solely depends the towns in

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and

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for their routine needs. Most of the people are employed at said towns.

Geography

Morazha is located at . It has an average elevation of 1 metres (3 feet).

Demographics

According to the 2001 India

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, Morazha had a population of 4, 389.

History

Morazha Incident

The KPCC gave a call to the people of Malabar to observe 15 September 1940 as

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Day. The action was disapproved by the Congress High Command, but there were meetings and demonstrations all over in

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area on this day. Morazha was the centre of this agitation. There were violent clashes between the people and the police at several places and lathicharge and firing were resorted to by the police to meet the situation. Two young men and 23 others were killed in a clash between a mob and a police party at Morazha. The young men were two police officers

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K.M Kuttikrishna Menon and

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Raman. In connection with this incident, K.P.R. Gopalan, a prominent communist, was arrested on a charge of murder and later sentenced to death. But, owing to the intervention of several top-ranking political leaders including Mahatma Gandhi, the death penalty was not carried out. The

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of August 1942 also had its echoes here in Morazha. A socialist group among the Congress workers under Dr. K.B. Menon, provided leadership to the movement http://www.naturemagics.com/kannur-kerala/morazha-incident-kannur.shtm

Tourist attractions

* Vellikkeel eco-tourism * Morazha Shiva Temple * Sree Vaneeswari Temple * Ozhakrome Temple * Edappara Temple * CH Kanaran Smaraka Vayana Sala * Panneri Kavu * Kairali vaayanasala, vellikkeel * Vellikkeel river * Vellikkeel cultural center * Karshaka vayanashala & granthalayam, Paliyathuvalappu * Athikulangara Temple, Paliyathuvalappu * Panthottam Siva Temple * Edakkeppravan Muthappan Temple

Education

* Kannur University * Morazha Co-op Arts college * Morazha A.U.P. School * Morazha Central UP School * Govt. Higher Secondary School, Morazha * Morazha UP School * Kanool LP school (vellikkeel) * Gem International School * Morazha South A.L.P.School

Entertainment

* Vismaya Park * Parassinikadav * Snake Park * Vellikkeel Eco-tourism

Transportation

The national highway passes through Dharmashala junction.

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can be accessed on the northern side and

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and

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can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east connects to

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and

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. The nearest railway stations are

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on Mangalore-

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line. There are airports at

and

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. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

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