Valapattanam

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Valapattanam
വളപട്ടണം
Town
Muchilottu Bhagavathi Theyyam
Muchilottu Bhagavathi Theyyam
Valapattanam is located in Kerala
Valapattanam
Valapattanam
Location in Kerala, India
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Country  India
State Kerala
District Kannur
Government
 • Type Panchayath
 • Body Valapattanam Grama Panchayath
Elevation 6 m (20 ft)
Population (2001)
 • Total 8,369
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Valapattanam is a small town in the Kannur district, located in the Indian state of Kerala. It is also the smallest panchayath in Kerala.Its area is 2.04 sqr Km. It is about 7 km north of Kannur. Valapattanam is an important Muslim settlement area in Kannur.[citation needed] Valapattanam is known for its communal harmony. On one side Kalarivathukkal Temple is located and on the other bank there is "Kakkulangara Mosque".

Etymology

This town is also known as Balyapattanam. This town is in the on the banks of Valapattanam river Centuries back Valapattanam River (വളപട്ടണം പുഴ ) was the main ship route for trading and Valapattanam was the main town, because of this the town got this referred as "Valya pattanam" which means "big town" in Malayalam language.

History

This town is named after its historical founder Vallabha II of the Mooshika dynasty (Kolathiri family) and was originally known as Vallabha-Pattanam [1] and served as the capital of the Mooshika dynasty during the medieval ages. The fourteenth-century narrative of Ibn Battuta refers to the ruler of Ezhimala as residing at Baliapatanam [2] and offers a clue that by this time, the centre of the political authority had shifted from Ezhimala to Baliapatanam. In the sixteenth century AD, a Portuguese official Duarte Barbosa also mentions Baliapatanam (Baliapatam in European records) as the residence of the ‘king of Cannanore’.[citation needed]

Commerce

Western India Plywoods Ltd., the largest wood-based industry in the country and once Asia's biggest plywood factory is located on the bank of Valapattanam River. Apart from the dense presence of booming plywood and timber based industries, Valapattanam is famous for small scale sand mining and fisheries activities. Warehouses of many prominent industries in Kannur is situated at Valapattanam.

Religion

Known for its communal harmony and tradition of peaceful coexistence, numerous religious centers with centuries of tradition is located here.

The famous Muthappan temple is on the bank of Valapattanam river.

Geography

Valapattanam is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[3] It has an average elevation of 6 metres (19 feet).

Suburbs and Villages

Valapattanam Junction

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[4] Valapattanam had a population of 8369. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Valapattanam has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 79%. In Valapattanam, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Images

  • Walking in the Village (4424136816).jpg

    Village footpath

  • Coconut Friendship (4423374761).jpg

    Coconut in serenity

  • Poithumkadavu (4423371545).jpg

    Poithum Kadavu

  • A view of Valapattanam river from the bridge built across it.

  • Valapattanam bridge from train.jpg

    Valapattanam bridge from train

  • ValapattanamRiver.JPG

    River view

  • Thayikkundam puzha.jpg

    Thayikkundam Puzha

  • Sand miners in Parassini River, Kerala (November 27, 2001).jpg

    Sand Mining

  • Human God.jpg

    Kaliyattam at Valapattanam

  • Morning under the Valapattanam Bridge (5008507994).jpg

    Valapattanam Bridge

  • Kalari Temple (4423377373).jpg

    Kalari Vathukkal Temple

Valapattanam Panchayath is rated among the best panchayaths in Kerala.The development activities of the panchayat has been commended by both the district and state authorities,as well as the public at large.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ezhimala: the abode of the Naval Academy by Murkot Ramunny in 1993, Northern Book Centre, New Delhi
  2. ↑ The Rehla of Ibn Battuta (India, Maldive Islands and Ceylon), tr. and commentary by Mahdi Husain (Baroda: Oriental Institute, 1953), 186
  3. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Valapattanam
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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