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Parappanangadi
Parappanad | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Parappanangadi railway station | |
  Parappanangadi Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 11°02′59″N 75°51′27″E / 11.04972°N 75.85750°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Government | |
| • Body | Parappanangadi Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 71,239 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 676303 |
| Telephone code | 0494 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-55, KL-65, KL-10 |
| Nearest city | Malappuram |
| Literacy | 100%[citation needed] |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ponnani |
| Civic agency | Parappanangadi Municipality |
| Climate | normal (Köppen) |
| Website | parappanangadimunicipality |
Parappanangadi (IPA: [pɐɾɐpːɐn̺ɐŋːɐːɖi]) is a major town and a municipality in Tirurangadi taluk of Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is a coastal town located close to the Arabian Sea.
Parappanangadi railway station is one of the oldest railway stations in Kerala. It was a part of the first rail route (Tirur–Chaliyam) in Kerala.[2] Parappanangadi is located 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Tanur on Tirur-Kadalundi Tipu Sultan Road.[3] The town lies on the bank of Kadalundi River.[4] Parappanangadi is located north of the estuary of Poorappuzha River, which is a tributary of Kadalundi River, and south of the estuary of Kadalundi River, which lies in Vallikkunnu.[4] Parappanangadi was one of the major ports on the southwestern coast of India during the medieval period.[5]
The region was ruled by the kingdom of Parappanad, who were vassals to the Zamorin of Calicut, and had the jurisdiction up to Beypore port to the north.[5] In the early medieval period, under the chiefs of Kozhikode and Parappanangadi, Parappanangadi developed as one of the important maritime trade centre on the Malabar Coast.[5] Later it became a part of Eranad Taluk in Malabar District under British Raj.[5]
Nadukani-Parappanangadi Road connects the coastal area of Malappuram district with the easternmost hilly border at Nadukani Churam bordering Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, near Nilambur.[6] It passes through major towns such as Tirurangadi, Malappuram, Manjeri, and Nilambur, before reaching the Nadukani Ghat Road.[6] The Koyi Thampurans of Travancore belongs to Parappanad Royal Family. Parappanad royal family is a cousin dynasty of the Travancore royal family.
- ^ "Population of Parappanangadi". parappanangadimunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Kerala Travels".
- ^ "ആ ചൂളംവിളി പിന്നെയും പിന്നെയും..." Mathrubhumi. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Physical divisions of Malappuram" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. pp. 21–22. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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Loganwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Special Correspondent (12 February 2020). "നാടുകാണി–പരപ്പനങ്ങാടി റോഡ് ടാറിങ് തുടങ്ങി; വീതികൂട്ടലും ഓടനിർമാണവും പിന്നീട്". Manorama Online.