Karulai

Karulai is a small town and panchayath in Nilambur Taluk of Malappuram district. It is situated on the banks of the Karimpuzha River. Edakkara, Nilambur, Pookkottumpadam, and Vaniyambalam are the nearest towns.

Karulai
village
Government run vegetable shop in Karulai
Coordinates: 11.287592°N 76.296766°E / 11.287592; 76.296766
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictMalappuram
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code04931

Tourist attraction

Karulai is the "gods' own village" in Kerala State with green forest, and has a variety of animals and fish in the River Karimpuzha. A considerable area of the Karulai village is forest which includes the Nedumkayam Rainforest.

Nedumkayam

Nedumkayam is 14 km from Nilambur town, in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. Nedumkayam is noted especially for its rich rain forests. The wooden resthouse built here by the British offers a panoramic view of the elephant and deer grazing in the forest nearby . One has to get prior permission from the Indian Forest Service to enter the forest zone. Heavy restrictions are imposed as a measure to save the existing forest land. An elephant taming center is also located here. Nilambur including Nedumkayam has been selected for being developed as Kerala's second ecotourism destination. It is very beautiful and very good tourist center.There is a huge demand for the last several years to create he Nilambur - Karulai - Silent Valley - Coimbatore road.

Kunhamutty School, Karulayi, Nilambur

Road distances
  • Nilambur to Karulayi. 10 km
  • Karulayi to Nedungayam. 7 km
  • karulai to pookottumpadam 9 km
  • karulai to Edakkara 9 km

Naxalite threat

In 24 November 2016, three naxalites were killed in an encounter with Kerala police. Naxalite leader Kappu Devaraj from Andhra Pradesh is included in the list of killed in the incident.[1] Villages like Mundakkadavu, Kalkullam and Uchakkulam near Karulai are threatened by Naxalite attacks. Naxalites visit the locality regularly and ask for food and shelter from the tribals. The police are also combing the area regularly but have not arrested any naxalites. On 27 September 2016, there was firing between the Maoists and the Kerala police in this area and no one was injured in this incident.[2]

Tribal villages
  • Nedumkayam
  • Mancheeri
  • Mundakkadavu
  • Uchakkulam
  • Kalkkulam

Villages and suburbs
  • Chandakkunnu, Mukkatta and VEllappuzha
  • Mutheeri, Nallamthanni Pulliyil and valavu
  • Mailampara. Varikkal. Chettiyil. Kottuppara.
  • Cherupuzha

Important landmarks
Nedungayam Bridge
  • Karulayi Orphanage
  • Tharbiyathul Ouladh Madhrassa
  • Kunhamutty Memorial Higher Secondary School
  • Organic Vegetable Cluster, Krishi Bhavan
  • Karulayi Panchayath Office, School Road.
  • Town Juma Masjid
  • SYS. SSF. Karulai. Sector . S B S.
  • karulai juma masjid pallipadi
  • SKSSF town unit pallipadi
  • Nambola footwear karulai
  • M D I Public School Karulai
  • Burma Petrolium Pallippadi. Karulai.
  • Jubilee Medicals. Karulai.
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References
  1. http://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/nilambur-maoist-malayalam-news-1.1529750
  2. http://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/nilampoor-malayalam-news-1.1394437
  1. "dchb malappuram" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
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