Vazhikkadavu

Vazhikkadavu is a small town in Nilambur taluk of Malappuram district, Kerala, India.

Vazhikkadavu
village
Nadukani hill
Coordinates: 11.388663°N 76.346505°E / 11.388663; 76.346505
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictMalappuram
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
679333
Telephone code04931
Vazhikkadavu Town

Geography

It is located on the CNG (Calicut-Nilambur-Gudalur) road 20 km north-east of Nilambur. Just after Vazhikkadavu town the ghat road known as Nadukani Churam starts through forests leading to Nadukani (20 km away) in Nilgiris district. The Kerala-Tamil Nadu border is at about 10 km from Vazhikkadavu.

KARAKKODEN PUZHA flows through Vazhikkadavu town and joins MARUTHAPPUZHA at Munda.PUNNAPPUZHA flows through the south-east.

Transport

Road

Vazhikkadavu is connected to major cities/towns in Kerala by road. Local buses reach Manjeri, Perinthalmanna, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram, etc. Inter-state buses reach Gudalur, Ooty, Mysore, Mandya, Hasan, Bangalore and Sulthan Bathery.

Tarred roads connect Vazhikkadavu to Karakkode, Vellakkatta, Poovathippoyil, Marutha (through Mamankara) and Nellikkuth (from Manimooli).

Rail

The nearest railway station is Nilambur Road railway station

Air.

The nearest airport is Calicut International Airport, which is 60 kilometres away.

Services

Check posts of sales tax, forest, excise and motor vehicle departments are also present.

The Nadukani Ghat is famous for its greenary.it have rare specious

Places of worship

And the ancient Marutha Juma MasjidMasjids serve various parts of Vazhikkadavu. The Karakkode Durga Devi Temple and Sri Ramananda Ashram are Hindu pilgrim sites in Nilambur area. The temple is under the management of Ramananda Ashram. H.H. Swami Sreedharananda is the founder of the ashram.

There are many churches including Christ the King Forane Church at Manimooly,St. Gregorios Orthodox Church at Mamamkara, St.Joseph Catholic Church at Narivalamunda, St.George Orthdox church at Modapoika, St.Mary's Malankara Catholic church at Mamankara and Many other Evangelical Churches

Naxalite threat

In November, 2016, three Naxalites were killed near Karulai in an encounter with Kerala police. Naxalite leader Kappu Devaraj from Andhra Pradesh was one of those killed.[1] Naxalites visit the locality regularly gto ask for food and shelter from the tribals. The police comb the area regularly, without making arrests. On 27 September 2016, Maoists and Kerala police fought in this area although no one was injured.[2]

Suburbs
  • Mundappotty
  • Modapoika
  • Narivalamunda
  • Mamamkara
  • Palad village
  • Nellikuth Junction
  • Panchayathangady
  • Kettungal
  • Poovathipoyyil
  • Karakkode
  • Manimooly
  • Kambalakkallu
  • Korankunnu
  • Anamari

Culture

Vazhikkadavu village hosts a mixed culture from all the religions.

People gather in mosques for evening prayer and remain after prayers discussing social and cultural issues. Business and family issues are sorted out during these evening meetings.

The Hindu population preserves their rich traditions by celebrating various festivals. Hindu rituals are done here with a regular devotion.[3]

The parish feasts in the churches are celebrated by all people. The feasts are celebrated in month of January for Christ the King Church Manimooly and St.Joseph church Narivalamunda. The feast will last for 1 week and will host many cultural programs including kid's programs, dances, Drama and sometimes Magic shows. Christ the King church will have a procession on the last day evening starting from the church to vazhikkadavu or to Palad. The procession will host a number of art forms including Band Set, Thayambaka, shinkarimelam and Scout band by students of Christ the King Manimooly Secondary School. Hundreds of the people participate in the procession.

Anamari is known as Sebastian point. Sebastian was the name of an honest forest officer who was killed in the forest. Anamari is known as the Gateway of Kerala. Evergreen Anamari is a sporting club in the village.

Transport

Vazhikkadavu village connects to other parts of India through Nilambur town. State Highway No.28 starts from Nilambur and connects to Ooty, Mysore and Bangalore through Highways.12,29 and 181. National highway No.66 passes through Ramanattukara and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. State.

The nearest airport is at Karippor.

The nearest major railway station is at Nilambur.

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See also

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
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  1. "dchb malappuram" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
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