Iruvazhanjippuzha, or Iruvanjipuzha, is a major
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
of River
Chaliyar
Chaliyar River () is the fourth longest river in Kerala at 169 km in length. The Chaliyar is also known as Chulika River, Nilambur River or Beypore River as it is near the sea. Pothukal, Chungathara, Nilambur, Mampad, Edavanna, Kavano ...
flowing in Kerala. It joins into
Chaliyar
Chaliyar River () is the fourth longest river in Kerala at 169 km in length. The Chaliyar is also known as Chulika River, Nilambur River or Beypore River as it is near the sea. Pothukal, Chungathara, Nilambur, Mampad, Edavanna, Kavano ...
at
Koolimadu
Koolimadu is a village in Chathamangalam Gram panchayat in the Kozhikode district, state of Kerala, India.This village is known as India's first anti-tobacco village.
Anti Tobacco Initiative
Koolimadu is the first tobacco-free village in Indi ...
near
Cheruvadi
Cheruvadi is a village in the Kozhikode district of Kerala. It is located 24 kilometres east of Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, ...
. Its major tributary is
Chalippuzha
Chaliyar River () is the fourth longest river in Kerala at 169 km in length. The Chaliyar is also known as Chulika River, Nilambur River or Beypore River as it is near the sea. Pothukal, Chungathara, Nilambur, Mampad, Edavanna, Kavanoor, ...
, which joins with it about 3 km north of
Thiruvambady
Thiruvambady is a historic hill town in Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. Thiruvambady is a Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act 1996, Panchayat headquarters, and a legislative assembly constituency, situated from west of Kozhikode. ...
town. Other tributaries are Muthappanpuzha (joining at
Anakkampoyil
Anakkampoil is a hill Village in Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. is located about 50 km from the Kozhikode situated at the foothills of Vellarimala.
Blessed with the presence of streams and lush forests in the valleys of lush green hills ...
), ulingappuzha (joining at
Thiruvambadi
Thiruvambady is a historic hill town in Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. Thiruvambady is a Panchayat headquarters, and a legislative assembly constituency, situated from west of Kozhikode.
Transportation
Road
Thiruvambady is well co ...
) and Karamoola river (join at
Mukkam
Mukkam is a major municipal town in the Kozhikode district, in the state of Kerala, India. Mukkam is located about 27 km east of Kozhikode city on the banks of Iruvanjippuzha River, one of the major tributaries of the Chaliyar River. It ...
). The famous
Thusharagiri
Kozhikode (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, along its southwestern Malabar Coast. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters.
The Kozhikode Municipal Corporation has a corporation li ...
waterfall is in the
Chalippuzha
Chaliyar River () is the fourth longest river in Kerala at 169 km in length. The Chaliyar is also known as Chulika River, Nilambur River or Beypore River as it is near the sea. Pothukal, Chungathara, Nilambur, Mampad, Edavanna, Kavanoor, ...
river. Every year, the Malabar River Festival happens in this river, which is recognized as the biggest Kayak event in Asia.
The villages of
Anakkampoyil
Anakkampoil is a hill Village in Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. is located about 50 km from the Kozhikode situated at the foothills of Vellarimala.
Blessed with the presence of streams and lush forests in the valleys of lush green hills ...
, Kandappanchal, Narangathode,
Thiruvambady
Thiruvambady is a historic hill town in Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. Thiruvambady is a Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act 1996, Panchayat headquarters, and a legislative assembly constituency, situated from west of Kozhikode. ...
,
Mukkam
Mukkam is a major municipal town in the Kozhikode district, in the state of Kerala, India. Mukkam is located about 27 km east of Kozhikode city on the banks of Iruvanjippuzha River, one of the major tributaries of the Chaliyar River. It ...
,
Kodiyathur
Kodiyathur Panchayath is a Grama Panchayath in Kozhikode district, Kozhikode Taluk of Kozhikode district, Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India, India.
Kodiyathur is surrounded by two rivers, Chaliyar and Iruvanjippuzha, Iruvazhinji ...
,
Chennamangallur and
Cheruvadi
Cheruvadi is a village in the Kozhikode district of Kerala. It is located 24 kilometres east of Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, ...
are on the banks of this river.
''
Naadan Premam
''Naadan Premam'' () is a Malayalam novel written by S. K. Pottekkatt in 1941. It is a short novel written when the author was in Bombay and tells the story of an innocent village belle jilted by a modern man-about-town. It is set entirely in Muk ...
(transl: Love in the Countryside)'', a major romantic novel by
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
writer
S. K. Pottekkatt
Sankarankutty Kunjiraman Pottekkatt (14 March 1913 – 6 August 1982) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature, traveller, and politician from Kerala. Best known for his travelogues, he has authored nearly 60 books, which include 10 novels, ...
, is set in the backdrops of Iruvanjippuzha. The river is also mentioned in the film ''
Ennu Ninte Moideen
''Ennu Ninte Moideen'' () is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language biographical romantic drama film written and directed by R. S. Vimal, based on the real-life story of Kanchanamala and B. P. Moideen, which took place in the 1960s in Mukkam, Kozhi ...
''. In this film it shows how the real character dies
B. P. Moideen after drowning in the Iruvanjippuzha River.
Landslides in 2024
In August 2024, an ISRO satellite image revealed that about 86,000 sq metres of land slipped away and the debris travelled 8 km along Iruvanjippuzha river during the 2024 landslides.
References
{{Waters of Kerala
Rivers of Kozhikode district
Thamarassery area