Kallody is a village in the

Edavaka Edavaka is a Gram panchayat, Grama Panchayat in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Edavaka had a population of 15,620, with 7,939 males and 7,681 females. Major landmarks * Thonichal Siva Temple *Kalyanathum ...

Grama panchayath of the

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. It forms part of the

Mananthavady Mananthavady is the Grade 3 municipality in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India. The municipal boundaries are defined by Tirunelli Panchayat to the north, Kabani River to the east and south, and Thavinhal Panchayat to the west. Mananthavady i ...

Taluk. The Hill Highway (Kerala) SH-59 passes through this village town. Kallody is home to the St. George Forane Church Kallody, Wayanad and Chowayil Bhagavathy Temple.

History

This land was divided into

and Edachena "desam". The house of Edachena Kunkan, one of the commanders of

Pazhassi Raja Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja () (3 January 1753 – 30 November 1805), also known as Cotiote Rajah and Pychy Rajah, was the '' de facto'' head of the Kottayam Kingdom in the Malabar region of Kerala between 1774 and 1805. His struggles with the ...

, was located in this area. Kallody was mainly a place where people migrated from different parts of the central-south

, especially from areas such as

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, and Moovattupuzha, beginning in 1940. Vettiyankal, Mathai was the first migrant to Kallody. He invited several other migrants to

and the Kallody area. The Nadukunnel family was one of the first families migrated from Pala to Kallody.

Etymology

The word ''Kallody'' is derived from the

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words ''kallu''–കല്ല് (i.e. stone) and ''ody''–ഓടി (i.e. ran), based on an ancient tale of this area. Long ago, the Kallody area was a forest. There was a

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named ''Choran Kunnu'' located on the banks of the

- Pakranthalam hill pass. Thieves from this area used to attack merchants from

Calicut 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, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth large ...

when they passed this hill pass. To escape these attacks, the travellers used to carry stones with them and start running from this area. They used to pelt stones to defend from the thieves. Hence, this place was named Kallody.

Education

The Kallody area is served by several Kerala State aided schools and a couple of

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s. The main schools are * St. Joseph's Pre-Primary School Kallody * St. Joseph's Upper-Primary (U.P.) School Kallody * St. Joseph's High School (H.S.) Kallody * St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School (H.S.S.) Kallody

Transportation

Kallody is mainly served by the

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(K.S.R.T.C.) buses. Other than the public transport system, Kallody residents use motor bikes,

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s and

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s to commute. The nearest railway station is in

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and the nearest airports are

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(120 km),

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(290 km), and

Kannur International Airport Kannur International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Kannur, the Mahé district, Mahé district of Puducherry and the rest of northern Kerala in India. It is located in Mattanur, east of Kannur and east of Thalassery. ...

(58 km).

Points of Interest

* St. George Forane Church Kallody, Wayanad * Chowayil Bhagavathy Temple * The Orapp Bridge * Kabini River St George Forane Church Wiki

References