Moothedam is a small town and

panchayath The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical menti ...

Nilambur Nilambur is a major town, a municipality and a Taluk in the Malappuram district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is located close to the Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River. This place is also known as 'Teak ...

taluk of the

Malappuram district Malappuram (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . It is the most populous district of Kerala, which is home to around 13% of the total population of the state. The district was formed on 16 June 196 ...

in the

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Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...

. It is situated on the foothills of the Western Ghats near Mukurthi National Park in the

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district of

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. The panchayath is surrounded by two rivers, the Punnappuzha to the north and west and the Karimpuzha to the south. The people across Moothedam panjayath, had proved their social works among all the process. Moothedam had been primarily an agrarian society and it still is to an extent. The two bridges respectively across

punnapuzha Punnapuzha River is one of the tributaries of the Chaliyar River. ''Chaliyar River'' is the fourth longest river in Kerala, south India at 169 km in length. See also *Chaliyar River Chaliyar River is the fourth longest river in Kera ...

(in kattadi) and karimpuzha (in palangara) built in late 90's boosted the development of the region. Karappuram, one of the main towns of the panchayath hosts the majority of offices and other government buildings, with the exception of higher secondary school which is at the moothedam town.

Suburbs and villages

* Moothedam, Karappuram, Nellikkuth and Thalippadam * Palankara, Edakkara,

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. Tourist attraction Karula ...

and

Chungathara Chungathara is a village panchayat in Nilambur Taluk in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is one of the smallest gramapnachayat in Kerala. It is surrounded by Western Ghats. Geography Two rivers, Chaliyar and Punnappuzha, pass throu ...

Moothedam panchayath is surrounded by the Punnappuzha river, and forest. The

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office is situated at Karappuram. There are 15 wards in this panchayath. P.Usman is the Panchayath President.

Transportation

Moothedam village connects to other parts of India through

town. State Highway No.28 starts from Nilambur and connects to

Ooty Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is located ...

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and

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through Highways.12,29 and 181. National highway No.66 passes through

Ramanattukara Ramanattukara is a municipality census town in Kozhikode district in the Indian state of Kerala. This town was formerly called Kadungan Chira village. Ramanattukara is located 14 km away from Kozhikode city. Developing as a suburb of K ...

and the northern stretch connects to Goa and

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. The southern stretch connects to

Cochin Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part ...

and

Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

. State. The nearest airport is at Karipur. The nearest major railway station is at Nilambur Road railway station.12 kilometers from Moothedam Town

References

Villages in Malappuram district Nilambur area {{Malappuram-geo-stub