Nemmara is a town in
Palakkad district,
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, 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 ...
, India.
It is administered by the
Nemmara Grama Panchayat. The town hosts
Nemmara Vallanghy Vela one of the popular annual festival in the state with fireworks as the major attraction. Nemmara is the entry point to the
Nelliampathi
Nelliyampathy (also spelled as Nelliampathi) is a hill station, located from Palakkad, state of Kerala, India.
Geography
* Nelliampathy is surrounded by tea and coffee plantations.
* The village has its own gram panchayat and forms a part ...
hills, which are located at the foothills of
Western Ghats.
Demographics
, according to the Indian
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
, Nemmara had a population of 18,244 with 8,888 males and 9,356 females.
'' Nenmara Vallanghi Vela''
Nemmara hosts the ''
Nenmara Vallanghi Vela'', a yearly festival jointly organised by Nemmara & Vallangi Desham.
The festival is held in the Nellikulangara Bhagavathy Temple, and runs from 3-16 April each year. It involves friendly rivalry between the villages of Nemmara and
Vallangi, as they try to outcompete each other in artistic ceremonies such as
Kummattikali
Kummattikali or Kummatti Kali is the famous colorful mask-dance of Kerala, prevalent in Thrissur District, Palakkad District and parts of South Malabar. During the festival of Onam, Kummattikali performers move from house to house collecting s ...
,
Karivela and a parade of
caparisoned elephants.
See also
*
Vallanghi
*
Nelliyampathi
Nelliyampathy (also spelled as Nelliampathi) is a hill station, located from Palakkad, state of Kerala, India.
Geography
* Nelliampathy is surrounded by tea and coffee plantations.
* The village has its own gram panchayat and forms a part ...
*
Pothundi Dam
*
Vallanghy Nenmara Vela
References
External links
Satellite image of Nemmara town*
{{Palakkad district
Villages in Palakkad district