Perintalmanna

Perinthalmanna is a major town and municipality in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It serves as the headquarters of the Perinthalmanna taluk, and a block and a Revenue Division by the same name. It was formerly the headquarters of Valluvanad Taluk, which was one of the two Taluks in Malappuram Revenue Division of the erstwhile Malabar District during the British Raj. The town is located south-west to the city of Malappuram at the centre of the Kozhikode- Malappuram-Perinthalmanna- Palakkad National Highway 966.

It is one of the major commercial centers in the Malappuram district but is not a part of the Malappuram metropolitan area.

The town is home to several medical institutions and one of the three branches of Aligarh Muslim University in India, which is popularly known as AMU Malappuram Campus.

History

Perinthalmanna and the neighbouring town of Angadipuram served as the capital of the Valluvanad Swaroopam dynasty. Valluvanad was ruled by a Samanthan Nair clan known as Vellodis, similar to the Eradis of neighbouring Eranad and the Nedungadis of Nedunganad. The rulers of Valluvanad were known by the title ''Valluvakonathiri / Vellattiri''.

According to local legends, the last Cheraman Perumal ruler gave a vast expanse of land in South Malabar to one of the ''Valluvakonathiri'' before going on pilgrimage to Mecca. Valluvanad was famous for the Mamankam festivals (held once every 12 years) and chronic wars against the Zamorin of Calicut.

During the last decades of the eighteenth century, the region came under the control of the vast Kingdom of Mysore. The town served as the headquarters of the Valluvanad Taluk in the erstwhile Malabar District during the British Raj. Perinthalmanna, along with the towns of Malappuram, Manjeri, and Tirurangadi, was one of the main centres of the Malabar Rebellion of 1921. Now it is one of the important commercial centre in Malappuram district.

Poonthanam Nambudiri, a prominent 16th century Malayalam poet and the author of ''Jnanappana'', and E. M. S. Namboodiripad, the first Chief Minister of Kerala was born here.

Geography

Thuthapuzha, a tributary of Bharathappuzha (Ponnani River), which is also the longest river of Kerala, passes through Perinthalmanna. Western Ghats mountain ranges begin to the eastern direction from Perinthalmanna. Kodikuthimala hillstation is located in the Thazhekode village of Perinthalmanna taluk, which also shares its boundary with the municipality of Perinthalmanna. Melattur village of Perinthalmanna taluk is a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.

Angadipuram Laterite is a notified National Geo-heritage Monument located about west of Perinthalmanna town centre.
Geo-Heritage Sites, Minister of Mines Press release, 09-March-2016
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INTACH Nilambur-Shoranur line has three stations near Perinthalmanna town: a major station at Angadipuram and two minor stations at Pattikkad and Cherukara. Gulmohar flowering trees are widely seen in Perinthalmanna area.

Geostatistics

Perinthalmanna became a Grama Panchayat in 1933 under the Malabar District board. The town was later upgraded into a municipality on 10 February 1990. As of 2011 India census, Perinthalmanna had a population of 49,723 spreading an area of . Perinthalmanna serves as the headquarters of one of the two revenue divisions included in Malappuram district, having the jurisdiction over Perinthalmanna, Eranad, and Nilambur taluks.

Civic administration

The town is administered by the Perinthalmanna Municipality, headed by a chairperson. For administrative purposes, the town is divided into 34 wards, from which the members of the municipal council are elected for five years.

Perinthalmanna Municipality Election 2020

Law and Order

The municipality comes under the jurisdiction of the Perinthalmanna Police Station, which was formed on 1 September 1988. The station has the jurisdiction over the villages of Perinthalmanna, Pathaikara, Angadipuram, Elamkulam, Aliparamba, Anamangad, Arakkuparamba, Thazhekode, and parts of Pulamantol, and Valambur.

The border police stations are headquartered at Kolathur, Mankada, Melattur, Pattambi, and Nattukal.

Perinthalmanna is also headquarters of one among the six subdivisions of Malappuram District Police. The police stations at Perinthalmanna, Kolathur, Mankada, Melattur, Pandikkad, and Karuvarakundu comes under jurisdiction of Perinthalmanna subdivision of district police. Perinthalmanna Traffic Enforcement Unit also come under the Subdivision.

Jurisdictional courts of Perinthalmanna Police Station
* Judicial First Class Magistrate Court - I, Perinthalmanna
* Munsif Magistrate Court, Perinthalmanna
* Fast Track Special Court, Perinthalmanna

Wards of Perinthalmanna

Perinthalmanna Municipality is composed of the following 34 wards:

Demographics

The population of Perinthalmanna was 49,723 as of the 2011 census. Males form 47.3% and females 52.7%. Malayalam is the widely spoken language in the town. Perinthalmanna has been a multi-ethnic and multi-religious town since the early medieval period. The Muslims form the largest religious group, followed by Hindus and Christians. The municipality of Perinthalmanna has an average literacy rate of 95.3%, which is higher than the state average of 94.0%.

Notable people

* Poonthanam, author of the poem ''Njanappana''
*E.M.S. Namboodiripad, the first Chief Minister of Kerala, born in Elamkulam
*Vazhenkada Kunchu Nair
* Neralattu Rama Poduval,
*Nalakath Soopy, MLA for 26 years from 1980 to 2006 and former Minister for Education
* Cherukadu Govinda Pisharody a notable Marxist writer born at Eravimangalam.
*Rajeev Nair, Writer, lyricist, and producer.
* Ravi Menon - Actor.
* Manjalamkuzhi Ali, the current MLA from the constituency.
* K. P. A. Majeed - Former Chief Whip of the Government of Kerala.
* Melattur Sahadevan, Carnatic music vocalist.
*P. Sreeramakrishnan, Former Speaker of Kerala Legislature
* M. P. M. Menon, diplomat
* Paloli Mohammed Kutty, politician and social worker
* V. Sasikumar, politician and union leader
* Sooraj Thelakkad, actor
* Vinay Govind, film director
* Vazhenkada Vijayan - Retired principal of Kerala Kalamandalam.
* Mankada Ravi Varma, cinematographer and director
* Mersheena Neenu, actress

Transportation

Road

Perinthalmanna is situated at the centre of Kozhikode - Malappuram - Palakkad National Highway 966. Pattambi Road, Cherpulassery Road, Valanchery Road, Nilambur Road, Kozhikode Road, Palakkad Road and Ooty Road are seven important roads in Perinthalmanna.

Shornur - Perinthalmanna State Highway 23 ends by joining NH 966 at Perinthalmanna. Perumbilavu - Nilambur State Highway 39 also passes through the town, another important road is State Highway 53 which connects Palakkad to Perinthalmanna via Cherpulassery. Valanchery - Nilambur State Highway 73 also passes through Perinthalmanna.

The town is facilitated by a KSRTC Sub Depot, and three private bus stands.

Rail

Angadippuram Railway Station is a major railway station on the Nilambur - Shornur Line which is located west of Perinthalmanna town.

Trains are available from here to Nilambur, Shornur, Palakkad, Kottayam and Kochuveli.

Air

The nearest airport to Perintalmanna is Karipur Airport, from Kondotty.

Perinthalmanna Block

Perinthalmanna Block Panchayat is the local body responsible for the block-level administration of the following Gram panchayats:
* Aliparamba
* Angadipuram
* Elamkulam
* Keezhattur
* Melattur
* Pulamantol
* Thazhekode
* Vettathur

See also

* Angadipuram Laterite
* Education in Perinthalmanna
* Kingdom of Valluvanad
* Nilambur - Shoranur Railway Line
* Pacheeripara
* Perinthalmanna (State Assembly constituency)
* Perinthalmanna taluk
* Thirumandhamkunnu Temple

References

External links

Official website

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