Thalappara is a place located in the

Malappuram district Malappuram (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . The most populous district of Kerala, Malappuram is home to around 13% of the tot ...

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near to ''Moonniyur''. It is on the

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. It is located in the highway that connects between Thrissur and Calicut. The important places around Thalappara are Padikkal, Palakkal, Velimukku, Alinchuvadu, Muttichira, Kaliyatamucku, Parakkdavu, Kunnathu Parambu, Chuzhali, Kalathingalpara, Areeppara, Mullankuzhi and Chekuthan moola .

Moonniyur Grama Panchayath

Thalappara is administered by a local council called ''Moonniyur Grama Panchayath'' which includes villages like Muttichira, Velimukku, Palakkal and Panickottumpadi. Next to Mooniyur Panchayath lies Thenipalam Panchayath which comes after Panickottumpadi(Padikkal). The population is 38,000.

Transportation

Thalappara village connects to other parts of India through

Parappanangadi Parappanangadi () is a major town and a municipality in Tirurangadi taluk of Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is a coastal town located close to the Arabian Sea. Parappanangadi railway station is one of the oldest railway stations in Ke ...

town. National highway No.66 passes through

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and the northern stretch connects to

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and

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. The southern stretch connects to

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and

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

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and

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through Highways.12,29 and 181. The nearest airport is at

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

. The nearest major railway station is at

References

Cities and towns in Malappuram district Parappanangadi area {{Malappuram-geo-stub