Thalappuzha, Thavinhal or Thavinjal is a village in
Wayanad district
Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of the Indian state of Kerala, with its administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, ...
in the state of
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 formally known as ''Aranguthum Chall'', meaning the place for cultural programs.
Demographics
India
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 ...
, Thavinhal had a population of 16,766, with 8,301 males and 8,465 females.
Education
Government Engineering College is the biggest educational organization in this area.
Transportation
Thalappuzha village can be accessed from Mananthavady or Kalpetta. The Periya ghat road connects Mananthavady to Kannur and Thalassery. The Thamarassery mountain road connects Calicut with Kalpetta. The Kuttiady mountain road connects Vatakara with Kalpetta and Mananthavady. The Palchuram mountain road connects Kannur and Iritty with Mananthavady. The road from Nilambur to Ooty is also connected to Wayanad through the village of Meppadi.
The nearest railway station is at Mysore and the nearest airports are
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,
Kozhikode International Airport
Kozhikode International Airport , also known as Calicut International Airport (locally referred to as Karipur Airport), is an international airport serving the cities of Kozhikode and Malappuram in the state of Kerala, India. It also serves ot ...
-120 km and
Bengaluru International Airport
Kempegowda International Airport is an international airport serving Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Spread over , it is located about north of the city near the suburb of Devanahalli. It is owned and operated by ...
-290 km, and .
Agriculture
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...
is the mainstay of the economy. Coffee, black pepper and vanilla are the main cash crops.
Image Gallery
File:Old Srambia at Thazhe Periya.jpg, Ancient Srambia
File:Town Mosque, Periya.jpg, Town Sunni Mosque, Periya
File:Thalappuzha Durga Temple.jpg, Durga Temple, Thalappuzha
File:Thazhe Periya.jpg, Thazhe Periya
See also
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Boys Town, Mananthavady
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Palchuram
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Anjukunnu
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Oorpally
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Valat
References
Villages in Wayanad district
Mananthavady Area
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